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Plant Manager

Kansas City, MO

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Job Type

Full-time

Description

Plant Manager

The Plant Manager oversees the operations of a tier one automotive blanking and stamping supplier. Lead the manufacturing facility to safely provide the best solutions and service to the supply chain and the customers. Define current and long-term objectives for safety, service, quality, and employees and deploying resources effectively. Establish and communicate clear goals, strategy, and deliverables. Support and foster a high-performance work team that encourages collaboration and continuous improvement. Exercise sound judgment in the execution of your job responsibilities.

Essential Functions:

• Plan, organize, direct, and run optimum day-to-day operations to exceed our customers’ expectation through the oversight of shipping, receiving, production and maintenance activities

• Increase production, assets capacity and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs and maintaining current quality standards

• Be responsible for production output, product quality and on-time shipping

• Allocate resources effectively and fully utilize assets to produce optimal results

• Implement strategies in alignment with strategic initiatives and provide a clear sense of direction and focus

• Monitor operations and trigger corrective actions

• Collect and analyze data to find places of waste or overtime

• Commit to plant safety procedures and hold others accountable for adherence

• Responsible for hiring, performance management, employee relations, monitoring employee productivity, training and disciplinary measures that fosters self-correcting employees.

• Responsible to enforce and support company policies and procedures, escalating matters of importance

• Responsible for ensuring ISO /TS standards and regulations are adhered to

• Regularly inspect the plant floor and equipment to ensure everything is working properly, to include the grounds and truck yard as well

• Work closely with all internal plant and corporate functions, including and not limited to sales, marketing, quality, procurement, finance, and human resources

• Dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers, get firsthand customer information; established and maintains effective relationships with customers

• Other duties as assigned by senior management

Requirements

Requirements:

• Demonstrated strong leadership skills

• Proven work experience as a plant manager as well as managerial experience

• Adequate knowledge of business and management principles (budgeting, strategic planning, resource allocation and human resources)

• Familiarity with automotive aluminum and steel blanking equipment and technical expertise.

• Knowledge of safety, quality, productivity, demand creation, inventory, and stewardship processes

• Computer literacy

• Strong team building, decision-making and people management skills

• Strong attention to detail and follow through

• Able to effectively manage multiple tasks at one time while meeting deadline

Supervisory Responsibility

This position does have supervisory responsibilities of plant management and maintenance personnel

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or related field is preferred. Formal education may be substituted with experience and training when competency in the position is demonstrated.

• 8 + years previous experience in manufacturing field required, preferably in steel and aluminum

• 8+ years progressive managerial experience required

• Proficient skills in Microsoft office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

• Strong financial and business acumen, including knowledge of market trends, technology and best practices

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