Senior Product Manager

Tindall•Petersburg, VA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

We are Engineered to Serve. Tindall Corporation is a leading Precast Concrete Manufacturer, with locations throughout the Southeastern U.S. Our mission is to support our customers, create remarkable structures, and deliver never-before-seen solutions every step of the way. This role will maintain complete ownership and accountability for assigned precast concrete product lines from concept and design coordination through manufacturing, shipment, and continuous product improvement. The Senior Product Manager will partner with Engineering during project development to ensure precast member designs incorporate manufacturing-friendly details, standardized connections, efficient reinforcement layouts, and practical production methods. They will collaborate with Purchasing to optimize the selection and sourcing of concrete materials, reinforcement, embedded items, connection hardware, and outsourced fabricated components while balancing cost, quality, and availability. This role will lead initiatives to increase product standardization while maintaining the flexibility required to satisfy customer and project-specific requirements. The Senior Product Manager will develop standardized product families, details, and manufacturing practices that reduce engineering variation and simplify production. They will evaluate opportunities to increase the use of prefabricated reinforcement assemblies, custom welded wire reinforcement, and standardized reinforcement solutions to improve quality and reduce labor. This role will lead initiatives to optimize reinforcement designs, minimizing unnecessary complexity while maintaining structural performance and code compliance. The Senior Product Manager will develop strategies to maximize the use of reusable formwork systems, including HDO plywood, composite plastic forms, steel forms, and modular forming systems, reducing reliance on single-use materials and minimizing form replacement costs. They will work with Engineering and Operations to balance custom product requirements with standardized manufacturing practices that improve throughput and production efficiency. This role will identify opportunities to reduce unnecessary member variations, repetitive drawing revisions, and excessive detail sheet (D-sheet) development through product standardization and design simplification. They will establish processes to recognize repetitive product characteristics beyond identical member marks, allowing similar products to utilize common manufacturing methods, reinforcement layouts, and formwork configurations. The Senior Product Manager will partner with Purchasing to leverage bulk procurement opportunities for outsourced fabricated steel assemblies, embeds, lifting hardware, and commonly used production materials. They will collaborate with Production Planning and Plant Operations to optimize casting schedules by minimizing form width and length changes, maximizing form reuse, reducing setup time, and improving production flow. This role will perform technical reviews of project specifications to ensure manufacturing processes appropriately satisfy customer requirements without unnecessary processing, excessive material usage, or over-engineering. They will evaluate opportunities to standardize concrete mixes, reinforcement details, embedded components, finishes, and production methods while maintaining product performance and quality requirements. The Senior Product Manager will analyze manufacturing data, labor performance, production costs, and product profitability to identify continuous improvement opportunities. They will lead cross-functional initiatives focused on improving productivity, reducing waste, increasing manufacturing consistency, and enhancing overall product value. This role will develop and maintain product standards, manufacturing guidelines, design criteria, and best practices that can be implemented consistently across multiple precast manufacturing facilities. They will benchmark industry best practices and evaluate emerging manufacturing technologies, materials, and production methods that improve Tindall's competitive position while maintaining its commitment to quality and customer service.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in the precast concrete, structural concrete, or construction manufacturing industry.
Thorough understanding of precast concrete manufacturing, reinforcement detailing, formwork systems, production planning, and construction practices.
Experience working with Engineering, Estimating, Production, Purchasing, Operations, and Sales in a manufacturing environment.
Strong knowledge of design for manufacturability (DFM), Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, and product standardization.
Ability to interpret engineering drawings, structural details, specifications, and manufacturing documentation.
Excellent project management, analytical, communication, and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

Maintain complete ownership and accountability for assigned precast concrete product lines from concept and design coordination through manufacturing, shipment, and continuous product improvement.
Partner with Engineering during project development to ensure precast member designs incorporate manufacturing-friendly details, standardized connections, efficient reinforcement layouts, and practical production methods.
Collaborate with Purchasing to optimize the selection and sourcing of concrete materials, reinforcement, embedded items, connection hardware, and outsourced fabricated components while balancing cost, quality, and availability.
Lead initiatives to increase product standardization while maintaining the flexibility required to satisfy customer and project-specific requirements.
Develop standardized product families, details, and manufacturing practices that reduce engineering variation and simplify production.
Evaluate opportunities to increase the use of prefabricated reinforcement assemblies, custom welded wire reinforcement, and standardized reinforcement solutions to improve quality and reduce labor.
Lead initiatives to optimize reinforcement designs, minimizing unnecessary complexity while maintaining structural performance and code compliance.
Develop strategies to maximize the use of reusable formwork systems, including HDO plywood, composite plastic forms, steel forms, and modular forming systems, reducing reliance on single-use materials and minimizing form replacement costs.
Work with Engineering and Operations to balance custom product requirements with standardized manufacturing practices that improve throughput and production efficiency.
Identify opportunities to reduce unnecessary member variations, repetitive drawing revisions, and excessive detail sheet (D-sheet) development through product standardization and design simplification.
Establish processes to recognize repetitive product characteristics beyond identical member marks, allowing similar products to utilize common manufacturing methods, reinforcement layouts, and formwork configurations.
Partner with Purchasing to leverage bulk procurement opportunities for outsourced fabricated steel assemblies, embeds, lifting hardware, and commonly used production materials.
Collaborate with Production Planning and Plant Operations to optimize casting schedules by minimizing form width and length changes, maximizing form reuse, reducing setup time, and improving production flow.
Perform technical reviews of project specifications to ensure manufacturing processes appropriately satisfy customer requirements without unnecessary processing, excessive material usage, or over-engineering.
Evaluate opportunities to standardize concrete mixes, reinforcement details, embedded components, finishes, and production methods while maintaining product performance and quality requirements.
Analyze manufacturing data, labor performance, production costs, and product profitability to identify continuous improvement opportunities.
Lead cross-functional initiatives focused on improving productivity, reducing waste, increasing manufacturing consistency, and enhancing overall product value.
Develop and maintain product standards, manufacturing guidelines, design criteria, and best practices that can be implemented consistently across multiple precast manufacturing facilities.
Benchmark industry best practices and evaluate emerging manufacturing technologies, materials, and production methods that improve Tindall's competitive position while maintaining its commitment to quality and customer service.