Plant Manager

Are you seeking an exciting opportunity to join a growing team? Do you have passion for leadership and driving strategy? Winnebago Outdoors is seeking a Plant Manager based in Forest City, IA. The Plant Manager will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations on the plant floor while increasing production and revenue. You will manage scheduling, oversee daily operating reports, and increase production by providing leadership and developing strategic plans. You should be a strong leader with an analytical mind and excellent interpersonal communication skills.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Monitor all operations and processes.
• Prepare / maintain operating reports and budgets.
• Maintain a safe work environment and follow all safety regulations.
• Ensure all compliance needs are met.
• Manage scheduling for a fully operational team.
• Oversee daily floor operations.
• Develop strategies to increase productivity and production.
• Oversee all shipments, incoming inventory, and storage operations.
• Optimize productive time for employees by eliminating unnecessary processes.
• Practice conflict resolution among departments and employees
• Report and track expenses to reduce costs.
• Analyze safety, quality and productivity metrics and data to determine areas to improve.
• Hire and train new employees.
• Coordinate maintenance and repairs to ensure a safe working environment.
• Ensure all legal requirements, company safety procedures, and local and state health and safety regulations are met.
• Other duties as assigned.

Critical Components:

• Ability to teach and coach others.
• Strong interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to influence and motivate teams.
• Ability to engage and involve teams while leading change that impacts culture.
• Ability to exercise sound judgement to balance business needs and achieve objectives.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively facilitate projects and training.
• Strong oral, written and presentation skills at all levels of an organization.
• Ability to organize and manage multiple concurrent projects and priorities.
• Action-oriented, self-starter who can delegate and be hands-on as situations deem appropriate.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in business a plus
• 10 years of progressive experience in Operations
• 7-10 years of people management experience including leading teams through change
• Previous experience working in a high mix, low volume vertically integrated organization preferred.
• Experience working with cross functional areas such as design, safety, quality, materials, HR, etc.
• Working knowledge with driving and implementing continuous improvement efforts
• Proven ability with decision making and communication skills.
• Strong financial and business acumen
• Proficient in MS Office
• Ability to travel approximately 10%, but flexible to the needs of the business.