Plant Manager

Steel Technologies

$90K — $110K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Undergraduate degree in a related field preferred
  • 6-8 years of management experience in a production environment
  • Strong knowledge of Lean, 6S, and Kaizen methodologies
  • Proficient in MS Office Suite and familiarity with AS400
  • Ability to interpret financial documents, including income statements and P&Ls
  • Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills
  • Demonstrated leadership in team settings

Responsibilities

  • Supervise leadership and hourly team members
  • Provide tools for efficient teammate performance
  • Assign and delegate tasks
  • Identify training opportunities for teammates
  • Monitor safety and operational improvement areas
  • Develop and control facility budgets
  • Analyze operations to optimize costs and quality

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and advancement
  • Supportive work environment fostering teamwork and collaboration
  • Adherence to corporate and safety regulations
  • Potential for flexible work arrangements
  • Use of personal protective equipment for safety in a manufacturing setting
Full Job Description
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND TASKS

1. Supervise direct and indirect reports in the leadership team and all hourly teammates within the departments these positions oversee

2. Provide teammates the tools needed to perform and operate efficiently and effectively

  1. Assign/delegate tasks to teammates
  2. Identify training needs and opportunities for initial and continuous improvement
  3. Guide and develop teammates to enable them to be promoted to new levels throughout the company
  4. Communicate goals, expectations, and standards for the facility
  5. Perform annual reviews
  6. Initiate disciplinary action when necessary


3. Monitor and identify areas of improvement for safety, operating statistics, inventory, etc. throughout the facility

4. Develop budget and control expenditures of the facility

5. Interact with teammates, customers, sales organization, and leadership

6. Ensure corporate, government, and environmental policies/regulations are adhered to and consistently applied

7. Analyze all aspects of the facility's operations and maintenance/upkeep in order to streamline costs without compromising quality and customer service. This includes dealing with customer rejections, quality control, customer expectations, effective staffing, capacity planning, and machine capabilities

8. Meet with the General Manager to relay information/reporting regarding the daily operations of the facilities

9. Other duties as assigned

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

  • Communication, organization, and problem-solving skills

  • Understands Lean, 6S, Kaizen, Continual Improvement activities

  • Understands KPIs and able to track/monitor trends

  • Understands financial terms and is able to interpret an income statement/P&L

  • Computer skills: proficient in MS Excel, Outlook and Word, knowledgeable of the AS400

  • Team player, leader, strong collaborative traits


Reasonable accommodations may be made to those who are able to perform the essential duties of the job.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Prefer an undergraduate degree in a related field and six to eight years of managing in a production environment. Formal education may be substituted with experience and training when competency in the position is demonstrated.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

This work is performed in a both an office setting with minimal to moderate noise due to computers, printers, and people, along with a manufacturing setting with exposure to noise, dust, heat, etc., requiring the full use of personal protective equipment.

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