Director, Plant Manager

Scope of leadership role Regal Rexnord is seeking a Plant Manager full time on site at our Florence, KY location. This plant is a $100M+ business, with 150 associates, non-union. This is a critical role to drive a growth-focused operations strategy & provides hands-on leadership to a cross functional team within a very matrixed location. The Plant Manager drives an operational excellence culture for the operations location. Directly reporting to this position are management and professionals in Production, Continuous Improvement, Human Resources, Safety, and Finance. Within the site, this position will manage the discipline of SQDCG (safety, quality, delivery, cost competitiveness, growth), to enable the plant to drive top line revenue growth and bottom-line profitability. The leader will develop and implement long and short-term strategic plans to meet the plants' Targets to Improve (TTIs), drive significant plant Key Performance Indicator (KPI) improvements, partnering closely with the site management teams while supporting the application of the Regal Rexnord Business System (RBS) which includes 80/20 methodologies and Continuous Improvement. Key Responsibilities Operational Excellence & Effective Problem Solving Full plant manufacturing operations responsibility for the location, leading all aspects of the manufacturing operations, facilities, planning, tactical purchasing, materials management, and associates. Maintain a safe work environment that is compliant with all regulations and drive environmental health and safety (EHS) metrics and continuous improvement initiatives that promote safety. Lead the plant operations team to deliver on Annual Operating Plan (AOP), monthly, quarterly, and annually. Establish and sustain strong visual daily management, GEMBA culture, root cause corrective action, problem solving, and lean flow, including regular presence on the operations floor with consistent attendance at GEMBA. Set and achieve short and long-term SQDCG and financial objectives by supporting and driving the strategic vision by breaking it into actionable strategies and tactics. Direct activities across the plant, providing leadership to Production, Quality, Purchasing, Human Resources and Finance. Ensures accountability and enables the predictability of the outcomes of the plant. Determine true root cause and corrective action of delivery, quality or other issues quickly and effectively. Lead and drive the Regal Rexnord Business System which includes 80/20 and Continuous Improvement. Skilled and experienced in decomposing a strategic vision into actionable strategies and tactics, that can be cascaded to their location. Drive CI mindset, with clear future factory vision, to significantly improve productivity and efficiency across their plant and drive employee engagement. Develops controls and critically reviews results of operation in reference to planned objectives. Performs other duties as assigned. P&L Leadership - Business Partner Works as a member of the plant leadership team to develop and communicate a future vision for the business, creates annual planning for what good looks like, and coaches and develops a team via the Gemba process, with speed. Partners with the plant leadership team on the overall plant strategy, supports the establishment of an X-matrix, and drives policy deployment initiatives, aligned to operations with urgency and a high say/do. Responsible for synthesizing action plans, timelines and budgets for project and product goals and adjusting these plans accordingly to effectively respond to changing demands of the operation. Talent Management Develops a high-performance team by engaging, coaching, and developing team members, and by driving accountability and ownership at all levels. Builds a team where all managers are proven talent, with a strong say/do and continuous improveme