Manager, Plant

Dover Corporation•Chester, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Dover Food Retail (DFR) is a leading manufacturer of Display Cases, Specialty Products, Refrigeration Systems, Power Systems and Comprehensive Services. DFR is part of the Climate & Sustainability Technologies segment of the Dover Corporation. The primary responsibility of this position is to drive profitability and growth through strategic and daily tactical management, driving a culture of functional manufacturing excellence and continuous improvement. The Manager, Plant will drive initiatives aligned with short and long-term business plans. This position will foster a culture that promotes employee involvement and engagement in creating and sustaining a safe and secure work environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in applicable Engineering discipline, Business Administration, Production or Operations Management, or other applicable disciplines.
Minimum of 5-7 years’ leadership experience in a manufacturing setting with a proven track record in leading culture change and improving performance.
Strong strategic thinking skills with ability to develop long-term strategic plans and follow-up action plan to execute on these deliverables.
Solid and proven background in the application of production/inventory control, procurement procedures and techniques, and logistics desirable.
Experience utilizing project management tools necessary.
Lean training and experience, examples of implementing successful lean evolutions.
Must be able to demonstrate a history of sustained results in a plant setting.
Strong financial acumen with key knowledge of financial levers to pull in order to achieve results
Must have excellent facilitation/coaching skills; strong leadership and communication skills with the proven ability to: drive and influence change, manage conflict, accountability, and foster an environment of excellence at all levels of the organization.
Must deliver all communication with clarity, impact and passion, and tailored to the audience.
Must display high ethical standards of conduct; ability to handle confidential information with great sensitivity; works well under pressure.
Must possess problem solving skills and behaviors that foster positive relationships with employees, peers, management, and other levels within the organization.
Strong computer skills in Microsoft Suite products as well as utilization of company system for managing and reporting data and information a must.

Responsibilities

Provides strategic leadership, vision and sets clarity of direction for the Conyers plant.
Assigns responsibilities for tasks and results; setting clear goals and objectives.
Establishes performance metrics, standards, and measurements for direct reports and the operation as a whole and delivers timely, objective, and actionable feedback on performance to plan.
On-going report-outs to Executive team on established results and progress.
Manages operation to achieve/exceed agreed-upon growth, revenue, and operating income objectives.
Implements and maintains visual management standards identifying and reporting problems and issues for resolution.
Champions a continuous improvement culture infusing Lean methodology and knowledge, and supporting continued cost reductions, waste reductions, process automation, quality improvements and on-time delivery.
Ensures that products are delivered on time to customers and that products meet all customer expectations regarding quality and performance.
Works proactively with and effectively engages functional counterparts to ensure overall organizational success.
Acts as a coach, mentor, and role model for his or her direct reports and the facility, maintaining the highest corporate governance principles.
Develops talent across the facility; enhancing bench and operational leadership pipeline.
Supports creation of safety goals for the site and appropriate activity-based goals for the leadership team, functional managers, and front-line supervisors to drive a safety culture, compliance, and results.
Unwavering commitment to driving an open reporting environment with focus on EHS and Quality compliance.
Manages disciplinary issues including corrective actions as needed.
Collaboratively works with the Executive Leadership Team to establish a future state road map that will be used for capital, labor, and facility requirements.