Corporate Functional Manager - Forging in Spring Grove, Illinois at Scot Forge Company

Lead Forging Excellence. Drive Transformation. Shape the Future.

Scot Forge is seeking a Corporate Functional Manager - Forging to provide strategic and technical leadership for forging operations across our manufacturing facilities.

This highly visible leadership role is responsible for advancing forging performance through operational excellence, process standardization, talent development, and continuous improvement. Working closely with Plant Managers and cross-functional leaders, you will help drive safety, quality, productivity, capacity, and long-term growth across the organization.

This role supports operations in Spring Grove, IL, Franklin Park, IL, and Clinton, WI and may be based at any of these locations. Relocation assistance is available for qualified candidates.

Why Join Scot Forge?

• 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP)
• Profit Sharing Bonus
• High-impact leadership role influencing multiple manufacturing facilities
• Opportunity to shape the future of Scot Forge's core forging operations
• Strong commitment to safety, continuous improvement, and employee development
• Collaborative culture focused on long-term growth and operational excellence
• Relocation assistance available for qualified candidates

About Scot Forge

Scot Forge is a 130+ year-old, employee-owned manufacturer of custom open die and rolled ring forgings. With more than $600 million in annual revenue, Scot Forge serves critical industries including energy, transportation, mining, infrastructure, aerospace, defense, and manufacturing.

Our forged components are used in some of the world's most demanding applications. As Corporate Functional Manager - Forging, you will play a key role in ensuring our forging operations continue to deliver industry-leading performance, quality, and customer value.

What You'll Do

As the Corporate Functional Manager - Forging, you will:

• Lead forging strategy, performance improvement, and operational excellence initiatives across all facilities
• Standardize forging processes, operating practices, and process controls
• Partner with plant leadership to improve safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and capacity
• Develop forging leaders and technical talent through coaching, training, and succession planning
• Lead continuous improvement, Lean manufacturing, and transformational change initiatives
• Collaborate with Engineering, Metallurgy, Quality, Maintenance, Sales, and Operations teams to solve complex manufacturing challenges
• Support capital planning, equipment modernization, automation, and capacity expansion projects
• Serve as the company's subject matter expert for forging processes and best practices

What You'll Bring

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of forging, metal forming, or related manufacturing experience
• Leadership experience within manufacturing operations, engineering, or technical teams
• Strong knowledge of forging processes, tooling, materials behavior, process controls, and manufacturing best practices
• Experience leading continuous improvement and operational performance initiatives
• Ability to influence results and build alignment across multiple facilities and functions
• Strong communication, leadership, and talent development skills
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship and able to pass a pre-employment drug screening

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in forging, steel, metals, foundry, aerospace, defense, or other heavy manufacturing environments
• Multi-site operational leadership experience
• Strong understanding of metallurgy, heat treatment, quality systems, and customer specifications
• Bachelor's degree in Metallurgy, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field

Work Environment

• Regular interaction with manufacturing operations and production leadership
• Travel between Scot Forge facilities as needed
• Ability to work effectively in both office and industrial manufacturing environments
• Frequent collaboration with cross-functional teams throughout the organization

Compensation

The estimated pay range for this position is the lowest and highest range we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We ultimately may pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. The actual pay offered to a candidate will depend on various factors including but not limited to relevant skills, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, seniority, geographic location and prevailing minimum wage, performance, shift, travel requirements, and business or organizational needs.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits for eligible employees including Medical, Vision, Dental, Hearing, Life (Basic & AD&D), Disability (STD & LTD), 401K Plan with match, Profit Sharing, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), Tax Savings (FSA & HSA), Vacation Time, Paid Time Off, and Paid Holidays.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, or any other form of compensation for any particular employee remains in the Company’s sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Scot Forge is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and inclusion and welcome all qualified candidates to apply.

We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.