Plant Manager

Company: OmniMax International, LLC
Location: Gridley
Posted on: March 18, 2023

Job Description:

Direct the administration, production, distribution, and warehousing operations for branch or plant by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinates production, distribution, warehousing, and sales in accordance with policies, principles, and procedures established by the company.
  • Recommend the hiring, firing, discipline, promotion, demotion of employees
  • Develops plans for efficient use of materials, machines, and employees.
  • Reviews production costs and product quality, and modifies production and inventory control programs to maintain and enhance profitable operation of division.
  • Recommend budgets, capital spending, manning, etc. to management.
  • Provide leadership and direct all manufacturing activity on site ensuring best practice/compliance with Quality, Health & Safety, Environmental and customer requirements.
  • Promote a culture of discipline in cost control and productivity, ensuring maximum focus across all manufacturing activities based on established key performance indicators.
  • Reviews production costs and product quality, and modifies production and inventory control programs to maintain and enhance profitable operation of division.
  • Assume responsibility for site maintenance in addition to plant and equipment procurement ensuring cost effectiveness and rigorous implementation of preventative maintenance program.
  • Active participation in production planning process ensuring commercial plans is consistent with management objectives and budgets.
  • Set aggressive but achievable targets for productivity, customer service, and safety. Continuously monitor progress towards targets and initiate corrective actions.
  • Develop strong relationships with field sales representatives and or customers to meet high service expectations
  • Work with Continuous Improvement team to improve order integrity, and implement Lean/Visual management techniques
  • Directs Lean initiatives and processes
  • Promotes the company's safety program by following all safety regulations.
    Organizational Relationships
    
    
    • Interfaces at all organizational levels, including senior corporate and operating group management. Frequent interaction with: Operations, Engineering, Inventory Planning, Product Managers, Sales, Commodity Sourcing and Human Resources Managers.
    • Leads team of exempt and non-exempt production, inventory control, quality, safety, managers and supervisors in the execution of facility objectives.Position Specification
      
      
      • Bachelor's degree is preferred Lean and/or Six Sigma certification desired.
      • Five plus years of manufacturing management experience including 3+ years of lean and continuous improvement experience.
      • Must be a change agent with excellent analytical skills and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
      • Operates with high urgency and personal initiative, while maintaining good coordination and communication with staff
      • Strong leadership and communication skills to empower employees and teams to drive lean and quality initiatives that lead to customer-focused results. Good presentation skills to effectively share successes and ideas also required.
      • P&L Responsibility
      • Lean or Lean Six Sigma trained and or certified is a plus.
        • !0 Years of Production Manufacturing experience may be considered in lieu of prior plant manufacturing experience
          ExperienceRequired
          • 5 - 7 years: 5-7 years prior plant manager experience preferably in a metals manufacturing facilityEducationPreferred
            • Bachelors or betterLicenses & CertificationsPreferred
              • Lean Sigma

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