Plant Manager - Grand Rapids, United States - Hutchinson

Description

A North American Tier One Automotive Supplier has a current opening for a Dynamic Plant Manager to run operations in.

This position will direct and coordinate activities of the company operation/plant to obtain optimum efficiency and economy of operations and maximize profits.

MINIMUM POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's Degree level knowledge in business administration or manufacturing engineering with minimum 10 years related manufacturing experience. At least 10 years automotive supplier experience. 5 years' experience with developing budgets and managing financial results.

All candidates must possess working knowledge of lean manufacturing techniques including:
Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, Kanban, Visual Management and JIT


DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

ESSENTIAL
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Plans and develops organization policies and goals and implements goals through subordinate administrative personnel.
• Coordinates activities of Human Resources, production operations, engineering, quality assurance, and accounting to effect operational efficiency and economy.
• Supports promotion of products manufactured or services performed to develop new markets, increase share of market, and obtain/sustain competitive position in industry.
• Analyzes plant or department budget requests to identify areas in which reductions can be made and allocates operating budget.
• Confers with administrative personnel, reviews activity, operating, and sales reports to determine changes in programs or operations required.
• Assists in developing budgets and managing financial results.
• Must possess proficient knowledge of profit loss statements and balance sheet financial reporting.
• Working knowledge of lean manufacturing techniques including Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, Kanban, Visual Management and JIT
• Must demonstrate strong leadership and motivational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Directs preparation of directives to department managers outlining policy, program, or operations changes to be implemented.
• Promotes organization in industry, manufacturing, or trade association.
• Provides a vision and mission via strategy plan, policy development and annual budget.
• Develops a team committed to common goals, working together following the plans above to achieve the organizational goals.
• Provides training and guidance to meet demands of organizational goals.
• Evaluates performance to goals; operations meetings/plant reviews.
• Responsible for fostering continuous improvement in quality, cost, and delivery.

Provides leadership

to relevant cross-functional platform teams as Senior Advisor.

Has a spending authority that is granted in the "A" Order Spending limit that is maintained by the Corporate Controller and Executive VP.

Must have Customer Scorecard Training.

Must actively support our Health, Safety and Environmental Policies, immediately report all dangerous situations and correct them when able to do so safely, participate in all required
Safety Training, meetings, inspections and use all required PPE.

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