Job DescriptionPRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maintains overall financial responsibilities/expectations for the plant.
- Meets with members of Senior Leadership to discuss overall planning for facilities, equipment, and manpower to operate the plant.
- Implements Corporate and Facility policies, guidelines, and procedures to meet facility expectations.
- Champions the HSE and Quality Programs ensuring that there is a safe clean workplace, and that quality products are being achieved.
- Consistently meet production schedules ensuring timely shipment of product to our customer base.
- Provides overall Leadership duties to the Operations group at the facility.
- Works with Senior Leadership to set the goals and objectives of the facility and implements plans to meet those goals and objectives.
- Responsible for maintaining all equipment and assets in good operational order.
- Consistently communicates with direct reports to ensure that Corporate and facility goals and objectives are being followed and met.
- Responsible for participating in Management review meetings to ensure Quality programs are operating most efficiently and accurately.
- Assist in the employee development of direct reports and employees through performance feedback discussions and one-on-one discussions.
- Assists in the determination of future equipment needs or improvements and makes recommendations for the justification of capital expenditures for equipment, buildings, etc.
- Establishes effective means of control to achieve the objectives of the Facilities.
- Assists through manufacturing services, the evaluation, selection, recommendation, and justification of capital expenditures for equipment, buildings, etc.
- Maintain and monitor budgets for the facility.
- Manage inventory to achieve planned inventory turns and address excess or obsolescence.
- Manage quality program, maintain related certifications as applicable, and drive continuous improvements.
- Manage Union relations within plant.
- Develop and implement Lean Initiatives while sustaining gains from previous Lean events.
- Plan and lead cost reduction efforts.
- Effectively Lead personnel. Plan and staff appropriately.
- Execute strategy deployment and KPI's.
- Assure maintenance of equipment and facilities.
- Achieve output and profitability targets.
- Assure that production plans and schedules are established and managed to meet customer promise dates.
- Other duties as assigned.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit at a computer; use hands to type or key, use a mouse, or feel; talk, and hear.
- The employee is frequently required to walk; and reach with hands and arms.
- The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- Factory environment with a large range in temperature changes and noise.
- Manual dexterity is required for operating machinery and computers.
- Walking throughout the day up to eight (8) hours.
- Bending/Stooping repetitively throughout the day.
- Push/Pull up repetitively throughout the day.
- Travel less than 10%
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor of Science in Management, Manufacturing or Mechanical Engineering Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Previous experience as a Plant Manager in a manufacturing environment is strongly preferred.
- Excellent communicator who exhibits strong critical thinking capabilities and can multi-task daily.
- Strong Financial Acumen and understanding of controls.
- Broad knowledge of machining, and assembly practices.
- Knowledge of and experience in Union Employee Relations
- Experience with ERP systems.
- Full understanding of production planning strategies.
- Above average proficiency in the use of MS Office applications, particularly Excel.
- Experience in Project Management is preferred.
- Basic understanding of ERP systems.