Job Title: Plant Manager

Purpose of the Position:

Responsible for all Manufacturing operations and support group activities within their assigned facilities

Essential Job Functions:

• Managing the day to day operations to ensure the operations, maintenance, and vendor management standards are met in a cost effective, safe and efficient manner.
• Plans, directs, and monitors the performance objectives of all manufacturing metrics. Including safety; quality; cost and delivery.
• Provides technical expertise and guidance to operations staff and manages resolution of complex problems.
• Reviews production schedule and leads all production areas in completing assigned schedule to meet scheduled delivery dates.
• Communicates the operating philosophy to all internal and external customers.
• Leads Continuous improvement initiatives to ensure lean manufacturing methodologies.
• Assures all safety objectives are met.
• Works closely with QA to address any quality concerns and leads the production team on all corrective actions associated with root cause analysis.

Marginal Job Functions:

• Complies with all company policies and procedures and adheres to company standards.
• Performs other duties as required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong Operations and Personnel Management experience
• Manufacturing background in a sheet metal or welding work environment.
• Ability to motivate staff and communicate clear orders and directions.
• Strong problem solving skills.
• Background in 5S methodology

Physical Demands:

Hours: 8 to 10 hours per day Week: 40 to 50 hrs per week Lunch: One hour

Sitting: 30 % of time Standing/Walking: 70 % of time

Environment:

• Office is A/C
• Plant is not A/C
• Exposed to dust, heat, humidity, fumes, cold, and dampness when working in the Plant.

Physical Tasks:

• No heavy lifting involved.
• Must walk around the different departments to monitor production and work progress.

Stress:

• Stress limited to the normal operations of a Manufacturing plant.

Performance Standards:

The criteria for evaluation in this position include, but are not limited to the following:

• Increase in production output and quality.
• Compliance with customer's specs and datelines.
• Reduction in cost of goods sold and increase in company's overall profitability.
• Staff development and succession planning.
• Maintaining and improving Safety, Quality, Cost, and Delivery metrics and performance.