Placing Manager-NRF Columbia Basin

Nucor•Burbank, WA

4d•$123,594•Onsite

About The Position

The Placing Manager provides overall leadership and accountability for all placing operations within the Nucor Rebar Fabrication Northwest branch in Burbank, Washington. The role is responsible for safety performance, workforce utilization, project execution, profitability, customer relationships, and developing field leaders. Direct reports include Superintendents, Field Foremen through Superintendents, and Placing Admin if applicable. The manager leads field safety, workforce planning, operational execution, scheduling and resource coordination, financial performance, customer and contractor relationships, and development of Superintendents and other future leaders. The position also requires understanding and following applicable collective bargaining agreements, employment laws, and company policies, and knowing when to escalate employee matters to HR.

Requirements

Ability to initiate, lead, and uphold safety policies, practices, procedures, and housekeeping standards.
Understanding of job costs, labor hours, productivity, overtime, margins, and budget-versus-actual performance.
Understanding of the broader business and how field decisions affect revenue, labor costs, gross margin, customer relationships, and branch performance.
Knowledge of the applicable collective bargaining agreement, including overtime, meal and rest periods, and pay requirements.
Training in applicable state and federal employment law, including FMLA, EEO, harassment claims, and company policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

Lead a safety-first culture and own field safety results for the branch; enforce safety standards and address unsafe behavior.
Conduct monthly jobsite audits and observations, review incident and near-miss investigations, and ensure corrective actions are completed.
Ensure compliance with company, customer, OSHA, and site-specific requirements.
Allocate labor across projects and ensure work is properly staffed, planned, and equipped.
Forecast manpower requirements 30, 60, and 90 days ahead; coordinate hiring, transfers, layoffs, apprentices, and subcontract placers.
Minimize downtime and labor inefficiencies, and maintain apprentice-to-journeyman ratios when applicable.
Monitor production, schedules, and productivity; remove obstacles and ensure projects are completed safely, on schedule, and within budget.
Communicate daily with foremen and Superintendents about major jobs and production issues.
Lead weekly field scheduling meetings and coordinate with project managers, fabrication, dispatch, and sales.
Resolve resource conflicts between projects.
Manage field profitability; review job costs, labor hours, productivity, overtime, margins, and budget-versus-actual performance.
Monitor job costs and labor productivity weekly, provide commentary, and identify projects requiring corrective action.
Partner with Estimating, Sales, Project Management, Fabrication, Accounting, HR, and Safety teams, and understand how field decisions affect branch performance.
Serve as the primary field operations contact for key customers and build relationships with general contractors, Superintendents, owners, and inspectors.
Attend project meetings for major projects, resolve customer concerns and field issues promptly, and increase repeat business opportunities.
Create development and succession plans for Superintendents, foremen, and future leaders; hold monthly one-on-ones, evaluate performance, and provide feedback.
Understand the applicable collective bargaining agreement, including overtime rules, meal and rest periods, and pay requirements.
Follow state and federal employment laws and company policies; escalate matters to HR when appropriate, especially discipline, terminations, accommodations, and employee complaints.
Understand and live the Nucor Way.