Production Manager

FORZA STEEL USA LLC•BROWNSVILLE, TX

About The Position

The Production Manager owns overall production performance across all manufacturing departments and leads Production Supervisors and Team Leaders. The role ensures production safely meets customer schedules and manages Slitting, Tube Mills, Purlin Lines, Packing, and Finishing operations. The manager drives recovery plans when targets are missed, reviews production KPIs daily, and ensures action plans are implemented. The position is accountable for OEE, tons per hour, cost per ton, and customer delivery. It ensures products meet ASTM, API, and customer specifications and coordinates corrective actions with Quality. The manager works closely with Maintenance to improve equipment reliability, support preventive maintenance, and prioritize breakdown repairs. The role also leads Lean Manufacturing and oversees attendance, discipline, performance management, training, skill matrix development, employee engagement, and succession planning. The manager ensures accurate machine performance reporting and presents production results in daily, weekly, and monthly management meetings. They maintain effective communication across production, maintenance, engineering, quality, planning, shipping, and senior management; develop supervisors into future manufacturing leaders; and support company objectives and strategic initiatives. Decisions should prioritize safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost, while the manager leads by example with integrity, accountability, professionalism, teamwork, respect, and continuous improvement. Authorized access to the Company's Foreign-Trade Zone is an essential function of the job and a mandatory condition of employment. The position requires compliance with applicable U.S. Customs and Border Protection requirements under 19 CFR Part 19 and other applicable federal laws and regulations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
Minimum 10 years of experience in pipe and tube manufacturing.
Minimum 5 years of experience in production management.
Experience leading multiple production departments.
Experience with high-speed ERW Tube Mills.
Lean Manufacturing experience.
Strong knowledge of ERW pipe manufacturing, high-frequency induction welding, roll forming, slitting, and water-based paint systems.
Strong understanding of manufacturing requirements for ASTM A500, ASTM A513, ASTM A53 Grade B, API 5L, and API 5CT.
Knowledge of mechanical properties, dimensional tolerances, hydrostatic testing, NDT inspection, and surface quality requirements.
Strong leadership and coaching abilities.
Excellent communication skills.
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
Ability to make decisions under pressure.
Results-oriented with a continuous improvement mindset.
Ability to work under pressure in a production environment.
Ability to stand and walk for long periods; use hands and arms to handle tools and equipment; lift up to 50 pounds occasionally; and bend, kneel, squat, climb, and reach as required for equipment operation.
Ability to work safely around industrial machinery and equipment.
Authorized access to the Company's Foreign-Trade Zone is a mandatory condition of employment.

Nice To Haves

Green Belt certification.

Responsibilities

Own overall production performance for all manufacturing departments.
Lead Production Supervisors and Team Leaders.
Ensure production safely meets customer schedules.
Manage Slitting, Tube Mills, Purlin Lines, Packing, and Finishing operations.
Drive recovery plans whenever production targets are missed.
Review production KPIs daily and ensure action plans are implemented.
Achieve OEE, tons per hour, cost per ton, and customer delivery objectives.
Ensure products meet ASTM, API, and customer specifications.
Coordinate corrective actions with Quality.
Ensure compliance with manufacturing procedures and work instructions.
Work with Maintenance to improve equipment reliability, support preventive maintenance execution, and prioritize breakdown repairs.
Lead Lean Manufacturing and drive operational excellence through Lean principles.
Ensure attendance, discipline, performance management, training, skill matrix development, employee engagement, and succession planning.
Ensure accurate reporting of machine performance.
Present production performance during daily, weekly, and monthly management meetings.
Represent the company professionally when interacting with employees, customers, vendors, auditors, and OEM service teams.
Maintain effective communication with supervisors, maintenance, engineering, quality, planning, shipping, and senior management.
Make decisions based on safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost.
Develop supervisors into future manufacturing leaders.
Support company objectives and strategic initiatives.
Obtain authorized access to the Company's Foreign-Trade Zone and comply with applicable access and operating requirements.