Plant Manager

Plant Manager

The Plant Manager will be responsible for all plant operations, including labor relations, engineering, operations, to include machining, fabrication, assembly, test, building and equipment maintenance, quality, materials, and shipping and receiving.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plans, directs, and coordinates all activities in the above functions in accordance with pre-established plant production objectives at the lowest cost consistent with quality requirements.
• Develops and maintains an effective organization through selection, training, compensation, and motivation of all personnel.
• Develops management talents necessary to obtain short and long-range goals by effective direction, counseling, and training.
• Develops organization structures and manning requirements.
• Manages the activities of over 150 employees through subordinate managers and supervisors.
• Four-wall accountability to meet or exceed plant EBITDA targets and objectives.  
• Analyzes and appraises, regularly and systematically, the effectiveness of all operations to ensure that established objectives will be met, that corporate, division and plant policies will be observed, and that prompt corrective action will be taken when necessary.

• Accountable for results in terms if costs, budgets, methods, quality and quantity production operations and personnel.

• Responsible for decisions pertaining to production and plant equipment requirements, including tool design, methods, and time standards.
• Develops standards of performance, measures progress, controls interdepartmental workflow, analyzes delays or serious problems, and takes remedial action.
• Develops short and long-range plans, establishing necessary controls to determine status, and initiates corrective action when required.
• Responsible for the maintenance of high safety standards within the plant.
• Formulates general policy and procedures within the scope of the position without reference to the supervisor, except where long-range programs or company policy is involved.
• Performs miscellaneous related duties and carries out special projects as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Automotive industry experience and Supply Chain knowledge preferred
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Strong attention to detail. Proficient in Microsoft Products.
• Ability to supervise others and directly delegate tasks
• Confident, self-assured, yet able to take direction and follow through
• Professional Certification a plus

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Engineering, or related field, required. Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, preferred. 
• Master’s Degree, a plus 
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in broad engineering and manufacturing, including 5 years supervisory experience. 
• Automotive experience strongly required

Travel Requirements:

<10%

Stanadyne is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sex, gender, color, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status or any other protected class.