Plant Manager - Jackson, United States - Foam Fabricators Inc

Description

Job Description

Job Title: Plant Manager

Reports to: Director, Operations

FLSA Status: Exempt

Travel: Domestic travel required at times (up to 10%)

Summary The Plant Manager is responsible for the overall management and direction of the day-to-day business operations, ensuring sales and production objectives are met at the lowest cost consistent with product quality requirements, while maintaining high safety standards and ensuring all legal and regulatory compliance. Develops business plans, budgets, and staffing requirements to support growth to annual sales volumes through delegating authority to key direct reports and utilizing inputs from cross-functional peers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

· Strong production floor presence. Responsible for managing the site safety and environmental compliance programs and for ensuring that all employees adhere to these policies, including basic housekeeping and 5S.

· Direct functional responsibility for safety, quality, production scheduling, production, maintenance, tooling, and engineering.

· Demonstrated proficiency in P&L statement analysis and with budget responsibility of driving year-over-year cost reductions.

· Coordinates development of long and short-range plans with corporate operations staff including annual budgets and strategic plans.

· Demonstrated ability to interface with, and maintain effective relationships with, all functional departments and employees in a team-oriented environment.

· Must possess and effectively apply intellect, judgment, and management skills to achieve desired business performance results.

· Determines facility policies consistent with corporate policies and directs/supervises the application of these policies for the site, while working in concert with onsite cross-functional peers.

· Ensure compliance with the production schedule to meet or exceed customer service requirements.

· May have direct contact with customers on complaints and service matters as required.

· Carefully prepare, review and forward for approval all requests for capital equipment consistent with Company policy.

· Works closely with cross-functional peers in Sales, Customer Care, Quality and Human Resources to support local and Company-wide business initiatives.

· Responsible for the site's ISO and/or Quality Management Program.

· Direct oversight of plant maintenance program, including preventative maintenance program, critical spare parts inventory, plant systems room and overall equipment reliability.

· Ensure all personnel matters, including salary actions and disciplinary actions, are dealt with in a timely and appropriate manner and in accordance with Company policy.

· Represents the Company in the community and promotes the Company's goodwill and interest in community activities.

· Responsible for site compliance for both internal and external regulatory requirements in safety, health, and environment.

Competency:

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

· Business Acumen - Understands business implications of decisions; Displays orientation to profitability; Demonstrates knowledge of market and competition; Aligns work with strategic goals.

· Demonstrated excellence in driving continuous improvement across operations, engineering, and administrative functions in an industrial product manufacturing environment.

· Strong analytical skill set and demonstrated ability to work with cross-functional teams to quickly analyze problems and develop effective solutions.

· Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics

· Judgment - Displays willingness to make decisions; Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Includes appropriate people in decision-making process; Makes timely decisions. Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions.

· Highly motivated self-starter with a high energy level and track record of success.

· Excellent interpersonal skills; strong with presentation and communications skills; demonstrated organizational skills with solid follow through to results

· Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.

· Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; Determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; Reports potentially unsafe condition, Uses equipment and materials properly. Flexible and adaptive to change.

· Inspires and motivates others to perform well and accepts feedback from others.

· Well organized, dependable, punctual, strong work ethic with exceptional integrity.

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

· Analytical - Collects and researches data; Uses intuition and experience to complement data.

· Management of Personnel Resources-Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education Requirements/Work Experience:

· Bachelor's Degree in business administration, operational management or other technical disciplines; formal training in at least one continuous improvement discipline (i.e. Lean or Six Sigma).

· 5+ years leadership experience in industrial manufacturing operations with proven track record for high performance results.

· Experience with foam molding or shaping operations is preferred

Computer Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Office -- MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; proficiency in use of Quality Systems, ERP (NetSuites preferred) & MRP systems.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms.

This document in no way states or implies that these are the only responsibilities of, and the duties to be performed by, the employee occupying this position.The Company reserves the right to change, modify, amend, add to or delete from, any section of this document as it deems, in its judgment, to be proper.