Month: January 2026

Columbia, SC

Full-time

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Job type

• Full-time

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Technical Operation Manager – Plant Commissioning – Wire & Cable

Our client is launching a new 90,000 sq. ft. copper wire manufacturing facility and seeking a hands-on Technical Operations Manager to oversee the installation, commissioning, and start-up of production equipment. This role ensures machinery is installed to spec, optimized for performance, and transitioned smoothly into full operations. Facility is located between Columbia, SC and Rock Hill, SC in an affordable, pleasant and rural residential area.

This position can be a project-based duration OR a role that transitions into one of the Key Management roles.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead installation and commissioning of copper wire manufacturing machinery (drawing, stranding, annealing, extrusion).
• Direct contractors and technical teams on equipment alignment, calibration, and utilities integration.
• Oversee system testing, troubleshooting, and acceptance trials.
• Collaborate with engineering to optimize machine settings for quality and yield.
• Establish maintenance requirements, SOPs, and staff training.
• Ensure safety, performance, and production goals are achieved during ramp-up.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering (preferred).
• 7+ years in equipment installation, commissioning, or plant engineering in manufacturing (wire/cable or metals preferred).
• Strong technical knowledge of industrial machinery, automation, and process controls.
• Proven leadership in troubleshooting electromechanical systems and managing technical projects.
• Commitment to safety and operational excellence.

Upside:

• Leadership role in launching a state-of-the-art copper wire manufacturing plant.
• Competitive pay, benefits, and long-term growth opportunities.

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Job category: Production

• Full-time
• On-site
• Location: Des Moines, IA 50317, USA

Job details

Description

One of Iowa’s most iconic companies, with nearly a century of producing amazing dairy products, is looking to hire smart, hard-working and dependable employees who are seeking a career… not just a job.

We are willing to train you! Experience in a manufacturing, food manufacturing or food distribution environment preferred but not necessary. We have outstanding opportunities in our production and distribution facilities in Des Moines, IA.

Minimum REQUIREMENTS are as followed:

• You must be legally authorized to work in the USA.
• You must have a minimum of a High School Diploma or GED.
• You must be able to effectively communicate in ENGLISH (reading, writing and verbal).
• You must possess excellent mechanical aptitude and a strong willingness to learn.
• Must be able to lift fifty (50) pounds on a regular basis (floor to waist or waist to overhead) and push/ pull nine-hundred-pound wheeled carts of dairy product.
• Must be able to climb ladders, bend, twist, squat or stand for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to work in refrigerated (36°- 40°F) work environments for extended period of times when needed.
• Must possess strong mathematic and analytical skills.
• Must be quality focused.
• Must be detail oriented.
• Must be a team player.

Job responsibilities include (but not limited to) the following:

• Operate, changeover, and clean all paper fillers, gallon plastic fillers, ½ gallon plastic, and 12-oz filler.
• Run and clean all the fillers, lines, and tanks in the cultured products area.
• Cook, cut, manufacture, cream and package cottage cheese and cultured products.
• Perform housekeeping and sanitation tasks.
• Learn all the jobs in the case room including case washer operation and proper housekeeping procedures.
• Learn all the jobs in the cooler, cooler input and loadout.
• Learn the start-up and running of all the plastic blow molds [gallon and ½ gallon], the bagging equipment and the debagging equipment.
• Forklift operation.
• Adhere to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and SQF guidelines.

What AE Dairy offers our employees:

• Competitive wage per collective bargaining agreement ($27.55 per hour plus financial incentives for qualifications)
• Shift Differentials
• Weekly paychecks.
• Medical (Blue Cross Blue Shield) and dental (Delta) insurance starting the 1^st of the month following thirty (30) days of employment.
• Defined benefit pension plan (Central States).
• Company provided life insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (additional coverage available for purchase).
• 401K (Principal).
• Paid Holidays.
• Annual boot allowance.
• Company provided uniforms.
• Enjoy delicious AE Dairy products while at work!

General Utility (Relief) Operators typically work a swing shift (ALL SHIFTS) schedule. Work schedule(s) could vary from week-to-week and could include weekends. Our Company has a *collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with our union, the vast majority of new employees are typically scheduled for 2nd or 3rd shift.  All new employees are subject to a *sixty (60) day probationary period.

All offers of employment are contingent upon the following:  Pre-employment physical, background screening, verification of application, physical capacity testing and drug test.

Qualifications

Behaviours

Required

Team player

: Works well as a member of a group

Detail-oriented

: Capable of carrying out a given task with all the details needed to get the task done well

Education

Required

High School or better.

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