The Opportunity
As a Production Manager at our York, PA plant, you will step into a highly visible leadership role at the center of a complex, continuously running manufacturing operation. This position blends technical process ownership with frontline leadership, giving you the opportunity to impact product quality, operational performance, and team effectiveness in a meaningful way.
You'll lead across both kiln operationswhere product quality is formedand packagingwhere automation and customer delivery come togethermaking this a uniquely dynamic and rewarding role.
What You'll Do
Lead day-to-day operations across kiln and packaging areas in a 24/7 production environment
Drive a strong culture of safety, accountability, and operational discipline
Own performance across key metrics including efficiency, quality, and waste reduction
Partner closely with technical resources and cross-functional teams to optimize processes and solve problems
Support and develop front-line leadership to build a high-performing, engaged workforce
Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives that enhance productivity and reliability
Balance hands-on floor presence with strategic oversight of operations and performance
What You Bring
Leadership experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment
Strong ability to balance technical problem-solving with people leadership
Experience working in continuous or high-volume production settings
A mindset focused on continuous improvement, ownership, and results
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, operationally complex environment
Education: Experience-driven; diploma or equivalent required
Who We Are
RHI Magnesita is the leading global supplier of high-grade refractory products, systems and solutions which are critical for high-temperature processes in a wide range of industries. Serving customers around the world, RHI Magnesita has more than 20,000 employees in 65 main production sites (including raw material sites), 12 recycling facilities and more than 70 sales offices.
RHI Magnesita's team in North America helps build refractory products that solve the most extreme manufacturing challenges. From advanced lithium-ion batteries for laptops and EVs and specialized glass on smartphones and tablets, to the steel and cement that build the world around us, our high-performance bricks and linings make it possible to melt, bend, shape, and refine these materials at extreme temperatures.
With a vertically integrated value chain, RHI Magnesita has helped forge the materials that build industries and economies for almost 200 years. Refractory products are essential to the production processes for cement, steel, aluminum, and many other industrial producers in the region.
Come get fired up with our North American team!
As a Production Manager at our York, PA plant, you will step into a highly visible leadership role at the center of a complex, continuously running manufacturing operation. This position blends technical process ownership with frontline leadership, giving you the opportunity to impact product quality, operational performance, and team effectiveness in a meaningful way.
You'll lead across both kiln operationswhere product quality is formedand packagingwhere automation and customer delivery come togethermaking this a uniquely dynamic and rewarding role.
What You'll Do
Lead day-to-day operations across kiln and packaging areas in a 24/7 production environment
Drive a strong culture of safety, accountability, and operational discipline
Own performance across key metrics including efficiency, quality, and waste reduction
Partner closely with technical resources and cross-functional teams to optimize processes and solve problems
Support and develop front-line leadership to build a high-performing, engaged workforce
Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives that enhance productivity and reliability
Balance hands-on floor presence with strategic oversight of operations and performance
What You Bring
Leadership experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment
Strong ability to balance technical problem-solving with people leadership
Experience working in continuous or high-volume production settings
A mindset focused on continuous improvement, ownership, and results
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, operationally complex environment
Education: Experience-driven; diploma or equivalent required
Who We Are
RHI Magnesita is the leading global supplier of high-grade refractory products, systems and solutions which are critical for high-temperature processes in a wide range of industries. Serving customers around the world, RHI Magnesita has more than 20,000 employees in 65 main production sites (including raw material sites), 12 recycling facilities and more than 70 sales offices.
RHI Magnesita's team in North America helps build refractory products that solve the most extreme manufacturing challenges. From advanced lithium-ion batteries for laptops and EVs and specialized glass on smartphones and tablets, to the steel and cement that build the world around us, our high-performance bricks and linings make it possible to melt, bend, shape, and refine these materials at extreme temperatures.
With a vertically integrated value chain, RHI Magnesita has helped forge the materials that build industries and economies for almost 200 years. Refractory products are essential to the production processes for cement, steel, aluminum, and many other industrial producers in the region.
Come get fired up with our North American team!
Job ID: 521505589
Originally Posted on: 5/17/2026
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