Plant Manager

The Plant Manager is responsible for the planning, organizing and execution of the day to day operations to meet customer expectations of quality and on time delivery.

The Plant Manager oversees the safe and efficient operations of people and assets to optimize productivity and asset utilization while managing waste and cost.

FUNCTIONS

• Oversee the personnel structure and staffing levels to accomplish the on-time delivery requirements of production and shipping.
• Develop and lead hiring practices at all levels of the organization to maintain optimum staffing levels and performance.
• Responsible for hiring and on-boarding of plant personnel, directly or indirection with each functional area.
• Coach and develop all members of the plant leadership team through performance standards and daily management.
• Work closely with Human Resources to ensure consistent execution of plant rules and practices. Develop effective standards for performance at all levels.
• Work directly with safety and quality managers to ensure appropriate procedures are developed and consistently executed to the highest standard of performance.
• Enforce all safety rules and regulations, as required by local, state, and federal government mandates, including all rules established by plant management, steering committee, and the plant safety committees.
• Devise and review new procedures, methods of quality control and production control, and reports data indicative of the plant's performance and consistent with modern statistical process controls and ISO Standards.
• Lead plant operations through effective Lean tools like daily management; develop a robust system for plant efficiency tracking and productivity metrics at the shift, day, week and monthly level.
• Facilitate and coach problem solving activities for root cause analysis and investigation; utilize Lean principles and strategies in the plant.
• Develop budgets based on sales forecast and appropriate cost reduction targets; monitor spend and execution of cost targets for all departments in operations.
• Participate and manage the purchase of new machines and equipment, and plans layouts to facilitate material flow.
• Oversee site capital plans and execute against spending timelines.
• Responsible for adherence to all current and future environmental regulations and ensures proper and legal disposal of all waste products generated by the plant.
• Represent the company in community activities in a prudent manner that reflects a high positive image.
• Attend all meetings and conferences required, discussing and explaining aspects of the plant operations, performance, costs, plans, and programs.
• Maintain contact with new developments in plant practices, machines, costs, productions methods, personnel policies, material flow, and management techniques, as may be applicable.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Plant Manager supervises the management and overall personnel while enforcing the safety procedures to ensure a quality product is produces for the customer.

SPECIFICATIONS

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); required
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management or Business
• 5-10 years related experience and / or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Possess strong leadership and managerial skills
• Good interpersonal and conflict resolution skills
• Competent oral and written communication skills are required to effectively communicate with internal and external customers
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public
• Proficient computer skills and an in-depth knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel skills

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read and interpret documents, such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to make recommendations and decisions based on variable inputs from Supply Chain, Engineering and Sales.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

Physical Requirements : The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects.

The employee frequently is required to sit, stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear and will occasionally be required to bend, stoop, kneel and climb stairs.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Social / Environmental Demands : High level of attention to detail required. Must be able to wear Personal Protective Equipment when entering manufacturing areas requiring their use.

Must be adaptable to rapidly changing priorities to fulfill customer needs. Travel to suppliers and customers may be required.

Sensory Requirements : Perform tasks that regularly require good correctable vision, color perception and hand / eye coordination.

Ability to hear and communicate both in person and over the phone with background noise present.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.