Plant Manager

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESThe Plant Manager is responsible for providing leadership, direction, and resource stewardship for a high-volume manufacturing site located in North Brunswick, NJ. This role is accountable for driving timely and impactful improvements to the operating environment and for delivering performance at or above expectations for safety, quality, delivery, cost, and their team. HeShe 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 demonstrate their commitment to their team by taking direct responsibility for the safety of the people who work in your business, building trust and valuing 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.Operations LeadershipSet an unwavering expectation that relationships between supervisors, peers, and employees are respectful and inclusiveMaintain environments that influence how we feel physically and mentally at work and reflect attention to detail not only in the quality of our output, but in our daily productive routinesDevelop site strategies for COGS reduction while managing growth andor expansionReduce costs of goods measured as savings year-to-year including direct labor and overheadManage and ensure successful new productpilotingCross-Functional LeadershipTake responsibility for the safety and security of the people who work in our business, the products we supply to customers, and the company's physical assets; identify, assess, and address any immediate safety and security issuesCreate optimized schedules that balance production efficiency, deliver supply, and employee well-being by selectively and strategically using OTEnsure compliance with quality assurance measured in our QA Index and Right First TimeHelp drive all TQM activities within the sitesOperations ExcellenceInvest a substantial amount of time reinforcing our manufacturing excellence roadmap, holding hisherself and others accountable for performance and leadership commitmentsIdentify 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 individualDrive simplification efforts within the site, particularly those that impact operational costsHelp manage the effort for all new equipment, assist in establishing a project team, clearly establishing a CommissioningQualificationVerification (CQV) process approachTalent & OrganizationInvest significant effort on talent offense and aligning training and development of teams to mindsets and skillsets important to the future of our businessProvide tactical direction as needed for all operations groupsDevelop and train leadership and technical groupsUse qualitative and quantitative approaches to forecasting labor demand and mixCultureFoster a culture, including ways of working and behaviors, that is congruent with our mission, values, and success modelTake an active role in the community: raise awareness about opportunities the manufacturing industry can offer, nurture future manufacturing talent, grow their network and the company's reputation, and give backDevelop and deliver approaches to improve culture based on employee engagement survey dataDevelop and implement solutions that drive a high-performance cultureEDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTSBachelor's degree required, preferably in engineering or business, or in place of a degree, a minimum of 12-15 years of significant, relevant professional experienceMinimum of 8 years previous experience in manufacturing, including packaging, process engineering, warehousing, and assemblyMinimum of 4 years in people management role, including leading a cross disciplinary leadership teamProven track record of application of lean tools, processes, and systems to deliver sustained continuous improvement preferredExperienced leading teams through compliant execution of formally defined management systemsExperience participating on cross-functional teams, driving decision-making, and overseeing operational and financial metricsPossesses strong knowledge of manufacturing supply chain functions, including planning, logistics, quality, materials management, and inventory controlRequires minimal travel (10%)All Microsoft Office products; AutoCAD and statistical packages desired

Created: 2024-11-10