PLANT MANAGER
$140,00-190,000 + Bonus + Full Benefits
Hopkinsville, KY
Directs and manages all plant operations with overall responsibilities for production, maintenance, engineering, quality, and other production-related activities while ensuring the mill’s number one priority is safety. Leads the mill’s culture initiative to create a great place to work for attracting and retaining top talent. Employs lean manufacturing techniques, visual controls, and plant performance measures to meet production goals and strives for continuous improvement. Provides leadership for problem resolution to facilitate faster improvements and better working relationships.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Seeks to improve the mill’s operational performance and competitive positioning through continuous improvement of production related processes.
- Assists with overseeing policies, procedures, and processes designed to minimize costs and maximize production
- Oversees the mill’s manufacturing processes and identifies opportunities for process improvement or efficiency optimization.
- Develops a manufacturing plan and production schedule that increases profit while reducing overhead
- Work directly with department heads to coordinate purchasing, production, quality, and distribution processes, with the expectation of achieving budgeted year over year improvements in revenue, ROS, yield, and productivity.
- Execute the strategy deployment plan within the business including implementing, operating, and optimizing new technologies and processes that build on our sustainable competitive advantage and position the business for decades of highly profitable rapid growth.
- Champion health, environment, and safety initiatives within the business, while maintaining compliance standards.
- Provide expectations, accountability, and direction to direct reports.
- Prepares and maintains plant budgets; control and monitor cost to maintain budget goals.
- Champion the Business system and utilize concepts in all aspects of the business resulting in elimination of waste, clarity of purpose, and organizational focus, while driving continuous improvement within the organization.
- Develop a culture that promotes involvement, communication, mutual trust & respect, expectations and accountability, and a passion for excellence.
Supervisory Responsibilities
· Production, Engineering, Maintenance, and Quality
· Additional Responsibilities:
· Work with Engineering, Maintenance and Quality organization to assure project work is effective and meeting expectations to assure KPI’s are meeting desired targets.
QUALIFICATIONS and EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Material Science, Operations Management or Business; and / or combination of education and equivalent relevant years of experience
- 8-10 years of manufacturing experience
- A strong lean manufacturing background
- Previous experience in metals is strongly desired
- Travel required
MUST HAVE
- 8+ years experience in Manufacturing
- Previous Plant Manager experience
- Lean/Six Sigma experience
IDEAL CANDIDATE
Ideal candidate will have 8-10 years experience in manufacturing, preferably in Metals (Not scrap metal), they will have been a plant manager, have experience in Lean/Six Sigma and able to relocate to Salisbury, MD area if not already there.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $140,000.00 - $190,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus pay
- Signing bonus
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Hopkinsville, KY: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)
Application Question(s):
- What is the best email to contact you?
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Preferred)
Experience:
- Plant management: 1 year (Preferred)
- Metals: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Lean / Six Sigma Certification (Preferred)
Work Location: In person