Purpose:The Plant Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the plant, including production, ensuring safety while optimizing efficiency, maintaining quality standards and managing staff to meet production goals in a cost-effective manner.
What you'll do:
- Responsible for safe, quality focused and successful operation of plant processes
- Supervise and manage multiple departments leads and the production staff
- Lead, motivate and manage production personnel; oversee all production activities (physical and administrative)
- Responsible for overseeing the scheduling of production to ensure on-time shipment; Review product lead time and cycle-time to develop goals
- Provide technical assistance to Production Technicians and Leads. Provide technical and status update information to sales, customer service and customers as required
- Manage the development and improvement of production methods
- Participate in development of new production processes in conjunction with Commercial Development and Engineering groups
- Stay current on developments related to production processes and government regulations effecting the product line and the production process
- Interface with Management and Commercial Team members regarding production and quality issues
- Recruit, select and develop talent into the organization
- Develop meaningful service and quality metrics. Prepare and present performance to upper management
- Manage supplies for production department
- Oversee all current production equipment including preventive maintenance, repairs, and purchase of new equipment
- Perform other duties as assigned by Production/Operations Manager
- Adhere to all company policies, safety, and standard operating procedures
- Operate fill systems when necessary -Lead daily production meetings
- Lead daily toolbox talks on safety and quality
- Provide meaningful feedback on Production Tech performance via PMP process
- Responsible for (or to participate in) Hazop, Synergi case investigations, customer complaint investigations
- Provide Leadership to all site production personnel
- Proactively identify risks to safety and quality: Drive mitigation, Drive process improvements, Drive KPI performance (Safety, On-time shipping, eCAR mitigation, GAP)
- Develop and execute local business strategy
- Lead/Assist with Hazop and RA sessions
- Support customer and ISO audits
- Manage plant budgeting activities
- Strongly Manage Safety and Quality performance
- Develop 1- 3-5 year plan for Operations
- Develop proper strategy for Asset planning to prevent shortages
- Develop strong culture of personal accountability for Safety and Quality
What it takes:Education and Experience:- Bachelor's degree in Science or Engineering preferred, Or no degree and 10 years in directly related operations experience
- Minimum 6 Years of experience in Operations, Supply Chain Management, Lab Management, or Quality Management
Key Skills and Attributes:- Strong leadership qualities that include giving clear direction, thinking proactively, and having a high sense of accountability
- The ability to lead a team, motivate, and cultivate direct reports to achieve high performance, encouraging individuals to do better
- Demonstrates positive open interpersonal skills with proven ability to work constructively with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders while demonstrating an acceptable level of assertiveness
- Adequate knowledge of business and management principles (budgeting, strategic planning, resource allocation and human resources)
- Be knowledgeable of safety, quality, productivity, inventory, etc.
- Computer literacy
- Ability to create accountability and to lead by example
