Plant Manager

DESCRIPTION:

A member of the company’s Leadership Team. Responsible to manage the planning, organizing, and directing the Production, in the Mentor production facility. Direct all through a team of functional managers. Ensure increasing levels of customer and employee satisfaction while improving the throughput of manpower, materials, and machines. This is a salary-exempt position.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work with the executive staff on strategic planning, developing operations, risk management and strong leadership to achieve corporate objectives and goals.
• Communicate to the Director of Operations in a timely manner on production matters that affect the corporation
• Provide leadership for problem resolution to facilitate fast improvements and improved working relationships
• Drive initiatives in the management team and organizationally that contribute to long-term operational excellence
• Management aspects of the company’s implementation of world-class methodologies
• Enhance and/or develop, implement, and enforce policies and procedures of the corporation that will improve the overall operation and effectiveness of the corporation
• Effectively develop solutions to business challenges
• Design, implement, and manage processes to reduce lead time
• Improve the operational systems, processes, and policies in support of the organizational mission and to support better management reporting and information flow
• Manage policy deployment in the areas of Lean Manufacturing/TOC techniques, quality, cost reduction, complete and on-time delivery, safety, customer satisfaction, plant performance measures, and continuous improvement in all areas of manufacturing
• Establish and utilize a fundamental, systemic approach to solving short and long term needs in support of operations.
• Identify and drive implementation of improvement projects
• Perform regular staff performance evaluations, approve compensation levels, and ensure employee development
• Develop, implement, and monitor annual manufacturing plan, including organizational structure, staffing and budgets
• Promote continuing education for group by leading by example through methods such as reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks, and participating in professional organizations.​
• Adhere to budget responsibility in accordance with company objectives
• Protect company proprietary and confidential information in accordance with the company’s confidentiality policy
• Foster ethical and responsible decision making
• Carry out any other essential duties as may be assigned

COMPETENCIES:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree and five years experience in a management-level position.
• Excellent problem solving, analytical and interpersonal skills and be results-orientated.
• Must possess significant analytical skills and demonstrate consistent logic, rationality, and objectivity in decision making
• A strategic visionary with sound technical skills, analytical ability, good judgment and strong operational focus who strives to be leading edge and world class
• The ability to provide vision, direction, and focus to the changing role of production, production planning, and materials management
• A working knowledge of lean manufacturing, theory of constraints, continuous improvement processes, and enterprise resource planning systems
• Set high standards of performance for self and subordinates
• Iron clad integrity and intellectually honest
• Resourceful, organized, a true planner who works well in a team but is not afraid to make tough decisions when needed
• An intelligent individual who can relate to all levels of an organization and can utilize strong verbal and written communication skills to communicate effectively with all levels or the organization, customers and suppliers
• High self-awareness and adaptability to changing situations
• Skilled coach who empowers employees to make decisions and manages employee performance
• Team builder whose energy, passion, and ambition bring people together
• Change leader whose vision inspires followers
• Skilled in conflict management

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $1.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental Pay:

• Bonus pay

Work Location: One location