Plant Manager

Company DescriptionJob Description DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The Plant Manager is responsible for providing leadership, direction, and resource stewardship for a high-volume manufacturing site located in Toledo, OH. This role is accountable for driving timely and impactful improvements to the operating environment and for delivering performance at or above expectations for service, cost, safety, and quality. He/She will lead the execution of cross-functional strategies and plans that ensure we execute the company's manufacturing excellence roadmap. The goals of this role are to manage structured change and combine long-term thinking with near term actions and decisions. Successful candidates' leadership and commitment to their team by taking direct responsibility for the safety of the people who work in your business, build trust and value the experience of the team around them and look to develop the people, sets high expectations for self and others, is a change agent and an effective communicator, is comfortable frequently interacting with senior leaders, and shows personal resilience. This position reports to the Director of Operations. Foster a culture, including ways of working and behaviors, that is congruent with our mission, values, and success model Invest a substantial amount of time reinforcing our manufacturing excellence roadmap, holding his/herself and others accountable for performance and leadership commitments Identify and implement ways of working that make lean thinking and employee engagement a way of life in the plant. Focus will be on the process, not the individual Drive simplification efforts within the site, particularly those manufacturing activities "draining" the operations cost structure Take an active role in the community, raise awareness about opportunities the manufacturing industry can offer, nurture future manufacturing talent and grow their network and the company's reputation, and give back Set an unwavering expectation that relationships between supervisors, peers, and employees are respectful and inclusion Create optimized schedules that balance production efficiency, deliver supply, and employee well-being by selectively and strategically using OT Help drive all TQM activities within the sites Manage and ensure successful new product/piloting Develop site strategies for COGS reduction while managing growth and/or expansion Reduce costs of goods measured as savings year-to-year including direct labor and overhead Ensure compliance with quality assurance measured in our QA Index and Right First Time Develop and train leadership and technical groups Provides tactical direction as needed for all operations groups Qualifications A Bachelor's degree required, preferably in engineering or business, or in place of a degree, a minimum of 15 years of significant, relevant professional experience Master's degree preferred Minimum of 10 years previous experience in manufacturing, including packaging, process engineering, warehousing, and assembly Minimum of 5 years in people management role Proven track record of application of lean tools, processes, and systems to deliver sustained continuous improvement preferred Experienced leading teams through compliant execution of formally defined management systems preferred Experience overseeing operational and financial metrics Possesses strong knowledge of manufacturing supply chain functions, including planning, logistics, quality, materials management, and inventory control Requires minimal travel (10%) All Microsoft Office products; AutoCAD and statistical packages desired Additional Information Why work for Cornerstone Building Brands? Our teams are at the heart of our purpose to positively contribute to the communities where welive, work and play.Full-time* team members receive** medical, dental and vision benefits starting day

Created: 2024-10-23