Plant Manager

Cabinetworks Group is the largest independently owned manufacturer and distributor of cabinets in the United States. Cabinetworks Group offers a highly diverse product portfolio of framed and frameless cabinetry that spans the continuum from value-priced options to truly custom. Our business is built on strong relationships with dealers, home centers, and single-family and multi-family home builders. Cabinetworks Group is home to iconic brands including Advanta®, Cabinets 2000, Cardell®, DesignCraft®, Echelon®, KraftMaid®, Master WoodCraft™, MasterCraft™, Medallion®, Merillat®, Modico™, QualityCabinets™, Schuler®, Serenade™, Smart®, Studio Full Access™, and Yorktowne®. Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Cabinetworks Group has manufacturing facilities and service centers strategically located through the United States. To learn more about Cabinetworks Group, visit cabinetworksgroup.com. Job Description Cabinetworks Group has an immediate opening for a Plant Manager. Manages, directs, and coordinates all aspects of a complete operations facility, including perimeter, or site through the direct and indirect reporting of the plant management team and administrative personnel. Through subordinate supervisors and managers ensures production objectives are met within cost and quality standards and in compliance with all company policies, processes, and procedures. PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES: Manage, train, provide performance feedback and assign duties of direct reports to ensure productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness. Establish and direct the plant operations to achieve plant objectives for safety, environmental, quality, cost, delivery, and continuous improvement. Ensure all plant reporting and meeting requirements are satisfied on time and complete as detailed in the Cabinetworks Group Operating System (COS) documentation. Ensure completion of periodic cross-functional audits to evaluate the application of the COS at various levels of the management team. Ensure operations are executed in compliance with established standard work instructions, training plans, layered process audit and controlled documentation processes. Manage cost target results to established standards. Participate in the capital / expense planning and realization process. Champion continuous improvement initiatives by serving as the champion of improvement charters and lean events inclusive of internal, external, cross functional and cross plant efforts. Ensure compliance to government laws and regulations. ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or related field; or 7 years manufacturing operations leadership role experience. Total Work Systems development and refinement experience. Fundamental knowledge and experience in leading Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen activities or Six Sigma processes. Knowledgeable of Quality Management System elements and application. Knowledge of health, safety, and environmental management system elements. Demonstrated successful leadership, including personnel and organization development. Proficient computer skills required including Microsoft Office Suite. Demonstrated successful ability to build positive partnerships and work collaboratively with cross-functional business teams. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of the organization. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS: MBA. Experience managing through use of Toyota Production System, Danaher Business System, or similar Operating System Familiarity with the cabinet/countertop industry and product. Excellent project management and budgeting skills with a deadline orientation and focus. Six Sigma Black Belt or Green Belt Certification or comparable problem-solving certification. Shift Full or Part Time Full time Cabinetworks Group (the “Company”) is an equal opportunity employer and we want to have the best available persons in every job. The Company makes employment decisions only based on merit. It is the Company’s policy to prohibit discrimination in any employment opportunity (including but not limited to recruitment, employment, promotion, salary increases, benefits, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment) based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, pregnancy, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical/mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, height, weight or any other such characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all persons involved in the operations of the Company regardless of where the employee is located and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company. Cabinetworks Group is an E-Verify employer. E-Verify is an Internet based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees in the United States. Please click on the following links for more information. E-Verify Participation Poster: English & Spanish E-verify Right to Work Poster: English, Spanish