Plant Manager

The Plant Manager provides the leadership, management, and vision necessary to ensure operating efficiency and the highest level of customer service. This position is responsible for managing total plant operations and delivering superior customer satisfaction by driving results and exceeding expectations in the key areas of budgeting, compliance, safety programs, and people management.Ideal Candidate Profile7-10 years of Plant leadership experience in automated manufacturing, logistics, supply chain, distribution, or industrial operationsBachelor’s degree preferredDemonstrated ownership of site performance metricsStrong people leadership and employee engagement capabilityExperience leading safety, quality, cost, service, and productivity outcomesExperience with leading multi-disciplinary teamsWorking knowledge of Lean, Continuous Improvement, and operational excellence and ability to apply basic principles to operational executionFinancial and business acumen or the ability to understand, interpret, and use financial information and business circumstances to drive sound business decisionsMatrixed environment experience and being able to deliver results with support and alignment from other organizational functionsAbility to lead a team of both hourly and salaried staff including Direct and Indirect Scope/AccountabilitiesFull site leadership (production, safety, cost, quality, service)Translate network priorities into plant executionOwn plant-level performance results and leadership effectiveness Key ResponsibilitiesOwn full plant P&L and long-term performanceDeliver site KPIs (people, safety, quality, DIFOT, cost, productivity)Embed standard operation systems and processesDrive performance improvement vs. baselineBuild high-performing frontline leadership teamsDrive Lean/CI executionManage labor and capacityLead talent development and succession within siteNetworking and representing the organization within the communityEffective communication with all key stakeholders Required CapabilitiesStrong operational executive & P&L ownershipDeep operational execution disciplineFinancial ownership at plant levelLeadership and engagementData driven decision making and performance managementWorking knowledge of automation/engineering environments