Job Details

Plant Manager

Job Summary:

The Ideal Candidate will be responsible for the following:

General supervision of Plant Operations involving production, quality control, maintenance, materials, daily P&L, procurement/purchasing, finance/accounting, shipping/receiving, R&D, and business development as well as customer related sales.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

Production:

· Tracking operating efficiencies

· Managing labor expenditures

· Reducing scrap

· Continuously improving production thru: Kaizen events, Kanban systems, SMED workshops

· Strong adherence to 5-S principles

· Define, research and specify any new equipment needs

· Specify layouts for all new tooling requirements with focus on material utilization and profitability

Quality/Service:

· Instill facility wide commitment to 100% on-time delivery of all products

· Implement, follow and continuously improve corporate and facility QMS

· Consistently reduce annual PPM rate

Safety:

· Demonstrate the leadership required to maintain an accident free facility

· Facilitate monthly safety training for all employees per corporate and OSHA requirements

Materials/Inventory:

· Insure inventory is maintained with a focus on 8 turns annually

· Insure all BOM are up to date and accurate per the costing process

· Specifying new material requirements

· Negotiating with raw material suppliers to maintain a positive costing position

Required Qualification & Experience:

Expertise in MSOffice/Excel

8+ years of experience in management in a manufacturing environment

Bachelor’s Degree, Associates or some college commensurate with experience

Experience working within a documented quality system

Experience in Lean Application Methodologies

Knowledge of converting techniques and processes

Travel 25% - 50%

Experience with TS/ISO 16949

AutoCAD

Understanding of OEM pressures and market drivers

Supervisory Responsibilities:

The Plant Manager will be responsible for interviewing, hiring, training, directing work, planning, addressing complaints, resolving problems and performance reviews.