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Build the Premier Rebar Fabrication Operation in the Midwest. | Leadership Opportunity

Most companies are looking for someone to manage a plant. We’re looking for someone to build one !

Whitacre Rebar is one of the Midwest’s leading reinforcing steel contractors. We estimate, detail, fabricate, and install reinforcing steel for some of the region’s largest commercial, industrial, infrastructure, and power generation projects.

We’re investing in our future and are searching for an exceptional leader who wants more than simply keeping production running. We are looking for someone who enjoys developing people, improving systems, solving operational challenges, and building a culture of accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.

If you’re the type of leader who walks the production floor instead of only sitting behind your desk, coaches people instead of managing from a spreadsheet, and enjoys solving new challenges every day, we’d like to meet you.

This Is Not Traditional Manufacturing

Before you apply, it’s important to understand who we are ...

We are not a made-to-stock manufacturing company.

We are a custom fabrication operation.

Every order we fabricate is built specifically for a construction project. Every project has different drawings, different bar lists, different schedules, different shipping requirements, and different customer expectations.

No two days look the same.

Production priorities can change quickly as customer schedules evolve.

Success requires a leader who can adapt, communicate, prioritize, and keep multiple operations moving together while maintaining safety, quality, and productivity.

If you’re looking for a repetitive manufacturing environment where today’s production schedule is nearly identical to tomorrow’s, this probably isn’t the right opportunity.

If you thrive in a fast-paced, project-driven operation where every day brings new challenges and opportunities to improve, you’ll fit right in.

What You’ll Lead

As Plant Manager, you’ll be responsible for the overall performance of our fabrication operation, including:

• Production planning and scheduling
• Safety leadership and OSHA compliance
• Quality assurance
• Productivity and labor efficiency
• Equipment utilization and preventive maintenance
• Inventory accuracy and material flow
• Shipping coordination and on-time deliveries
• Continuous improvement initiatives
• Hiring, coaching, and developing production employees
• Building future supervisors and leaders

You’ll work closely with our detailing, estimating, project management, purchasing, logistics, and field operations teams to ensure every project is fabricated accurately, delivered on time, and exceeds customer expectations.

Who Will Thrive Here

The ideal candidate understands project-driven operations where flexibility and communication are just as important as production efficiency.

Experience in one or more of the following industries is highly preferred:

• Rebar fabrication
• Structural steel fabrication
• Miscellaneous metals
• Custom fabrication
• Heavy construction
• Industrial construction

We’re looking for someone who:

• Leads by example.
• Builds trust and earns respect on the production floor.
• Thrives when every day is different.
• Can quickly adapt to changing priorities. as they are constantly changing
• Makes decisions with confidence.
• Develops people instead of simply managing them.
• Believes safety is non-negotiable.
• Uses facts and data to solve problems.
• Is constantly looking for better ways to improve productivity, quality, and teamwork.
• Takes ownership and expects the same from those around them.

What Success Looks Like

Within your first year, you’ll help us:

• Improve production throughput
• Increase schedule reliability
• Reduce waste and rework
• Strengthen communication across departments
• Develop future production leaders
• Improve operational efficiency
• Continue building one of the safest fabrication operations in our industry

Why Whitacre Rebar?

We’re not a large corporation where great ideas disappear in layers of bureaucracy.

Your leadership will matter !

You’ll work directly with company leadership, have the authority to implement improvements, and help shape the future of a growing organization committed to long-term success.

We believe in:

• Doing what we say we’ll do
• Serving customers with excellence
• Investing in our people
• Developing the next generation of leaders
• Continuous improvement every day
• Building a culture where accountability and teamwork drive success

We’re looking for someone who wants to leave a legacy—not simply fill a position.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Performance bonus opportunity
• 401(k) with company match
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development opportunities
• Stable, growing company (106 years old)
• Long-term career advancement

Ready to Build Something Great?

If you’re looking for another job, this probably isn’t it.

If you’re looking for an opportunity to lead a fast-paced, custom fabrication operation where your leadership will directly impact the success of the company, we’d love to talk.

Whitacre Rebar has a long history of providing outstanding customer service and high-quality products and services to the construction industry. In 1920, John J. Whitacre established the company to provide hollow clay tile fillers, steel, and other building materials that general contractors and engineers could use for structural floor slabs. Over the years, Whitacre has had offices in Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, and Rochester.

Through 106 years of business, Whitacre’s focus has evolved to providing rebar services. Today, we provide a coordinated package of rebar services, serving the Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia markets from its facilities in Magnolia, Ohio and Syracuse, New York.

What hasn’t changed is our commitment to maintaining the highest standards in customer service. We believe that quality and service are the most important characteristics of a successful business. We pride ourselves on being the preferred source for rebar services and strive to provide complete solutions to construction challenges, for any project.

Purpose Statement
Honor God by serving man and society through building infrastructure
Realize our daily efforts are part of a larger cause than ourselves
Improve the communities in which we live by giving back

Mission Statement
Engaged employees successfully serving customers to create the best reinforcing experience
Employees are enriched (growing, challenged, fulfilled)
Customers are provided with excellent service
The company’s longevity is sustained by timely and profitable performance