Location: all cities,CA, USA
Company Description
General Sealants, Inc. has been specializing in crafting distinctive, extruded sealants for various industries since 1964. Our products cater to aerospace, telecommunications, automotive OEM, composites, and more, distributed globally to over75 countries. We are committed to excellence and meeting the diverse needs of customers across the world.
Position Overview: The Plant Manager directs and manages all plant operations with overall responsibilities for production activities. The Plant Manager develops and implements lean processes that drive continuous improvement, maximize productivity at minimum costs, ensure the highest product quality, reinforces safety practices and optimizes employee engagement.
Key Responsibilities:
Responsible for all production output, product quality and on-time shipping.
Coordinate plant activities through supervision and planning with departmental managers to ensure manufacturing objectives are accomplished in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Implement cost effective systems of control over operating expenditures and manpower.
Establish and incorporate plant floor organization and plant cleanliness among plant personnel using 5S methods and lean principles.
Implement strategies in alignment with lean strategic initiatives and lean manufacturing practices while providing a clear sense of direction and focus.
Work with the CI Manager to monitor and develop appropriate safety standards and maintain and support a superior safety program that will ensure the plant follows all OSHA regulations.
Cultivate a solid working relationship with the management team and develop plant staff, providing direction, development and leadership.
Control and minimize labor overtime and maintenance repair expenses.
Develop systems and processes that track and enhance productivity and standards, metrics and performance targets to ensure effective return on investments.
Maintain existing plant facilities and equipment; replace or adjust plant facilities and equipment, when necessary, through autonomous and preventive maintenance.
Enforce company rules, policies and procedures.
Communicate well with others, both verbally and in writing.
May operate forklifts, pallet jacks, and other tools needed in the production area as necessary.
Must perform other duties as needed and requested by GS executive management.
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the above essential functions.
Qualifications:
5 years proven experience as a plant manager is strongly preferred.
10 or more years as a production manager in a manufacturing environment required.
Bachelors degree in business admin or management, logistics, supply chain or related degree and/or equivalent education and work experience required.
Over 10 years of supervisory experience of over 50 employees in a manufacturing, operations, logistics or supply chain environment.
Experience in implementing Lean Principles, 6S, Kaizen events and/or similar processes preferred.
Preferred Attributes:
Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to noise, some powder in the air, moving mechanical parts and will work in a non-controlled climate environment.
Physical Demands:
Ability to regularly lift and move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and move up to 50 lbs.
Have full motion of both arms over head and shoulders.
Ability to work in a non-controlled climate area.
Requires ability to walk, sit and stand for the duration of the work shift.
Ability to use both arms and hands to use tools 10% of the work shift.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.