Description

Direct and manage all plant operations with overall responsibilities for safety, organizational development, quality, maintenance, service, sustainability and all other production-related activities.

Essential Functions:

• Train and direct staff in order to manage plant operations in the safest and most efficient manner.
• Achieve all company business and plant objectives in safety, staffing, quality, service, sustainability and cost.
• Maintain safe, clean and secure work environment.
• Lead the plant’s performance management process, consisting of local goal setting and local performance evaluation
• Insure the on-time supply of incoming materials, as well as on-time delivery to customer needs.
• Coordinate with production planning and logistics staff to insure logistics are optimized.
• Develop and implement effective processes to control capital and all controllable operating expenses.
• Maintain existing plant facilities and equipment; support maintenance program, including preventive maintenance, spare parts inventory and procurement practices.
• Provide leadership and training to accomplish the company’s and plant’s goals and objectives.
• Provide direction and leadership to plant staff (Assistant Plant Manager, Customer Service Manager, Human Resources/Safety Manager, Maintenance Manager, Process Engineer and Quality Services Manager (shared reporting relationship with VP of QA).
• Evaluate, develop and train staff for maximum efficiency and employee satisfaction, and establish succession plan.

Requirements

Preferred Education and Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree in business or engineering, or minimum five years plant/general management experience in manufacturing environment.
• An understanding of modern manufacturing concepts, to include elements of world class manufacturing – specifically: Leader Standard Work, 5S, Performance Measurement & Control (such as Visual Management), Structured Communications, Problem Solving Methologies and Team Development.
• Cross functional experience, preferably in operations, technical, quality and customer facing roles.
• Demonstrated commitment to excellence in Safety, Quality Assurance and Team Building/Coaching.

Required Competencies and Skills:

• Work Environment English language fluency – listening and comprehending, speaking, reading, and writing.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Interpersonal skills with all external and internal customers – displays passion and optimism, conflict resolution, professionalism, confidentiality, timely and appropriate response to questions or complaints, seeks feedback and consensus when possible, meets commitments, creates teambuilding, identifies and supports efforts to succeed
• Assertiveness and desire to operate in an environment of guided autonomy.
• The desire to work and win within a cross-functional company structure.
• The ability to implement structure and create structure to solve problems.
• High analytical skills that assist in multi-tasking and problem solving.