The Plant Manager has the overall responsibility for plant operations including, but not limited to:
- Implement the company’s safety program to ensure safe, healthy, and accident-free work environment
- Has the primary duty of managing a department and directs the work of two or more subordinates
- Recommend the hiring, firing, discipline, promotion, demotion of employees within span of control
- Resolves worker grievances/complaints or submits unsettled grievances to next level of management for action
- Effectively communicate departmental and plant wide goals to employees in a productive manner
- Reviews production orders or schedules to ascertain product data such as types, quantities, and specifications of products and scheduled delivery dates in order to plan department operations
- Plan production operations, while establishing priorities and sequencing for manufacturing products
- Prepares operational schedules and coordinates manufacturing activities to ensure production and quality of products meets specifications
- Reviews production scrap and operating reports and resolves operational, manufacturing, and maintenance problems to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s Degree required!
- Continuous Improvement experience is a must
- Strong business acumen including P&L responsibility and understanding of KPI’s and business metrics
- 3-5 years recent supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment is required
- Must be skilled at team building, establishing expectations and accountabilities for employees within span of control
- Exercise’s discretion and independent judgment in performing his/her work, and is able to solve issues within their department's span of control
- Ability to work with mathematical equations
- Must possess excellent communications skills involving groups and individuals
- Must have production knowledge and ability to lead team members
EDUCATION
Academic credentials should include an undergraduate degree in business or related field.