Plant Manager

Plant Manager

• Full plant responsibility, leading all aspects of the manufacturing operations, facilities, planning, tactical purchasing, materials management, and associates.  
• Lead a cross-functional organization and operational value streams by setting objectives, developing plans, executing daily management activities, and implementing corrective action (as required) to ensure customer success. 
• Develop and grow the plant operations leadership team for optimal performance.
• Establish organizational vision in both quantitative and qualitative measures with the ability to progress toward established vision.  
• Effectively align the organization towards both the long- and short-term business objectives. 

Drive Business Performance:

• Effectively develop, communicate, and align the organization around the business' Key Performance Indicators to ensure performance targets are achieved.  
• Champion all EH&S efforts. Ensure that associate and product safety are the top priority. Drive a culture of Safety and Sustainability and actively provide leadership relative to EH&S accountability with site leadership team.  
• With the site leadership team, lead the business management cadence (Daily/Weekly/Monthly) that drives Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Growth performance throughout the organization.  
• Responsible for both operational and financial performance of the business focused on Revenue, Operating Income and Cash performance. 
• Improve inventory turns through use of lean principles to continually improve working capital performance. 
• Establish Continuous Improvement vision and drive reviews with high cadence to deliver. 
• Recruit, retain, motivate, and develop top talent.   

• Bachelor's degree with 10+ years working in manufacturing. 
• 5+ years’ experience leading manufacturing teams with tangible results. 
• Strong knowledge and practitioner of Lean, experience leading change. 
• Strong communication skills, exhibits energy and strong ownership, and shows sense of urgency. 
• Proven successful applications of multiple CI tools: 80/20, Value Stream Mapping, 6S, Lean Conversion, Standard Work, Visual Daily Management, Kanban/Replenishment systems, FMEA, Advanced Problem Solving
• Critical thinking skills to properly identify problem area & potential solutions
• Solid Financial and Operational management experience to support demand/supply pipeline