Plant Manager

About Aero

Aero Industries, Inc., is a global leader in the manufacturing of tarp systems and trailer accessories with more than 90 products patented. With a long track record of success, a reputation for superior capabilities, and long-standing customer relationships, Aero represents a compelling platform for growth. 

Headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana, Aero also serves customers through satellite locations in Omaha, NE, and Kent, OH, as well as a nationwide network of dealers. We operate a fast-paced manufacturing environment focused on safety, quality, delivery, cost control, and continuous improvement. This 80 year-old, family-owned business has endured through a dedicated workforce and a commitment to support its employees.

To learn more about playing for Team Aero, visit www.aeroindustries.com

Purpose and Scope: This position directs the day-to-day and strategic activities of a complex plant to achieve financial and operating objectives. The Plant Manager is a key leadership role that manages all plant operations, with overall responsibility for safety, production, maintenance, warehouse operations, quality, customer relations, and human resources. 

Essential Responsibilities and Duties:

• Promotes a proactive and sustainable environmental, health, and safety culture that supports Aero's “zero incident” goal and that exceeds local, state, and federal requirements.
• Directs operational effectiveness to maximize efficiency and productivity.
• Ensures customer delivery and quality expectations are met.
• Plans and oversees the implementation of capital improvement projects to ensure adherence to approved plans, schedules, and budgets.
• Responsible for all aspects of financial management of the plant; controls spending in all areas, including capital, labor, energy, and inventory.
• Resolves operational, manufacturing, employee, and customer issues.
• Prepares and compiles analyses and reports on plant utilization, labor efficiency, materials usage, scrap, and labor.
• Responsible for compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (“GMP”) to consistently manufacture products according to quality standards, as well as other customer and regulatory quality standards
• Works closely with customer contacts (quality and purchasing) to coordinate activities and facilitate customer relationships; participates in resolving and preventing customer complaints, and promotes strong customer relations in partnership with the commercial organization.
• Responsible for the overall development of people and skills throughout the plant to support talent management.
• Actively works to build high engagement among coworkers.
• Manages a team of direct reports and is responsible for employee selection, development, mentoring, and performance management. Responsible for overall talent management and employee engagement; cultivates an environment of safety, high performance, and ethical and legal compliance; addresses employee relations issues.
• Keeps informed of technical and management developments to assure continued personal growth and to coach employees toward optimum performance.
• Other duties as assigned. 

The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties, responsibilities, skills, and/or abilities.

Aero’s Leadership Framework:

• Leading Self–Managerial Courage; Command Skills and Driving for Results;
• Leading Teams – Building Effective Teams; Influencing & Motivating Others; Organizational Awareness; Process Management.
• Leading the Business – Business Acumen; Customer Focus; Strategic Agility; Delegating & Directing Others.

Relationships: Reports directly to the VP of Operations, and all Plant Staff report directly to this role.

Compensation: 

Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Base pay information is based on national averages, and a geographic differential may be applied based on work location. 

Benefits: 

When you join Aero’s, you will have access to a comprehensive benefits and compensation package that includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• Paid time off/ Birthday time off/ Holidays
• Health and wellness perks program & Employee Assistance Program
• Health Savings Account
• Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, voluntary     accident disability, voluntary critical illness, and voluntary hospital indemnity benefits are available.
• Retirement Savings Plan with company match
• Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)
• Discretionary annual bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's Degree: Engineering or related field preferred; minimally, Business Administration or similar
• Master's degree preferred
• Minimum of ten years of plant supervisory experience required, including three years in operations management
• Experience overseeing functions such as accounting or finance, safety, human resources, and quality preferred.
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership techniques, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment background check and drug screening is     required.

E-Verify: We verify the identity and employment authorization of individuals hired for employment in the United States.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those required of an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform basic functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee routinely is required to sit; walk; talk; hear; use hands to keyboard, finger, handle, and feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, reach, and stretch.
• The employee is occasionally required to move around the plant.
• Ability to drive a forklift and company vehicles.
• The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• The employee may be required to travel based on business needs.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to high levels of heat/humidity due to working in a non-climate-controlled facility. The work environment can occasionally be noisy.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity 

Aero is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click on the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal" Poster. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please call 317-244-2433 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.