Job Description:
Position Summary:
A leader who demonstrates and communicates the company’s vision, mission, and values to the plant workforce. Responsible for the overall management, direction and execution of plant operations.
Primary Responsibilities:
Serve as Plant Champion for Vision, Mission, Values
- Align with Cooper Standard Top Priorities
- Lead communication effort with plant workforce
- Serve as primary community partner on behalf of Cooper Standard
- Role Model Cooper Standard Values & Capabilities
Foster the engagement and development of the plant workforce
- Manage, coach and develop leadership staff
- Drive organizational success through performance management system
- Support positive employee and labor relations (union/works council)
- Ensure a respectful and ethical environment
Ensure a safe and environmentally responsible workplace
- Implement and enforce Cooper Standard Total Safety Culture
- Execute 6S
Continually improve overall quality performance of the plant
- Serve as first contact for customer quality escalations
- Execute Cooper Standard Quality Operating System
- Achieve all green customer scorecards/become supplier of preference
- Manage and minimize scrap and containment actions
Optimize financial and cost performance
- Ensure a Continuous Improvement environment in the Plant
- Use and promote the use of Lean Manufacturing
- Ensure correct launch performance
- Identify and implement best business practices (BBP)
- Focus on Net Operations Variance and cost/equ
- Maximize labor efficiencies
- Manage to the plant budget
- Execute Cooper Standard and JV partner initiatives to plan (where applicable)
Meet customer delivery requirements
- Achieve inventory days on hand target
- Achieve on-time delivery target to the customer
- Minimize premium freight
Facilitate plant activities with other company groups (IT, CoC, Engineering, Launch Management, etc.)
- Coordinate implementation of corporate initiatives (SAP, process, product, etc.)
- Act as spokesperson for the plant in corporate activities
- Manage program launches through ClauS (Cooper Launch System) adherence
- May, on occasion, be required to perform duties other than those specified in this description
Education and Qualifications:
- Seven to ten years of prior management experience.
- Four-year college degree or equivalent. Advanced degree or equivalent preferred.
- Willingness and ability to travel, as necessary.
Competencies
Communicates Effectively
Ensures Accountability
Manages Complexity
Decision Quality
Drives Engagement
Instills Trust
Drives Vision and Purpose
Total Safety Culture
Quality
Lean Manufacturing
Financial Acumen
Inventory Management
Program Management
Work Environment/Work Conditions:
- Professional Office Environment
- Must wear proper personal protection equipment while on manufacturing floor
- Travel to manufacturing facilities or customer locations when required
- Equipment used requires proper training on the potential for and avoidance of injury
Position Type:
Regular
Additional Locations:
Remote Status:
On-site
