What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plant Manager position at Menzner Hardwoods?
Position: Plant Manager
Location: Marathon, Wisconsin
Grade: Salary
Responsibilities and Duties
- Ensure the safety and security of people and facilities
- Lead by example to establish and maintain strong safety culture
- Own safety monitoring through regular safety walks, injury reporting and near-miss communication
- Manage manufacturing operations across a team of 200 employees and multiple facilities in Marathon and Wausau, Wisconsin
- Formulate and implement short and long-term plans aligned with company objectives
- Partner with Sr. Manager Production Planning to coordinate work hours and scheduling needs
- Develop, lead, and monitor the cohesiveness and effectiveness of plant leadership team
- Monitor operations to ensure quality products are delivered to both internal and external customers
- Monitor and analyze production metrics to work towards continuous improvement
- Monitor and improve production efficiency
- Use KPI systems to make data-driven production and staffing decisions
- Implement Lean manufacturing principles
- Collaborate effectively with Human Resources to develop hiring pipeline
- Monitor staffing needs across facilities
- Organizing hiring and interviewing processes
- Build talent pipeline through employee training, development and retention efforts
- Onboard and train new employees and supervisors
- Contribute to a strong culture aligned with company values
- Shift work schedule according to production needs, making sure to spend time where needed across three shifts and three locations
- Travel requirements as needed (less than 10%)
Qualifications
- Strong leadership and communication skills
- Desire to learn
- Ability to analyze employee inputs and identify areas with need for growth
- Proficient in Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, Outlook
- Preferred – Experience with Lean and/or Six Sigma
- Preferred- Experience with NetSuite or similar ERP system
- Preferred - Bachelors in Business Management, Engineering, or similar
- 5 years manufacturing management experience
Relocation available
Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life, long-term and short-term disability insurance, flexible spending plan and HSA available and voluntary benefits available 1st of the month following 60 days of employment. 401(k) retirement plan available 1st of the month following 60 days of employment with an employer match. Vacation accrual starts on very first day. $2,500 referral bonus program.
About Menzner Hardwoods: A proud fifth-generation family business, Menzner Hardwoods is America’s leading manufacturer of hardwood mouldings, millwork, and lumber. We are dedicated to making high-quality hardwood products that help bring your vision for your space to life.
We’ve grown significantly from our humble beginnings as a sawmill fueled by logs harvested from logging camps in Northern Wisconsin. Today, nearly 500 team members work together to source and dry lumber, manufacture and finish mouldings, and deliver our products to customers around the country.
By combining our history and passion with a continuous pursuit of what’s next, we are uniquely positioned to meet the evolving needs of our customers. Our mission: build products, relationships, and communities that will last for generations. Come be a part of it!
Other: All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen. Menzner Hardwoods Co. provides equal employment opportunities to all team members and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.