Plant Manager

The Plant Manager is responsible for managing and driving results in all areas of operations including safety, manufacturing, quality, delivery, and procurement. The position will drive a culture of continuous improvement and build strong employee engagement to achieve the organizations’ performance goals.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Understands, follows, and enforces all established safety, quality and general company policies and procedures.
• Leads the plant safety initiatives through participation in safety training programs, plants safety meetings, safety audits and encouraging employee involvement through safety suggestion and recognition programs.
• Leads the plant quality initiatives through the implementation of corrective actions from customer or internal complaints, coordinating new product qualifications and participation in internal and external quality system audits.
• Responsible for the selection, training, growth and development of shift and staff personnel to attain organizational goals.
• Motivate all plant employees, encouraging optimum productivity, develop, train, assist and advise supervisors; administer company policies and procedures knowledgeable.
• Drive positive employee engagement and encourage/model open communication.
• Develops annual expense budgets for plant and monitors expenses against budget.
• Develops capital budget, project justifications and manages expenditures and project control.
• Directs operations so that all plant costs are within budgetary goals; proactively identifies and resolves issues that will prevent goal attainment.
• Analyze data and financial reports to achieve profitability goals; is responsible for plant P&L.
• Identifies and resolves issues which adversely affect the production schedule, product quality and/or cost.
• Ensures good process control techniques are used to manage process variation.
• Oversees production planning to ensure that customer requirements are met in the most efficient manner.
• Oversees the purchase of production material and all packaging materials, maintains inventory records and ensures the safe and secure storage of same.
• Drive continuous improvement activities across all departments.
• Proactively identify and implement improvement initiatives in key areas to meet and exceed organizational goals; establish metrics to monitor ongoing performance.
• Maintain building, grounds, equipment, and facilities to provide and sustain a quality working environment supportive of maximum efficiency, productivity, and return on investment.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Directly supervises production supervisors, customer service, maintenance, shipping / receiving.
• Fulfills supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. •

Collaborating with HR Manager on all aspects of people relations.

EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree (BS) in Engineering, Manufacturing, Business Administration, or a related field is required for all external candidates.
• Master’s degree or MBA preferred.
• 7-10 years of experience with continuous manufacturing environment in a leadership role
• Experience managing cross-functional teams and facilitating collaboration across departments.
• Demonstrated experience in continuous improvement methodologies and cost saving initiatives (e.g., lean manufacturing, Six Sigma).
• Certifications in project management, quality management, or lean manufacturing are a plus.
• Six Sigma certification is also a plus.

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ATTRIBUTES & ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Hands-on approach with a commitment to being actively involved on the production floor.
• Initiative-taking in identifying the need for extended work hours to meet production goals.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strategic thinker with a proactive mindset.
• This is an on-site position; remote or work-from-home options are only available during work-related travel.
• Travel may be required 5-15% of the time as business needs dictate.

• Bonus program in addition to salary
• Comprehensive Benefits Package

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

• Must be available during off hours for consulting and intervening during emergencies.
• Flexible to travel on occasional and/or short notice as needed.

Compensation details: 110000-135000 Yearly Salary

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