Plant Manager - Commercial Vehicle Braking Products

MAT Holdings, Inc•Dallas, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for providing managerial leadership and direction to the plant facility, including manufacturing and distribution, maximizing capital and human resource utilization to attain acceptable-quality production objectives within established cost parameters. The position is also responsible for managing the plant's people, materials, and assets to produce assigned products according to the production plan and customer requirements. The plant manager drives the facility's lean manufacturing and change management initiatives and implements effective continuous improvement programs that support plant and customer requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university or sufficient years of experience
Ten (10) or more years in a manufacturing environment
Lean thinker, demonstrated passion and experience implementing and working in a Lean environment
Proven ability to develop a culture of safety and 5S
Proven leader who can drive success through daily task management and accountability.
Demonstrated success in leadership development and effective succession planning

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of SAP a plus

Responsibilities

Provide Effective Leadership to ensure the plant leadership team is continually aligned to accomplish the company's Operational Goals & objectives
Manage production operations plant start-up and shut-down procedures, production equipment, and alarms
Meet performance metrics for production operations and shipping schedules
Balance production objectives with finished goods inventory objectives
Create production operations that promote customer quality and delivery satisfaction
Identify and correct production variance from BOM standard
Achieve financial objectives by assisting in preparing the production budget and scheduling expenditures; compiling and studying costs; initiating corrective actions
Manage, report, document, and plan production performance, continuous improvement activities, action plans, strategic plans, and employee utilization.
Prepares reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
Communicate the plant performance and results to the team. Utilize and update visual communications on the floor
Maintains staff job results by training, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; answering grievances; planning, monitoring, and appraising performance results
Promote employee involvement/engagement.
Consult with Human Resources regarding hiring, transfer, and discipline of employees as it relates to company policy
Provide coaching and development to members of the leadership team
Develop personnel to grow and assume greater responsibilities that fit into a succession plan for future growth
Ensure thorough production process root cause analysis and complete corrective actions are completed on a timely basis
Support compliance with the Quality Management System and all other applicable regulations that may apply, including Environment Health & Safety requirements.
Maintaining compliance with all regulatory requirements
Working to continuously improve production operations concerning productivity, quality, safety, and inventory levels to meet customer demand and operating expenses while utilizing lean manufacturing techniques
Implementing capital projects and training programs to attain volume and productivity goals
Effective leadership implementing Lean Manufacturing and change management
Drive and deploy new leadership objectives and standards while providing vision and training to accomplish these objectives
Evaluate the financial implication of changes made in the operation to achieve maximum profitability
Empower employees and develop a continuous improvement philosophy throughout the team
Incorporate new methods and processes to improve existing operations
Be a resource of Lean information
Develop standard operation sheets and all applicable forms/flow charts created during the event