Plant Manager

Chesterfield, MI, United States

The Job:

As a Plant Manager, you’ll be part of our Stanley Engineered Fastening team overseeing our two Chesterfield, MI locations, as well as our Troy, MI location, working as an on-site employee.    You’ll get to:  

• Assume overall leadership of Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Inventory and People (SQCDIP) for products and processes.

• Complete responsibility for site(s) financial performance.

• Directly interact with all support functions including Commercial, Advanced Manufacturing, Quality, EHS, Security, HR, Finance, Engineering, and Supply chain to ensure increasing levels of customer and employee satisfaction while improving the efficiency of labor, materials, and machines.

• Support new product development plans by collaborating with the relevant product managers to improve product profiles, cost, standards, profits, and availability.

• Lead and manage policy deployment in the areas of Lean Manufacturing techniques, quality, cost reduction, complete and on time delivery, safety, customer satisfaction, employee relations, digital factory, and plant performance measures.

• Provide plant and team leadership through visioning, goals, expectations, performance management, coaching and communication, employee engagement, employee development, and employee relations.

• Provide leadership for root cause analysis and effective problem solving, yielding immediate and long-term corrective actions and sustainable enhancements.

• Ensure compliance with all federal and state regulations (e.g. OSHA), as well as all company policies and standards, including cost control, human resources, on-time delivery, quality, safety, and waste reduction.

• Manage material requirements to increase inventory turns and reduce levels on hand.

• Support the development of an accurate annual budget, effectively manage the budget, and provide analysis for forecasting changes.

• Support IBP/S&OP through effectively monitoring demand forecast and comparing/converting it into supply forecast factoring in head/tail winds for labor, material, and machines.

• Effectively plan for, budget for, and manage operations headcount needs driving strong labor efficiencies.

• Identify, justify, communicate, and drive implementation of capital investments and improvement projects.

• Balance work cell loading across the plant and leverage strong material flow optimization opportunities.

• Continually benchmark and drive effective application of best practices and upskilling of our associates.

The Person:

You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? In fact, you embrace it. You also have:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Operations, or related field required and an MBA preferred.

• Minimum of ten (10) years of related progressive manufacturing operations multi-site leadership experience in a multi shift environment, managing multiple business functions.

• Plastic injection molding, cold forming, and tier I automative supplier experience required.

• Site P&L responsibility experience.

• Certification in Lean or Six Sigma a plus.

• The ideal candidate is an experienced professional with proficiency in the following areas:

  • Creating a Safety Culture.

  • Unionized site leadership

  • Ability to create followership and lead an organization through significant change and improvement.

  • Financial analysis, including understanding and use of balance sheets, profit and loss statements, etc.

  • Highly customer responsive.

  • Short and long-term planning.

  • Excellent project management.

  • High volume assembly operations preferred.

• The idea candidate models the following leadership competencies:

  • Character – Display high integrity, honesty.

  • Personal Capability – Demonstrate technical and professional expertise, solve problems and analyze issues, Innovate, Practice self-development.

  • Focus on Results – Establish stretch goals and Take responsibility for outcomes with a sense of urgency.

  • Interpersonal Skills – Excellent inter-personal communicate skills; Inspire and motivate others to high performance; Build relationships, develop others, and Collaborate with others.

  • Lead Organizational Change – Develop strategic perspectives, Champion change, Connect internal groups with the outside world.

The Details:

You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan, including:

• Medical, dental, life, vision, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well-being.

• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.

And More:

We want our company to be a place you’ll want to be – and stay. Being part of our team means you’ll get to:

• Grow: Be part of our global company with 20+ brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

• Learn: Have access to a wealth of learning resources, including our digital learning portal.

• Belong: Experience an awesome place to work, where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for a wide range of perspectives and experiences.

• Give Back: Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back, and sustainable business practices.

What’s more, you’ll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors, and everyday heroes all over the world. We’re more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial. We’re visionaries and innovators. As successful as we’ve been in the past, we have so much further to go. That’s where you come in. Join us!

The Salary range for this position is $134,300.00 - $231,700.00

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