Plant Manager

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.Troy, MI
Onsite

About The Position

Plant Manager Chesterfield, MI, United States Come build something that matters. It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of approximately 43,500 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®. As a Plant Manager, you’ll be part of our Stanley Engineered Fastening team overseeing our two Chesterfield, MI locations, as well as our Troy, MI location, working as an on-site employee.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Operations, or related field required and an MBA preferred.
  • Minimum of ten (10) years of related progressive manufacturing operations multi-site leadership experience in a multi shift environment, managing multiple business functions.
  • Plastic injection molding, cold forming, and tier I automative supplier experience required.
  • Site P&L responsibility experience.
  • Knowledge of ISO 9001-2015, AS9100, and IATF 16949.
  • Creating a Safety Culture.
  • Unionized site leadership
  • Ability to create followership and lead an organization through significant change and improvement.
  • Financial analysis, including understanding and use of balance sheets, profit and loss statements, etc.
  • Highly customer responsive.
  • Short and long-term planning.
  • Excellent project management.
  • High volume assembly operations preferred.

Nice To Haves

  • Certification in Lean or Six Sigma a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Assume overall leadership of Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Inventory and People (SQCDIP) for products and processes.
  • Complete responsibility for site(s) financial performance.
  • Directly interact with all support functions including Commercial, Advanced Manufacturing, Quality, EHS, Security, HR, Finance, Engineering, and Supply chain to ensure increasing levels of customer and employee satisfaction while improving the efficiency of labor, materials, and machines.
  • Support new product development plans by collaborating with the relevant product managers to improve product profiles, cost, standards, profits, and availability.
  • Lead and manage policy deployment in the areas of Lean Manufacturing techniques, quality, cost reduction, complete and on time delivery, safety, customer satisfaction, employee relations, digital factory, and plant performance measures.
  • Provide plant and team leadership through visioning, goals, expectations, performance management, coaching and communication, employee engagement, employee development, and employee relations.
  • Provide leadership for root cause analysis and effective problem solving, yielding immediate and long-term corrective actions and sustainable enhancements.
  • Ensure compliance with all federal and state regulations (e.g. OSHA), as well as all company policies and standards, including cost control, human resources, on-time delivery, quality, safety, and waste reduction.
  • Manage material requirements to increase inventory turns and reduce levels on hand.
  • Support the development of an accurate annual budget, effectively manage the budget, and provide analysis for forecasting changes.
  • Support IBP/S&OP through effectively monitoring demand forecast and comparing/converting it into supply forecast factoring in head/tail winds for labor, material, and machines.
  • Effectively plan for, budget for, and manage operations headcount needs driving strong labor efficiencies.
  • Identify, justify, communicate, and drive implementation of capital investments and improvement projects.
  • Balance work cell loading across the plant and leverage strong material flow optimization opportunities.
  • Continually benchmark and drive effective application of best practices and upskilling of our associates.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, life, vision, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well-being.
  • Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.
  • Competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, retirement benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays & personal days, and tuition reimbursement.
  • Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.

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What This Job Offers

Job Type

Full-time

Career Level

Manager

Number of Employees

5,001-10,000 employees

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