Plant Manager, Lebanon, TN

Legrand Slovenija•Lebanon, TN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Legrand’s Power & Thermal Management division is seeking a Plant Manager for its Lebanon, Tennessee facility. The role plans, directs, and coordinates production-floor activities to meet customer expectations, quality objectives, productivity targets, and cost-saving goals while maintaining a safe work environment. The Plant Manager leads department supervisors and team leaders and supports production employees. The Lebanon facility is a modern manufacturing environment with advanced technologies and career-development opportunities. The Plant Manager oversees production management across manufacturing operations, inventory, facilities, quality, supply chain, and planning; drives continuous improvement and lean initiatives; monitors operating performance against budget; and ensures regulatory compliance. The role also develops and motivates direct and indirect reports, maintains an active presence on the production floor, and communicates operational progress and challenges to the Senior Director of Global Operations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or a related field.
At least 15 years of experience in manufacturing or production.
At least seven years of plant management experience in a production or manufacturing environment, including direct responsibility for managing more than 250 hourly and salaried employees.
Experience with lean, including value-stream mapping.
Experience with SAP and/or ERP/MRP systems, including Production, Inventory, and Quality modules.
Experience working within quality systems.
Demonstrated understanding and use of lean tools to facilitate continuous improvement in a manufacturing environment.
Detail-oriented, with excellent follow-through skills.
Ability to present facts and recommendations effectively orally and in writing.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Ability to make sound decisions within established guidelines.
Ability to recommend effective resolutions using judgment consistent with standards, practices, policies, procedures, regulations, and applicable laws.
Ability to manage time flexibly and efficiently and prioritize workload according to organizational or departmental needs.
Ability to work in a high-growth, entrepreneurial environment.
Ability to manage, train, and motivate employees and delegate effectively.
Ability to function in a deadline-driven environment.
Excellent project management, planning, and organizational skills, including the ability to manage several projects simultaneously with attention to detail and follow-through.
Professionalism and ability to handle confidential information.

Nice To Haves

MBA.
Six Sigma experience.

Responsibilities

Oversee production management, including manufacturing operations, inventory, facilities, quality, supply chain, and planning; identify issues and implement solutions and improvements with direct reports and other departments.
Review manufacturing processes and recommend changes to reduce costs and improve productivity, efficiency, labor utilization, and quality.
Contribute production operations input to annual strategic and business planning; develop and report metrics tracking operations against budget, including revenue projections, backlog action plans, schedule attainment, throughput, labor utilization, efficiency, scrap, and cost containment.
Partner with the Global OPEX Manager to support and lead OPEX and lean initiatives that drive process improvement.
Champion and support safety, quality, and lean activities, including adoption and implementation of the Legrand Way.
Provide direction to shop-floor supervisors in resolving immediate quality, production, scheduling, technical, or personnel issues.
Coordinate plant activities with staff to meet customer expectations and manufacturing and budget objectives; resolve production scheduling problems through short- and long-term corrective actions.
Communicate proactively with peers, implement solutions, and maintain dialogue about improvement activities and operational targets.
Develop, manage, and motivate direct and indirect reports; provide constructive feedback and leadership, and establish clear responsibilities and accountabilities.
Oversee the inventory group and ensure procedures are in place to verify inventory accuracy.
Provide timely updates on goal progress, roadblocks, and solutions to the Senior Director of Global Operations.
Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, company, local, and federal regulations.
Maintain an active presence on the production floor and hold regular meetings with employees on all shifts to support communication, teamwork, and cooperation.