Plant Manager

Responsibilities:

• Establish and implement a manufacturing business strategy which maximizes profitability for the business within timescales by driving improvements in cost structures including manufacturing efficiency and sourcing/purchasing cost improvements and achieves a culture of continuous improvement and engagement by all people to make processes more efficient
• Implement strategies in alignment with global strategic initiatives and provide a clear sense of direction and focus
• Introduce and monitor additional processes and Six Sigma methods including. 5s, Lean manufacturing principles, Kaizen etc.
• Maintain company KPI's and ensure targets are communicated to managers, use operational metrics to root cause analyze any problems
• Monitor customer issues, feedback, deadlines and deliverables and ensure internal/external customer issues are handled effectively and quickly adapting internal processes as and where necessary
• Manage the facility within operating budget
• Advise on and implement production methods and techniques whilst preparing justifications for new capital expenditure
• Increase production, assets capacity and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs and maintaining/improving quality and safety standards
• Be responsible for production output, product quality, and on-time delivery
• Collect and analyze data to find places of waste or overtime
• Develop systems and processes that track and optimise productivity and standards, metrics and performance targets to ensure effective return on assets
• Stay up to date with latest production and manufacturing best practices and concepts
• Develop robust internal processes to ensure material and resource requirements are available to meet actual and forecast sales demand
• Accomplish facility objectives by establishing plans, budgets, and results measurements, allocating resources, reviewing progress and making mid-course corrections
• Foster a positive team ethos geared towards profitably satisfying client requirements and a sense of urgency to address customer concerns
• Utilize NOV specialist support functions in order to develop, monitor people skills and achieve business goals
• Establish a cadence from the staff (at least monthly) to the shop floor to review actual performance (check) to KPIs and business targets and establish appropriate countermeasures to adjust
• Develop an effective team structure with communication to get people engaged and focused on the top priority business needs
• Provide HSE leadership ensuring personal/team compliance with legislation and Company policies and drive a culture that health and safety is our top priority
• Be fully familiar and conversant with department and company policies, procedures and processes, ensuring all work and actions undertaken are in full compliance at all times
• Travel when required as dictated by business needs
• Strong working knowledge of Cost Accounting, Financial reserves and how they are calculated, and Financial impacts on the P&L

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Operations, Manufacturing, Engineering, or related field required
• Masters in Business Administration (MBA) or equivalent qualification highly desirable
• Significant knowledge of the disciplines of manufacturing such as production, inventory management and control, cost accounting methods (Standard, Actual, FIFO, etc.), quality management systems, engineering systems, and Product Life Cycle
• Experienced in the manufacture of Engineer to Order (ETO) within a Manufacturing environment required
• Extensive knowledge in MPS and MRP is required
• Extensive knowledge of Oracle ERP is preferred
• Experienced in implementing work methods in low volume, high mix, and high complexity (engineer to order) products within a certified manufacturing environment (ISO, API, and PED)
• Solid understanding of Lean Manufacturing and Change Management and have theoretical and practical experience in implementing lean manufacturing and continuous improvement techniques such as 5S.
• Experienced in managing manufacturing budgets