Plant Manager - Manufacturing

Germantown Tool & Manufacturing•Bryn Athyn, PA

21h•Onsite

About The Position

The General Manager – Manufacturing is responsible for the overall leadership, operational performance, profitability, and strategic direction of the manufacturing facility. The role oversees production, quality, maintenance, supply chain, safety, engineering, and administrative functions to ensure the plant operates efficiently, safely, and profitably. The General Manager leads a cross-functional team, establishes operational priorities, drives continuous improvement, manages budgets and resources, and ensures customer requirements and company objectives are consistently achieved. Germantown Tool & Manufacturing/GTM Artisan Metal is a fully integrated metal fabrication shop with over 50 years of experience. Its facilities in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, offer laser cutting, stamping, welding, fabricating, assembly, and tool and die capabilities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Engineering, Business Administration, Operations Management, or a related field preferred.
Typically 8–15+ years of progressive manufacturing experience.
Demonstrated experience managing a manufacturing plant, facility, or significant production operation.
Strong experience leading cross-functional teams.
Proven knowledge of manufacturing processes, production planning, quality systems, maintenance, and supply-chain operations.
Experience with budgeting, financial analysis, cost control, and capital planning.
Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or other continuous-improvement methodologies.
Strong understanding of workplace safety and regulatory compliance.
Strategic and operational leadership, financial and business acumen, and production and process management.
Problem-solving and decision-making skills, team-building and employee-development skills, and strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Change-management, negotiation, and conflict-resolution skills.
Data-analysis and KPI-management skills, customer focus, and safety and quality leadership.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a high-volume, discrete, process, or engineered manufacturing environment.
Experience managing managers and hourly workforces.
Experience with ERP/MRP systems.
Experience with automation, capital projects, and manufacturing technology.
Experience with ISO or other applicable quality-management systems.
Demonstrated success improving productivity, quality, delivery, and profitability.

Responsibilities

Direct and oversee manufacturing operations to achieve production, cost, quality, delivery, and efficiency objectives.
Develop and execute annual operating plans and production strategies; monitor production performance, capacity utilization, labor productivity, and operating costs.
Ensure effective production planning, scheduling, staffing, and resource allocation, and address bottlenecks, waste, downtime, and operational inefficiencies.
Establish and monitor key performance indicators for plant performance.
Lead, coach, and develop management and supervisory teams; establish performance expectations and accountability.
Build a culture of teamwork, continuous improvement, safety, quality, and operational excellence.
Oversee workforce planning, staffing, training, performance management, and succession planning, and partner with Human Resources on employee relations and organizational development.
Manage the manufacturing facility’s financial performance, including budgets, capital expenditures, cost-reduction initiatives, manufacturing and labor costs, material usage, overhead, and profitability.
Identify opportunities to improve margins and return on investment; review financial and operational results and implement corrective actions.
Ensure products meet customer specifications and applicable quality standards, and establish accountability for quality performance and corrective and preventive actions.
Work with Quality teams to reduce scrap, rework, defects, and customer complaints; support audits, certifications, and compliance requirements.
Maintain a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with applicable OSHA, environmental, and company requirements.
Establish safety objectives and ensure appropriate training, procedures, inspections, and corrective actions; promote employee identification and resolution of safety concerns.
Work with Purchasing, Materials, Logistics, and Production Planning teams to ensure material availability, improve inventory management and material flow, and improve supplier performance.
Monitor supply-chain risks and develop contingency plans where appropriate.
Oversee equipment reliability, preventive and predictive maintenance, and facility requirements.
Support capital projects, equipment upgrades, automation, and process improvements; evaluate technologies and manufacturing methods that can improve productivity and competitiveness.
Lead applicable Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, 5S, and other continuous-improvement initiatives; set measurable productivity and efficiency goals.
Promote data-driven problem solving and root-cause analysis to improve throughput, reduce waste and costs, and improve quality.
Partner with Sales to understand and meet customer requirements; support major customer relationships, production planning, quotations, and new-product introductions.
Communicate operational risks, capacity constraints, and delivery issues to senior leadership.
Participate in strategic planning and business-development initiatives when appropriate.