Plant Manager - Little Rock

JOB DESCRIPTION

PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintains overall financial responsibilities / expectations for the plant.
• Meets with members of Senior Leadership to discuss overall planning for facilities, equipment, and manpower to operate the plant.
• Implements Corporate and Facility policies, guidelines, and procedures to meet facility expectations.
• Champions the HSE and Quality Programs ensuring that there is a safe clean workplace, and that quality products are being achieved.
• Consistently meet production schedules ensuring timely shipment of product to our customer base.
• Provides overall Leadership duties to the Operations group at the facility.
• Works with Senior Leadership to set the goals and objectives of the facility and implements plans to meet those goals and objectives.
• Responsible for maintaining all equipment and assets in good operational order.
• Consistently communicates with direct reports to ensure that Corporate and facility goals and objectives are being followed and met.
• Responsible for participating in Management review meetings to ensure Quality programs are operating most efficiently and accurately.
• Assist in the employee development of direct reports and employees through performance feedback discussions and one-on-one discussions.
• Assists in the determination of future equipment needs or improvements and makes recommendations for the justification of capital expenditures for equipment, buildings, etc.
• Establishes effective means of control to achieve the objectives of the Facilities.
• Assists through manufacturing services, the evaluation, selection, recommendation, and justification of capital expenditures for equipment, buildings, etc.
• Maintain and monitor budgets for the facility.
• Manage inventory to achieve planned inventory turns and address excess or obsolescence.
• Manage quality program, maintain related certifications as applicable, and drive continuous improvements.
• Manage Union relations within plant.
• Develop and implement Lean Initiatives while sustaining gains from previous Lean events.
• Plan and lead cost reduction efforts.
• Effectively Lead personnel. Plan and staff appropriately.
• Execute strategy deployment and KPI's.
• Assure maintenance of equipment and facilities.
• Achieve output and profitability targets.
• Assure that production plans and schedules are established and managed to meet customer promise dates.
• Other duties as assigned.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit at a computer; use hands to type or key, use a mouse, or feel; talk, and hear.
• The employee is frequently required to walk; and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must frequently lift and / or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and / or move up to 50 pounds.
• Factory environment with a large range in temperature changes and noise.
• Manual dexterity is required for operating machinery and computers.
• Walking throughout the day up to eight (8) hours.
• Bending / Stooping repetitively throughout the day.
• Push / Pull up repetitively throughout the day.
• Travel less than 10%

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Science in Management, Manufacturing or Mechanical Engineering Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Previous experience as a Plant Manager in a manufacturing environment is strongly preferred.
• Excellent communicator who exhibits strong critical thinking capabilities and can multi-task daily.
• Strong Financial Acumen and understanding of controls.
• Broad knowledge of machining, and assembly practices.
• Knowledge of and experience in Union Employee Relations
• Experience with ERP systems.
• Full understanding of production planning strategies.
• Above average proficiency in the use of MS Office applications, particularly Excel.
• Experience in Project Management is preferred.
• Basic understanding of ERP systems.
2 days ago