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Silvia Flores · Alder Koten

Industry · Metals & Fabricated Products

Metals & Fabricated Products Executive Search

Manufacturing, engineering, reliability, and quality leadership for metals, castings, forgings, and heavy-fabrication operations.

Silvia Flores leads metals and heavy-industry executive search across the US–Mexico corridor — with a deep footprint in Nuevo León, Coahuila (Saltillo, Ramos Arizpe, Monclova), Tamaulipas, and the Bajío, connected to US clusters in the Midwest, the steel belt, and the Gulf Coast. The practice serves steel, aluminum, castings, forgings, wire, tube, fasteners, and heavy fabrication.

Segments served

  • Steel and specialty metals — mill, service center, and processing
  • Aluminum, castings, forgings, and stampings
  • Wire, tube, cable, and fastener manufacturing
  • Heavy equipment, mining, and construction products
  • Foundries, heat treat, and surface finishing
  • Structural and industrial fabrication

The roles

Plant Directors and General Managers; VPs of Manufacturing and Operations; Metallurgy and Process Engineering leaders; Maintenance and Reliability Directors; Quality Directors; Supply Chain and Materials Directors; Country Managers for Mexico operations. Silvia has partnered with companies such as Forza Steel, Nemak, and Metalsa.

How the search runs

Through The Dynamic Fit Method™ — Ability, Capability, Capacity — delivered via Alder Koten. Connects to the manufacturing, automotive, and industrial equipment practices.

Metals & heavy industry — questions

Which metals and heavy-industry roles do you place?
Plant Directors and General Managers, VPs of Manufacturing and Operations, Metallurgy and Process Engineering leaders, Quality Directors, Maintenance and Reliability leaders, Supply Chain Directors, and Country Managers Mexico for capital-intensive operations.
Where does the metals practice work?
Nuevo León, Coahuila (Saltillo, Ramos Arizpe, Monclova), Tamaulipas, and the Bajío in Mexico — connected to US clusters in the Midwest, the steel belt, and the Gulf Coast.
Why does Silvia's background fit metals leadership?
Silvia has partnered with companies including Forza Steel, Nemak, and Metalsa — a real operating footprint in metals, castings, and heavy fabrication, matched by mechanical and industrial engineering training.