APU Manager, Hot Line

Job Summary:

The APU Manager, Hot Line is responsible for leading and managing all aspects of the hot rolling mill operations, ensuring the safe, efficient, and cost-effective production of high-quality aluminum products. This role requires a strategic leader with deep technical expertise in rolling mill processes, strong people management skills, and a continuous improvement mindset

Key Responsibilities:

•    Oversee daily operations of the Hot Line Rolling Mill
•    Ensure production targets are met in terms of volume, quality, and efficiency
•    Monitor and optimize key performance indicators (KPIs) such as yield, uptime, throughput, and energy consumption
•    Champion a strong safety culture; ensure compliance with OSHA and company safety standards
•    Ensure environmental compliance and sustainability initiatives are followed
•    Provide support to organization of 25 salary employees and approximately 140 hourly employees
•    Lead, coach, and develop a team of supervisors, engineers, and operators
•    Drive engagement, accountability, and performance through effective communication and leadership
•    Support workforce planning, training, and succession development
•    Develop and manage annual budgets for the Hot Line area, including labor, materials, and capital expenditures.
•    Contribute to long-term strategic planning for capacity expansion, technology upgrades, and process innovation
•    Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives using Lean methodologies
•    Collaborate with maintenance and engineering teams to improve equipment reliability and reduce downtime
•    Partner with supply chain, planning, maintenance, engineering, and Human Resources to align operations with business goals
•    Provide regular reports on production, safety, quality, and financial performance to senior leadership.
•    Utilize data analytics to drive decision-making and performance improvements

Qualifications:

•    Bachelor’s degree with minimum of 10 years’ experience in rolling mill, required
•    Extensive aluminum industry experience could be considered in lieu of a degree
•    Strong knowledge of hot rolling mill equipment, process control, and metallurgy, required
•    Proven track record in safety leadership, team development, and operational excellence, required
•    Excellent communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, required
•    Proficiency in manufacturing systems and data analytics tools (SAP, Excel), strongly preferred
•    Strong knowledge of production and maintenance functions in rolling operations, required
•    Experience fostering a culture of safety and ensuring compliance with all EH&S regulations and company policies, required

About Constellium:

With ~1,100 employees, Constellium’s plant in Ravenswood, West Virginia, is one of the world’s largest rolled products facilities, offering customers the most powerful plate stretchers in the world, as well as one of the largest cold rolling mills. Built in 1957, the plant houses 62 acres (about 250,900 m²) of production facilities, and is one of the top 50 businesses in West Virginia. 

We produce plate, sheet, and coil products for aerospace, defense, transportation, marine, and industrial uses. As the global leader in aluminum aerospace technology, we specialize in high performance plates, sheets and extrusions that bring cost and performance benefits to space programs and military and commercial aircraft. Our advanced aluminum products manufactured in the US, France and Switzerland can be found in platforms manufactured by Airbus, Applied Materials, Blue Origin, Boeing, Bombardier, Dassault, Embraer, General Dynamics, LAM, Lockheed Martin, SpaceX and others. The Ravenswood facility is nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, along the Ohio River. It is the largest employer in Jackson County, and one of the top 50 businesses in West Virginia.

A culture of family, community, and hard work runs deep in Jackson County. Located in the western region of West Virginia, it is one of the most productive regions in the state, with Ripley as its county seat and Ravenswood serving as its largest municipality. Ripley sits between the Parkersburg and Charleston metropolitan areas.

The region offers plenty of activities, both open-air and indoors, for a wide range of interests. These include parks, lakes, forests, Civil War trails, golf courses, historical landmarks (covered bridges, a heritage house, a castle), museums and galleries, conference centers, the Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences, the Charleston Light Opera Guild, and much more.

Constellium is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.