job summary :
Industry leading, very reputable and well established manufacturer is looking for a promotable Plant Manager in the Oak Lawn, Illinois area.
This is not a remote or hybrid position, candidates will need to be on-site 100% of the time.
This position comes with a very competitive compensation plan, commensurate with experience with a salary ranging from $150k to $175k plus an annual 20% bonus and relocation assistance (if needed).
This is a wonderful opportunity and the ideal candidate will possess a track record of growing a plant, building high performing teams, Lean oriented, with a focus on KPI management.
Also, the plant manager will need to be a hands on leader.
All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.
responsibilities :
We are actively looking to hire a Plant Manager in our manufacturing facility in the Chicago area.
- Oversee operations to ensure safety
- Develop plans that help operations run smoothly
- Assist in creation and management of budgets
- Implement, monitor and meet manufacturing team KPI's (i.e. on time delivery, supplier performance, product quality etc.)
- Provide hands on leadership in lean manufacturing, including evaluating all existing systems, processes and metrics with a view to recommending and then implementing improvements which will minimize production costs and waste while maximizing production outputs
- Maintain, manage and report on inventory levels
- Using reports and software, collect and review data to reduce inefficiencies and waste
- Analyze data and create reports to present to executives regarding processes
- Evaluate employee's performance and give suggestions for improvement
- Present monthly results of facility to large groups
- Support corporate goals and roll out to the site appropriately
- Drive accountability and outside the box thinking to performance metrics within the plant and leadership team.
- Interface with corporate teams, take part in customer visits.
QUALIFICATIONS :
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, Manufacturing Processes, Operational Management or a similar field
- Min 7+ year related experience
- Experience with lean tools including, kaizen, 6-Sigma, Continuous Flow Operations, Autonomous and Total Productive Maintenance, Workplace Organization, People Development, Value Stream Analysis
- Experience using SAP, SPC and WMS preferred
- Solid leadership and communication skills
- Microsoft skills : PowerPoint, Teams and Email.
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qualifications :
- Experience level : Manager
- Minimum 7 years of experience
- Education : Bachelors (required)
skills :
- Manufacturing