Plant Manager

Howmet Aerospace , headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a leading global provider of advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries. The Company’s primary businesses focus on jet engine components, aerospace fastening systems and titanium structural parts necessary for mission-critical performance and efficiency in aerospace and defense applications, as well as forged wheels for commercial transportation. Howmet Aerospace is transforming the next phase of more fuel-efficient, quieter aerospace engines and sustainable ground transportation. For more information, visit www.howmet.com . Follow @howmet: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook , LinkedIn and YouTube .

Plant Manager

This opening is with Howmet Engines – a world leader in investment casting of super-alloys, aluminum, and titanium primarily for jet aircraft and industrial gas turbine markets. Howmet Engines is seeking individuals who have a demonstrated ability to achieve results in a manufacturing environment, as well as the passion to put that experience to work to lead a plant/location team to achieve manufacturing excellence. Our Plant Managers partner with the Leadership Team to translate business strategy into actions that drive business results for each of our Howmet Engine facilities.

Job Summary:

This position plans, directs and controls activities of the operating plant/location to accomplish budgeted financial objectives and customer requirements. Plant Managers have full P&L responsibility and provide leadership for a multi-functional leadership team including Supply Chain, Sales, Human Resources, Purchasing, Finance, Manufacturing, EH&S, Engineering and Quality. The ideal candidates will have experience developing a growth strategy and translating the strategy into a value proposition for our customers.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Formulates and guides the implementation of long- and short-range plans, policies and programs associated with assigned business unit product offerings, within the broad framework of operating unit and corporate strategy and under the direction of senior management to achieve approved objectives.
• Directs the development and maintenance of long-range operational forecasts regarding volume, market share, financial requirements, human resource needs, organizational plans, etc., and monitors the projected effects of these forecasts on business unit investment, revenues, and the “external gross profit.”
• Direct preparation of operational budgets and coordinates capital plans, appropriation requests, and project follow up. Implement quarter-over-quarter improvement strategies to increase efficiency, spend performance, customer delivery and safety record
• Ensures a culture is in place that puts the safety and welfare of our employees ahead of all other goals. Leading and lagging indicators need to be managed and linked to actions that will reduce risk in the workplace.
• Develops manufacturing operating plans in accordance with company policies, goals and objectives. Assessing process capability, improving process control and instilling a culture of accountability will be a primary goal for this position.
• Leads a multi-disciplined plant team in meeting monthly forecasts and all appropriate business metrics in a continuous improvement spirit. Accountable for leading manufacturing, environment, health and safety, engineering, quality, human resources, and finance to achieve business objectives including meeting customer requirements and achieving financial objectives.
• Sets a high standard for ethics and compliance, ensuring business processes adhere to our business conduct policies and procedures.
• Develops and executes lean and flexible production systems based on Lean Manufacturing principles, specifically TPM techniques across all manufacturing operations to lower plant breakeven point.
• Executes plans for quality and process excellence that ensures consistent quality assurance and process excellence procedures, controls and feedback.
• Manages an effective team including hiring, motivating, evaluating, developing and counseling with career development.
• Lead by example that safety is a way of life and a passion for an injury-free workplace
• Lead the implementation of tactics to achieve improvement in on-time delivery, yield improvement, scrap reduction, and productivity.
• Maintains an awareness of, and exercises sound business judgment in such areas as market conditions, competitive activities, general economic conditions and related matters.
• Champions a clear channel of communication and coordination between functional counterparts in the business units – marketing, engineering, finance, manufacturing, operations, and quality and external to business unit, customer service, sales, sales administration, technical services and distribution.
• Responsible for cross-functional coordination and specification of effective processes and standards for support departments.
• Confers with customers and representatives of associated industries to evaluate and promote improved and expanded services in applicable areas.
• Ensures that effective business unit systems, procedures and financial controls are established and maintained for the business unit’s operations.

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• Strong financial acumen - ability to understand a P&L and comprehend the ramifications of decisions from a financial perspective will be a major component of this position
• Experience with robust compliance requirements and business conduct policies.
• Ability to oversee large capital projects: Ability to optimize capital expenditures to sustain operations, drive EHS value, and deliver growth products.
• Strong operations competence: Experience leading multiple plants and hands-on experience with TPM and ability to create a highly flexible manufacturing operation. Ability to drive improvement through the implementation of the lean manufacturing principles. Demonstrated results in leading manufacturing excellence.
• Strong technical understanding of manufacturing processes and working knowledge in all business activities.
• Results driven: The successful candidate will have demonstrated the ability to deliver consistently outstanding operating and financial results. They will have introduced substantive improvements to processes, operations, or practices throughout a large portion of their business and will be relentless in driving positive change. The candidate also will have created new approaches to existing problems that have had significant impact on their business and will have implemented world–class and leading-edge performance standards.
• People leadership: This leader will have a strong track record as a people manager in the areas of team leadership and building organizational capabilities. The successful candidate will have built high performance and achievement oriented teams that have delivered success. He/she will spend significant time with employees in the field and will routinely solicit ideas, suggestions and help in order to arrive at a better solution while reinforcing the value of the team. The individual will empower people and groups to take risks while measuring performance and holding them accountable for results.
• Experience and demonstrated skills in creating a diverse workforce and inclusive culture.
• Strong analytical, communication, interpersonal, organizational and negotiation skills including using skills with groups of employees, managers, customers, and general public.
• Customer Focus: The ability to lead tours and converse with customers at a high level will be a major component of the position. Strong customer management skills.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 12 years’ experience in an operational leadership role within a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience with Operational P&L
• Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship not available for this position.
• This position is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) which requires U.S. person status. ITAR defines U.S. person as an US Citizen, US Permanent Resident (i.e., Green Card Holder), Political Asylee, or Refugee

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an accredited institution preferred
• Advanced education preferred
• Experience in investment casting process a plus