Plant Manager

ATS Automation•Town of Gardiner, NY

11d•$150,000 - $180,000•Onsite

About The Position

SP Industries Inc. is searching for a Plant Manager to join the team! The primary purpose is focused on leading our Plant operations team in achieving daily safety, production, quality, cost, delivery, and inventory goals. Develop and maintain staffing and capacity plans across all plant operations and manage a skilled workforce while focusing on talent development and succession planning. Most importantly, the Plant Manager must create a lean culture that embraces change and focuses on continuous operational improvements and customer responsiveness.

Requirements

BS in Engineering, or equivalent operational experience
Knowledge of Operations Management and modern manufacturing/quality methods/systems
Continuous Improvement Champion – Track record of improvement
Demonstrated motivational and leadership skills
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Drive change and have effective problem-solving skills
Effective human relations and negotiation skills
Strong organization and project management skills
Mechanical or electrical design skills
Understanding of team dynamics
Must be a good team player
Minimum of 10 years’ experience in Manufacturing Operations with demonstrated supervisory experience
Experience with the design and manufacture of capital equipment
Experience in an ISO 9001, 13485, or cGMP environment
Experience with computer-based Manufacturing Information Systems
Experience with Inventory Management/Control systems
Must have strong working knowledge of MRP/ERP planning and execution concepts
Sales and operations planning experience

Nice To Haves

Lean, Six Sigma, TPS, or DMAIC experience is preferred
Automation and Controls experience is strongly recommended
Project management experience is strongly recommended, PMP certification is a plus
ERP migration experience is preferred
Welding, brazing, electronics assembly, and mechanical assembly experience is preferred

Responsibilities

Responsible for planning, budgeting, scheduling, manufacturing, purchasing, engineering, logistics, and the overall customer experience
Develop business plans, budgets, staffing plans, forecasts, and performance metrics/reports.
Identify root causes of wastes and implement corrective actions using lean manufacturing tools and concepts such as single piece flow, kanban, value-stream mapping, 5S, and visual management with a focus on continuous improvement.
Direct production and ensure cost effectiveness and consistency with safety, quality, delivery, cost, inventory accuracy and performance to plan standards.
Manage Human Resources issues as needed.
Continuously review and improve operational productivity.
Facilitate and train the team in problem solving tools and techniques.
Plan, organize and direct plant operations to ensure the Company's Strategic goals are met in a timely, cost-effective manner that provides optimum quality, and on-time customer delivery.
Prepare and submit operating reports to management to inform them of the current production status and make recommendations to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
Promote employee engagement and talent development by reviewing and providing timely feedback to reports regarding their performance; mentoring, developing and motivating them; developing an internal talent pool; helping resolve functional issues in order to achieve targeted performance; creating mid-term and long-term development plans for direct reports; and building transparent, cooperative, trustworthy working environment for the employees.
Research, evaluate, recommend and implement capital investments in technology, equipment and systems that will enhance the plant's production capabilities to optimize production, improve efficiency and reduce conversion cost.
Champion the improvement of processes through use of Lean tools and by creating and sustaining a continuous improvement culture.
Review manufacturing methods and develop product/process/ system strategies to meet company objectives for safety, quality, cost, responsiveness and growth.
Ensure strong EHS culture of compliance by actively searching for potential risks and mitigate them; making the necessary reports in case of incidences; and implementing corrective and preventive measures in order to ensure the occupational health and safety of employees, as well as compliance with necessary regulations.
Gain appropriate and necessary outside resources to ensure the annual business plan and planned projects are realized.
Drive Operational Excellence, Lean tools, best practices and continuous improvement.
Other tasks as assigned.