Plant Manager Jobs

Plant ManagerOversees all daily operations of plant production. Keeps production at maximum capacity while working within financial controls. Ensures all required quality and regulatory standards are met. Develops processes for maximizing safety, quality, productivity and stewardship. May provide oversight to several plant level functions such as accounting, maintenance, distribution, and administration. Develops major goals to support broad functional objectives. Approves policies developed within various sub-functions and departments. Comprehensive knowledge of the overall departmental function.

• Build a culture that includes an open, high trust, learning environment.
• Manage daily operations to ensure facility performance is aligned to and achieves business objectives in the areas of safety, quality, productivity and people development.
• Coordinate plant activities through the planning with departmental managers to insure the manufacturing objectives are accomplished and contribute to the overall success and instill a culture of accountability to perform against these objectives.
• Manages overall plant operations which may include finance, manufacturing, manufacturing engineering, materials, quality assurance/control, human resources and information systems.
• Will be responsible to develop a culture of high trust, clear metrics, leading indicators, ownership and accountability.
• Provides leadership for employee relations through effective communications, coaching, training and development to accomplish the company goals and objectives.
• Understand and ensure all regulatory compliance standards are met.
• Optimize plant performance through the appropriate use of manpower, equipment and resources.
• Set, measure and maintain the highest standards for process standards, plant housekeeping and safety.
• Direct responsibility to align objectives within each function to achieve the business strategic goals. These objectives will include safety, quality, reliability, productivity and people development.

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Manufacturing equivalent.
Manufacturing experience of 8+ years with 5 years operations leadership.
Glass manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
Experience working in a unionized environment.
Experience in change management, process improvement and optimization.
Experience managing operational budgets within a capital intensive industry.
Ability to lead in a way that builds trust with a passion to grow and develop self and others
Ability to effectively communicate at all levels – from shop floor to executive leadership.
Willing to be accessible 24/7 to support facility as needed.