MANUFACTURING PLANT MANAGER Job at Copious Staffing Solution in Salisbury

About the job MANUFACTURING PLANT MANAGER POSITION SUMMARYDirects and manages all plant operations with overall responsibilities for production, maintenance, engineering, quality, and other production-related activities while ensuring the mills number one priority is safety. Leads the mills 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 RESPONSIBILITIESSeeks to improve the mills 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 productionOversees the mills manufacturing processes and identifies opportunities for process improvement or efficiency optimization.Develops a manufacturing plan and production schedule that increases profit while reducing overheadWork 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 BS 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 excellenceSupervisory ResponsibilitiesProduction, Engineering, Maintenance, and Quality Additional Responsibilities:Work with Engineering, Maintenance and Quality organization to assure project work is effective and meeting expectations to assure KPIs are meeting desired targets.QUALIFICATIONS and EDUCATION REQUIREMENTSBachelors 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 experienceA strong lean manufacturing backgroundPrevious experience in metals is strongly desiredTravel requiredCOMPETENCIES / DESIRED CHARACTERISTICSLeadership: Getting the right people together with the right behaviors to make better, faster decisions, and achieve operating results.Team Building: Calibrating people based on their actions, decisions, and behaviors and matching them to the requirements of the job; getting competent leaders to coordinate seamlessly.Setting Goals: Determining the set of goals that balances what the operating unit can become with what it can realistically achieve. Setting Priorities: Defining the path and aligning resources, actions and energy to accomplish the goal.