Operations Manager

Commercial Metals Company · Houston, TX

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Level: Manager
Team: Production
Degree: Required (or equivalent experience)
Experience asked: 5+ years
Industry: Metals
Posted: Recently

The role in 30 seconds

A management production role at Commercial Metals Company (metals) in Houston, TX.

They ask for: 5+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)

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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026

Production Engineer roles in Texas: typical posted base $106k–$145k.

Median of the low and high ends of 23 live postings that list pay, out of 106 production engineer openings in Texas, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

Against 105 other live production postings in Texas.

Base pay: Not listed in this posting
Experience asked: Typical (5+ years)

Skills these teams ask for most

✓ Team leadership 45%
Lean 37%
Root cause 25%
Six Sigma 23%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

It asks for 5+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

At a glance

Lifts up to 50 lbs

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What You'll Do

◆Lead and supervise daily operations including trucking, shipping, and receiving
◆Develop and implement efficient operational strategies to drive productivity and reduce costs
◆Maintain branch inventory, minimizing loss due to fraud, quality issues, or miscounts.
◆Collaborate with the Area Operations Manager to develop forecasts, budgets, and business plans.
◆Demonstrate strong front-line leadership by coaching, mentoring, and developing team members while fostering accountability and engagement
◆Resolve customer and employee issues promptly and professionally
◆Support sales objectives by ensuring timely and accurate product delivery and service execution.
◆Maintain facility cleanliness, equipment condition, and regulatory compliance
◆Participate in community engagement networking to enhance the company's reputation.

What You'll Need

✓3-5 years of management experience, preferably in construction services, logistics, or manufacturing.
✓Proven leadership skills with a results-driven and collaborative mindset
✓Strong communication and interpersonal skills
✓Knowledge of transportation, logistics, material handling, and equipment maintenance.
✓Ability to lift up to 50 lbs regularly and stand/walk for extended periods
✓Ability to work in uncontrolled climate environment and in the elements

Your Education

✓Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in operations, logistics, business, or related field.
✓High School Diploma or GED required

We are CMC, a Fortune 500® company at the leading edge of our industry. Our construction reinforcement and steel products have supported construction projects and structures around the world. The secret to our success? We’ve built our legacy by assembling a team of innovators and doers to tackle some of the most challenging construction reinforcement problems facing our world for more than 100 years — and we’re just getting started.

If you’re ready to join a team working to make our industry more sustainable, support the bridges, roadways, buildings and infrastructure that connects our communities, and do meaningful work, you’re ready to join CMC. Apply today and start moving your career — and our world — forward. Let's build a better world!

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it's what's inside that counts

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There’s more to CMC than our products and the buildings, structures, and roads they go into. At CMC, it’s the people inside our recycling centers, fabrication plants, manufacturing facilities, steel mills and offices that make us who we are as a company. Our success comes from finding, retaining, and supporting the highest quality talent by offering:

•Day 1 Benefits Coverage with low cost Medical, Vision, Dental
•Day 1 Paid-time Off and Vacation
•4.5% Company Match 401(k) plan
•$500 Annual Company-paid Lifestyle Benefit
•Competitive Compensation and Bonuses
•Company-paid Life and Disability Insurance
•Employee Stock Purchase Plan
•Training and Advancement Opportunities

Why This Job

CMC provides an excellent opportunity to learn the steel, construction reinforcement and ground stabilization industries and to grow in your career. Whether you will spend your day brainstorming in an office cubicle, operating a crane, running manufacturing equipment or troubleshooting technical obstacles, at CMC, you’ll get the training and support from your team that you need to excel in your role and reach your full potential.