What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plant Manager position at Quanex?
Quanex is looking for a Plant Manager to join our team in Allentown PA.
As the leader of this manufacturing facility, you will create a culture that embraces safety, teamwork, inclusion, accountability, employee development, open communication, and key performance metrics. You will support company initiatives and balance strategic planning with day-to-day operational excellence. You will lead a team that meets customer, productivity, quality, and financial goals. You will be responsible for P&Ls for the location, overseeing all aspects of plant operations and maintenance.
We Offer You!
As the leader of this manufacturing facility, you will create a culture that embraces safety, teamwork, inclusion, accountability, employee development, open communication, and key performance metrics. You will support company initiatives and balance strategic planning with day-to-day operational excellence. You will lead a team that meets customer, productivity, quality, and financial goals. You will be responsible for P&Ls for the location, overseeing all aspects of plant operations and maintenance.
We Offer You!
- Competitive Salary
- Bonus Potential
- 401K with 5% company match, yours to keep after 2 years
- 15% immediate return if you participate in the company’s ESPP
- Medical, Dental & Vision Plans
- Employer paid disability plans and life insurance
- Paid Time Off & Holidays
- Tuition support for degree and continuous education
- Employee Resource Groups focused on employee empowerment
- Opportunity to partner with a team across the US.
- Supportive & collaborative culture
- Opportunity to grow within the organization
- Monthly Leadership webinars
- Lead and develop talent, succession planning, create a culture of effective performance management and accountability.
- Develop and champion an overall continuous improvement and innovation philosophy for the plant.
- Ensure the plant is safe, clean, and environmentally compliant and cultivates a culture of safety and accountability.
- Manage key operational functions including Operations, Maintenance, Shipping/Receiving, and Quality.
- Assure the yield targets are achieved or exceeded through each process of production.
- Proactively seek opportunities to create efficiencies and/or savings opportunities while engaging employees and listening to ideas for continuous improvement.
- Develop and manage inventory levels to support divisional sales service objectives.
- Supervise the development of production planning forecasts based on historical data, customer input, and information from the operations leadership and sales.
- Assure all production orders are completed on schedule, per budget, and at the quality levels developed by divisional management to satisfy requirements.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in engineering or business-related field. Experience in lieu of education.
- Ten or more years of progressive manufacturing experience and a minimum of five years in a leadership role.
- Strong leadership, team building, coaching and ability to build a positive, safe culture while motivating people.
- Excellent communication, technical writing skills, problem-solving, decision-making, and influencing skills.
- Strong skills in using MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
- A high degree of decision-making authority is required to maintain on-time delivery in this just-in-time/ship-by-shift environment.