Your Job
Koch-Glitsch, a Koch Engineering Solutions company is looking to add a Plant Manager to our team located in Wichita, KS. The Plant Manager is responsible for driving the strategy and provide leadership in a fast-paced, engineered-to-order manufacturing environment. You will collaborate with local, regional, and global leaders to apply proven practices that ensure continuous improvement and drive transformation. In this role, the Plant Manager will work cross functionally to meet operational objectives through the application of our Principle Based Management Philosophy This position is an opportunity to be part of a successful and transformative organization that offers a tremendous amount of growth potential due to the high level of visibility within the enterprise.
The ideal candidate must be comfortable with complex operations while working collaboratively in a matrixed organization to drive vision, strategy, and execution while advancing our Principle Based Management culture.
Our Team
Koch-Glitsch is a complete solutions provider with extensive knowledge, experience, and unique capabilities. Across the chemical, petrochemical, refining, gas processing, pharmaceutical and specialty chemical industries, Koch-Glitsch is recognized as a global leader in mass transfer and separations equipment as well as related services, with a full range of capabilities to meet our customer's toughest needs.
What You Will Do
- Provide leadership of an engineered-to-order metal manufacturing facility including people, processes, and equipment
- Drive continuous improvement through innovation and transformation of the business
- Advance culture through the application of our Principled Based Management business philosophy
- Recruit, challenge, and develop the future leaders of the plant and company
- Possess a focused approach to achieving high levels of quality and customers satisfaction
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Experience leading and managing direct reports including coaching, mentoring, performance management, and compensation and incentives
- Experience mentoring and developing leaders
- Experience communicating and partnering with all levels of an organization
- 5 years experience in manufacturing or similar environment
- Strong economic thinking skills and understanding of Decision Making Frameworks.
What Will Put You Ahead
- Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university
- Experience working in a large, complex business environment
- Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft products
- Experience in leadership within a Koch company
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Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.
Who We Are
As a Koch Engineered Solutions company, Koch-Glitsch keeps our customers' operations running with a wide range of innovative products and solutions serving the refining, chemical and petrochemical industries. As a full-service provider of mass transfer, mist elimination and phase separation equipment, we handle everything from design and fabrication to delivery and installation.
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf
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