Leadership Plant Manager

MCC • Kansas City, MO

11d

About The Position

The Plant Manager is responsible for overall site operations and for driving manufacturing policy to realize business strategy. This role develops teams capable of achieving corporate improvement objectives and promotes a work environment focused on safety and quality while complying with environmental regulations. The Plant Manager is accountable for plant performance and for meeting objectives cost-effectively and in accordance with quality requirements, policies, and procedures. The role drives best practices and leads improvements in safety, quality, delivery, and cost.

The Plant Manager makes or approves major operating, business, engineering, and operational decisions; develops and implements strategic operational and business plans; manages plant costs and budgets; and responds to changes within the plant and MCC. The position directs the Operations Manager, manages customer relationships, oversees project execution and reporting, and ensures compliance with company, contractual, and statutory safety and quality requirements. It also coaches and mentors team members and develops cost-saving initiatives.

Requirements

• Degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology, or Business, or equivalent experience with 10 years of manufacturing leadership experience.
• At least 10 years of experience in Operations/Lean Management, preferably with a printing focus, and plant-level P&L responsibility.
• Experience serving as the lead change agent in complex transformational activities.
• Significant experience implementing complex Lean principles in manufacturing operations.
• Formal Lean training from an academy organization, through direct consulting experience or an organization with a well-established Lean operating system.
• Ability to analyze problems and provide innovative solutions.
• Proven success designing, implementing, and communicating KPI goals and meeting them, including reducing supply chain costs, improving throughput, shortening cycle time, and improving inventory turns.
• Expert business knowledge.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Make or approve major operating, business, engineering, and operational decisions to ensure optimal plant operations.
• Develop and implement strategic operational and business plans for the plant, and analyze and report achievements and gaps.
• Manage plant costs through expenditure approvals, overtime oversight, budget monitoring, and monthly variance reporting.
• Manage change by anticipating or responding to developments within the plant and MCC.
• Direct the Operations Manager in the overall MCC operational capacity.
• Manage customer relationships in a positive and professional manner.
• Coordinate activities to ensure safety compliance, operational efficiency, reliability, and quality in accordance with contracts, policies, and applicable regulations.
• Monitor and control plant expenditures on labor, materials, and expenses against budgets, and provide accurate performance reporting using standard documentation, tools, and written reports to corporate.
• Ensure project instructions are implemented and monitor project progress against agreed schedules; report concerns relating to program viability, safety, environment, work quality, and HR performance.
• Ensure project quality and safety requirements are applied in accordance with company and statutory requirements.
• Coach and mentor team members in alignment with business needs.
• Prepare, authorize, and review progress, cost, sales, and job reports, business structures, and business opportunities; ensure related documents are prepared in accordance with MCC procedures.
• Develop and implement cost-saving initiatives to improve plant operational performance.
• Analyze and interpret data to make sound, cost-effective judgments.
• Manage costs, budgets, overtime, OTIF, and EBITDA.
• Participate in special products and perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Disability insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and two floating holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager