Plant Manager- Hamilton
About The Position
The Plant Manager is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the manufacturing plant and its employees. In this role, the Plant Manager plans, organizes, and directs all operational activities at the facility in alignment with corporate and business unit guidelines, policies, procedures, and objectives. The position works in conjunction with Corporate Business Partners, including Finance, Human Resources, Purchasing, and Quality, to ensure that all activities adhere to appropriate business standards. Additionally, the Plant Manager develops and implements business strategies that drive continuous improvement across all areas of the operation.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management or a related field (required)
- 10+ years of leadership experience in a manufacturing setting (required)
- Computer literacy (required)
- 10-15 years of relevant plant managing experience.
- Proven experience applying business and management principles.
- Knowledge of safety, quality, productivity, demand creation, inventory, and stewardship processes.
- Ability to create accountability and lead by example.
- Strong ability to manage multiple priorities across multiple departments.
- Must have the ability to lead a team and to build talent in support of the team.
Responsibilities
- Oversee all plant operations to ensure smooth, safe, and efficient production.
- Provide safe and healthy working conditions for all employees and act as an environmental steward in support of the surrounding community.
- Collaborate with the leadership team to establish and execute strategic goals and the long-term vision for the site.
- Implement operational measures that enable the facility to meet or exceed corporate objectives, including shipments, conversion cost, inventory levels (dollars and days on hand), budgets, and On-Time Delivery Performance (OTDP).
- Foster a positive and effective working environment with strong communication practices that encourage all team members to feel engaged and aligned.
- Drive continuous operational improvements to maximize resource utilization and optimize the value of capital investments.
- Collect, analyze, and interpret production data to identify inefficiencies, waste, or overtime trends
- Perform administrative tasks such as preparing reports, presentations, and operational performance summaries.
- Coordinate the annual budget-setting process and develop/monitor the appropriate metrics to achieve cost, productivity, capital spending, absorption, and inventory days-on-hand targets.
- Deliver strong quality results by management of our quality program within the facility.
- Provide leadership and direction to ensure compliance with EHS, quality, productivity, volume, and cost goals.
- Evaluate performance against production goals and take corrective action as needed.
- Maintain flexibility to support plant operations across multiple shifts.
- Monitor, report on, and act upon critical operational metrics to ensure consistent performance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
