Job Description
GENERAL SUMMARY :
This role will be r e s pon si b l e f o r the o v e r a ll da y - t o - da y m a n a g e m en t o f a p ro du ct i o n p la nt to produce products and direct activities to ensure quality products. The role will also oversee the d i r e cti o n of a ll pe r s o n ne l in t h e p r odu ct i on d epa r t m e n t, drive the production facility to achieve all safety, quality, productivity, and efficiency goals, and fill in for the Plant Manager during absences.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS :
- Provide clear guidance to the workforce regarding the safety and productivity of the plant.
- Develop short- and long-range operating strategies in conjunction with the General Manager to align with company goals.
- Develop and train employees with the knowledge of how they influence the company’s profitability.
- Must be hands on and accessible.
- Assists Plant Manager in developing and formulating long and short-term range planning, policies, programs, and objectives to meet strategic goals.
- Establish and control plant operating budgets.
- Formulates and recommends manufacturing policies and programs to guide the organization in maintaining and improving its competitive position and the profitability of the operation.
- Directs and coordinates various program essentials including training, safety, housekeeping, cost reductions, worker involvement and security.
- Ensure that production is in accordance with plan, meets quality standards and customer’s expectation.
- Understands sales forecast and can convert it into a production plan to assure exemplary service to customers.
- Ensure cost effective utilization of workforce.
- Works with leads and supervisors to assure development of staff. Takes necessary corrective action as needed on a timely basis and in accordance with company policy.
- Assures compliance of current federal, state, and local regulation
- Help develop SOP’s, operating procedures, and training of all personnel.
- Recommend and implement approved capital projects and changes in the workplace.
- Assures product quality meets or exceeds customer expectations.
- Provide reports; analyze reports and administration work associated with plant.
- Performs miscellaneous duties and projects as assigned and required.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES :
- Strong customer focus - includes the ability to balance the needs of the customer with the needs of the business as well as fostering a strong customer focus mindset.
- Strong fact-based decision-making skills – supports decisions with data and uses data to solve problems.
- Ability to Establish Plans – set clear, measurable goals, anticipating roadblocks and adjusts for problems, can accurately assess the length and difficulty of tasks.
- Change Champion – able to communicate changes, remove obstacles and understand who needs to be involved in driving changes.
- Strong execution skills – can provide support without removing responsibility, monitors progress to ensure achievement of goals, coordinates with other work groups.
- Creates an environment that fosters process improvement and challenges status quo to eliminate non-value-added work.
- Understanding of Supply Chain function and interaction with other departments
- Strong coaching skills – ability to assess talent accurately, make tough calls when needed and work with employees on development to ensure their success as well as continued achievement of organizational goals.
- Able to Provide Direction – sets clear objectives and develops KPIs to monitor work. Clarifies roles and responsibilities and monitors progress and results.
- Motivates Others – Inspires people to excel by creating a work environment that allows people to do their best.
- Fosters Teamwork – values all employee’s contributions, involving team in decisions that affect them and discourages “we” vs. “them” attitude.
- Strong Business Process Orientation ensuring strategic process alignment across functions consistent with corporate strategies and goals.
- Computer skills a must, specific proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Internet, and email.
- Proficient with organizational skills
- Ability to plan, organize, execute, and monitor changes according to organizational goals.
- Ability to communicate with a diverse workforce and interdepartmental relation skills.
- Establish schedules, deadlines, and production goals. Analyze impact of decisions on plant and other departments prior to executing them.
- Coordinate resources toward fulfillment of desired objectives.
- Organize work autonomously or as part of a team.
- Control and/or adapt to interruptions, changes, disorder, or repetition without losing efficiency or composure.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE :
- 3 – 5 years in a manufacturing environment with supervisory experience.
- Proficiency in Microsoft office suite
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: - The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- This is a hands-on position. This would require the ability to lift up-to 50lbs., bending or standing on a stool as necessary.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: - This job operates in a warehouse environment. The employee is occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme conditions. The noise level in the work environment can be loud.
Comp - $60,000
Job Tags
Full time, Temporary work, Work at office, Local area,