Sr. Project Manager, Casting

Job Summary:

The Ravenswood Cast House is currently undergoing a multi-stage expansion to implement a Casting Future State (CFS) vision.  This expansion will improve safety and increase throughput of premium grade aluminum alloys.  This initiative includes all aspects of casting from scrap processing to ingot casting including melting, metal treatment, and online quality control using state-of-the-art technology and industry best practices.  The primary objective of the individual in this role is to coordinate and lead multiple engineering, maintenance, and production teams to execute and implement the Casting Future State vision with a focus on Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS), quality, continuous improvement, manufacturing excellence and productivity.    

Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with CFS objectives in terms of EHS, quality, continuous improvement, productivity and maintenance.
• Identify, oversee, and manage an integrated EHS, quality, continuous improvement, and production / maintenance team(s) for the portfolio of projects associated with Casting Future State.
• Sustain effective communications between the EHS, quality, continuous improvement, production, maintenance and engineering team members.
• Requires the ability to identify and resolve both short and long-term problems.
• Manage multiple complex projects simultaneously within the Casting Future State framework.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree with 5 years of experience in a casting environment or 10 years of operating experience in a casting environment, required; advanced degree preferred
• Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt certification, preferred
• Demonstrated maintenance and/or production and quality team management skills, required.
• Proficient in material handling, drying, and DC casting methods and technologies, required.
• Proficient with typical computer-based software and systems, required.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization, required.

About Constellium:
With over 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, extrusions, and precision castings that bring cost benefits to space programs and military and commercial aircraft. Our pre-machining and custom designed components can be found in products for Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Lockheed Martin, NASA, 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.

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An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without

regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.