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Placing Manager-NRF Columbia Basin

Nucor Steel Auburn, Inc.

Burbank, WAJob$124K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$124K/yr
Location
Burbank, WA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Placing Manager provides overall leadership and accountability for branch placing operations, including safety performance, workforce planning, project execution, profitability, customer relationships, and field-leader development. The role coordinates labor and resources across projects, monitors schedules and job costs, serves as a field contact for key customers, and supports compliance with company, customer, safety, and employment requirements.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Workforce PlanningOperations ManagementProject SchedulingJob Cost AnalysisCustomer Relationship ManagementLeadership DevelopmentEmployment Law Compliance

Qualifications

CBA KnowledgeState and Federal Employment Law Training

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Parental Leave
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Job Details

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Welcome to Nucor, where our unique culture sets us apart. Joining Nucor means becoming part of North America's largest steel and steel products manufacturer, offering unmatched career opportunities and stability. We are known for our innovative sustainability practices and are the continent's largest recycler. Our vibrant culture, built on personal connections and teamwork, empowers every team member with the freedom to innovate and contribute to our collective success. Experience a workplace where safety, efficiency, and meaningful personal connections define every day, enriching both our teammates and the communities we serve.

Nucor supports its teammates with top-tier benefits like Medical, Dental, Vision, and Disability Insurance, 401K and Roth accounts, Profit sharing, Pay-for-performance bonuses, Paid parental leave, Tuition reimbursement, Stock program, Scholarships and more.

Purpose:

Minimum salary for this position is: $123,594 and DOE

Provide overall leadership and accountability for all placing operations within the branch. Responsible for safety performance, manpower utilization, project execution, profitability, customer relationships, and developing field leaders.

Direct Reports

  • Superintendents

  • Field Foremen (through Superintendents)

  • Placing Admin (if applicable)

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Safety Leadership Own Field Safety Results for the Branch

  • Lead a culture where safety is the first priority, not just a compliance requirement. This aligns with the organization's emphasis on a "Safety First" culture and frontline leadership accountability.

  • Zero tolerance for unsafe behaviors.

  • Conduct monthly jobsite audits and observations.

  • Review timely incident investigations, near misses, and corrective actions. Ensure follow-up on all corrective actions

  • Ensure compliance with all company, customer, OSHA, and site-specific requirements.

Key Responsibilities and Expectations

Workforce Planning and Management Allocate labor across projects, ensuring jobs are staffed, planned and equipped properly to maximize productivity. Forecast manpower requirements 30, 60, and 90 days out. Coordinate hiring, transfers, layoffs, apprentices, and subcontract placers. Minimize downtime and labor inefficiencies. Maintain apprentice-to-journeyman ratios when applicable.

Operations Execution Monitor production, schedules, and productivity, while removing obstacles that would prevent success. Ensure projects completed safely, on schedule, and within budget. Daily communication with foremen and superintendents to ensure visibility into major jobs, to avoid surprises regarding production issues.Scheduling & Resource Coordination Lead weekly field scheduling meetings. Coordinate with PMs, fabrication, dispatch, and sales. Resolve resource conflicts between projects.Financial Performance & Business Understanding Own field profitability. Ability to understand and review job costs, labor hours, productivity, overtime, margins, and budget vs. actual performance. Monitor job costs and labor productivity weekly and provide commentary. Identify projects that require corrective action. General understanding of the overall business (not just placing operations). Understand how field decisions impact revenue, labor costs, gross margin, customer relationships, and overall branch performance. Cross-functional exposure and partnerships with Estimating, Sales, PM, Fabrication, Accounting, HR and Safety TeamsCustomer & Contractor Relationships Serve as the primary field operations contact for key customers. Establish Strong relationships with GCs, supers, owners, and inspectors. Attend project meetings for major projects. Resolve customer concerns and field issues quickly. Increase repeat business opportunities.Superintendent Development Create development/succession plans to coach and develop Superintendents, foremen and future leaders so they can operate independently. Look beyond tenure and operational excellence for leadership and business acumen capabilities. Hold monthly one-on-ones. Evaluate performance and provide feedback.State and HR/Legal Compliance Know and understand their CBA, including overtime rules, meal/rest periods, and pay requirements Trained in state/federal specific employment law, including FMLA, EEO & Harassment claims and company policies and procedures Know when to escalate problems to HR before taking actions, particularly with discipline, terminations, accommodations or employee complaints Understand and live the Nucor Way

Nucor is an Equal OpportunityEmployer and a drug-free workplace

How this job compares

Set against the 8,297 open Operations Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$124K/yr
  • Washington median$93–136K/yr124 salary ranges
  • US median$84–117K/yr4,781 salary ranges

This rate, $124K, is 9% above the Washington median midpoint ($114K) — in the middle half of Operations Manager salary ranges in Washington.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 139 open Operations Manager jobs in Washington and 8,297 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Washington
Experience
Operations Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (6,278 postings).
Education
1,693 of the 8,297 open Operations Manager jobs (20%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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