Assistant Plant Manager

Axalta • Detroit, MI

23h • Onsite

About The Position

Axalta is seeking an Assistant Plant Manager for its facility in Mt Clemens, MI. This role will manage all aspects of the site’s operations and serve as the site responsible leader for the Mt. Clemens campus. The Mt. Clemens facility is a key site within the Mobility Business Segment, with approximately 550 employees across all functions and over 300 operations employees within the span of control for this role. This position requires collaboration and partnership with Supply Chain, Sales/Marketing, R&D, and Customer Service teams. The successful candidate will translate Regional and Global operations strategy into local execution, ensuring efficient product flow and best-in-class service. Responsibilities include analyzing local plant requirements, developing and executing the manufacturing strategy, advancing the safety culture, leveraging industry best practices and financial analysis to enhance operations performance and improve cost position. The role drives process excellence and continuous improvement in all site metrics (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, Cost, and People), considering the latest developments in competitive technology, EH&S, and team development. The qualified candidate will be a high-energy self-starter with a strong work ethic, excelling at both tactical execution and strategic planning, motivated by a competitive industry, and an expert in fulfilling customer requirements and maximizing cost productivity. Excellent communication and leadership skills, along with deep, relevant experience across multiple functions of a best-in-class manufacturing organization, are critical.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, chemistry or related field; or equivalent experience
• 8+ Years of experience in progressive manufacturing operations leadership roles
• 5+ Years of experience leading managers of people
• Prior experience in a Manufacturing environment as a leader in a manufacturing setting
• Knowledge and experience leading in Process Safety Management (PSM) environment or highly regulated plant

Nice To Haves

• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Experience leading a large complex team and/or organization and driving an inclusive and engaging culture therein
• Demonstrated ability to attract, retain and grow talent
• Strong financial and analytical skills; must be able to develop and implement a strategy to maximize productivity and profitability
• Strong chemical batch processing knowledge in a lean environment with high customization amongst products, including experience applying or implementing lean manufacturing, kaizen methodology and productions systems
• Demonstrated experience in gathering and reporting business data and key performance indicators to senior level leadership teams
• Strong bias for action and keen sense of urgency
• Demonstrated ability to take calculated and intelligent risks using creative/innovative thinking
• Flexible and adaptable to demanding and fast-paced work environment
• Able to adeptly operate in a matrixed reporting structure
• Responsible Care management system experience

Responsibilities

• Full accountability for all operational aspects of an integrated coatings facility including production, warehousing, and maintenance
• Consciously create an engaging culture that emphasizes Axalta values and behaviors with a focus on quality and safety
• Drive execution on all key site metrics (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, Cost and People) with a focus on year-over-year improvement and sitewide engagement in reaching goals
• Demonstrate an unwavering commitment to safety and build a strong site culture around safety and PSM
• Manage a team of operational and functional leaders while reporting into the Plant Manager
• Build a diverse and inclusive environment that fosters collaboration and empowerment, and is focused on the pursuit of excellence in operations, EHS, quality, lean, and productivity
• Cultivate a continuous improvement mindset that drives improvements in quality, cost, delivery, and inventory every day
• Manage operations budget through continuous productivity improvement and Quality control
• Identify opportunities for operational excellence and sitewide engagement in related projects
• Close collaboration with business partners and alignment of operations, business, and Axalta strategic goals
• Provide strong leadership to Manufacturing functions and build team capabilities around these areas
• Develop staffing plans and levels aligned with budget and business needs
• Foster a spirit of teamwork and unity among department members that allows for disagreement over ideas, conflict and expeditious conflict resolution, and the appreciation of diversity as well as cohesiveness, supportiveness, and working effectively together to enable each employee and the department to succeed.
• Maintain transparent communication practices by appropriately communicating organization information.
• Empower employees to take responsibility for their jobs and goals.
• Delegate responsibility and expect accountability and regular feedback.

Benefits

• Innovative solutions
• Technologies that protect customers’ products
• Add dimension and beauty with colourful finishes
• Vast and ever-evolving portfolio of brands
• Opportunity to play an important part in modernizing infrastructure
• Enabling the next generation of electric and autonomous vehicles
• 2040 carbon neutrality goal
• 10 other sustainability initiatives
• Pride in working with customers to optimize their businesses and achieve their goals

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager