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ARCH•Bartlett, TN

About The Position

The Plant General Manager directs and manages all plant operations, with overall responsibility for production, maintenance, quality, and related activities in a cost-effective manner. The role focuses on continuously improving manufacturing processes while ensuring customers receive quality parts on time. The General Manager coordinates plant activities with departmental managers, monitors operating costs and performance, maintains product and equipment standards, and supports plant managers on workforce matters. The role also requires a hands-on presence on the plant floor to identify potential production or quality problems before they occur. The position requires frequent walking and occasional standing and sitting. The office is near the plant facility, where noise is often moderate to loud on or near the plant floor. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

Minimum of 10 to 15 years of hands-on manufacturing experience.
Decision-making skills.
Problem-solving and analysis skills.
Financial management skills.
Business acumen.
Ability to act as a change agent and work with a diverse group of people.
Knowledge and ability with Microsoft Suite, especially Microsoft Word and Excel.
Strong managerial leadership and communication proficiency, with the ability to motivate and lead others.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations; write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals; and present information effectively and respond to questions.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts, including discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume, and apply basic algebra and geometry.
Ability to solve practical problems involving varied concrete variables and limited standardization, and interpret written, oral, diagrammed, or scheduled instructions.
Ability to walk frequently and stand and sit occasionally, with reasonable accommodation where applicable.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree.
Experience with ERP systems.

Responsibilities

Coordinate plant activities through planning with departmental managers to accomplish Business Unit goals in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Maintain standards for product quality, equipment, and operator performance, and use cost-effective technology to maximize production.
Preserve fixed assets and recommend purchases of new equipment and improvements to plant property.
Develop, monitor, and report operating costs within functional areas; alert management to cost and labor overruns and recommend and implement solutions.
Ensure orders are manufactured according to specifications and meet quality standards.
Advise plant managers on labor issues, including safety, security, employee relations, scheduling, training and development, and grievances.
Ensure plant managers and supervisors follow company policy and administer practices fairly and equitably.
Implement cost-effective controls over operating expenditures, manpower, wages, and salaries.
Establish and monitor plant production and quality performance standards; compile and analyze daily and monthly reports and report on production-system performance for the Management Review process.
Control and minimize labor overtime, premium freight, and repair expenses; implement and maintain preventative maintenance programs.
Take a hands-on approach and identify potential production or quality problems on the plant floor before they occur.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.