Plant Manager

The Plant Manager is responsible for ensuring the efficient and cost-effective production of goods while maintaining the highest quality, safety, and compliance standards. This includes production, process improvements, quality, maintenance, warehouse, and customer service functions. In addition, this position manages the relationships between the plant, sales, vendors, and all activities related to operations. This position provides strategic leadership and coordination on manufacturing projects in support of the Director of Operations.

Responsibilities

Ensure compliance with Company standards for cost control, waste reduction, quality, OSHA, safety, and complete on-time delivery at the lowest possible cost; Promote and implement 80/20 toolbox projects and continuous improvement efforts to ensure the plant operates optimally and efficiently within the respective KPIs; Develop, implement, and oversee manufacturing plans and strategies, including capacity planning regarding equipment, training, staffing, raw materials, packaging, systems, and general operations improvements; Manage all facility personnel issues, including staffing, compensation, behavioral problems, termination, transfer, and promotions; Manage, coach, and develop talent; Identify and create training opportunities for staff to build and improve skills; Focused on building a positive, inclusive culture where teamwork, trust, and creativity thrive, helping everyone feel valued and do their best work; Understand and manage the plant's P&L to achieve maximum financial results for the shareholders including development of facility budget, involvement in equipment purchase, ensuring optimal facility layout, and maintenance costs; Lead Quality improvement efforts to ensure the product is built to customer requirements; Continue improvements in the safety record and increase ownership of the safety program to the operator level; Manage an effective maintenance program to ensure asset maintenance, critical spare parts accessibility, and inventory cost control; Monitor, report, and initiate action on efficiencies, quality, safety, delivery, and cost results; Evaluate new product concepts for manufacturing capabilities; Identify, communicate, and drive implementation of capital investments and improvement projects; Perform other related duties as assigned

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university; 5+ years of related experience in manufacturing; Minimum of 3+ years of progressive management experience; Strong project management experience; Facility management experience; Demonstrated experience successfully leading and managing a technical or engineering staff team; Critical Thinking; Leadership; Project Management; Raising the Bar; Development of Strategy; Talent Development

Nice to have

Project Manager Professional (PMP) preferred; Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt preferred