Plant Manager

Majestic Steel USA•Pittsburg, CA

45d•$119,000 - $148,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Majestic Steel is seeking a Plant Manager to provide strategic direction and leadership to a service center, ensuring consistent and efficient operations. This role involves developing and implementing operational plans, policies, and procedures to optimize production output, quality, and cost-effectiveness. The Plant Manager will monitor plant performance metrics, analyze data, and identify opportunities for process improvements and cost savings, while collaborating with cross-functional teams. A key aspect of this role is providing visible leadership and accountability for maintaining a safe work environment and fostering a strong safety culture, ensuring compliance with all safety regulations and investigating incidents. The position also involves leading and managing a team of area managers and staff, setting performance goals, providing coaching, and fostering a positive work environment. Ensuring adherence to quality standards, regulatory requirements, and safety protocols, as well as implementing and maintaining quality control systems, is crucial. The role includes developing and managing annual budgets, tracking expenses, optimizing resource allocation, and identifying cost-saving opportunities. Promoting a culture of continuous improvement through lean manufacturing principles and methodologies, and leading improvement projects are also key responsibilities. Finally, the Plant Manager will build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders and collaborate with customers and suppliers.

Requirements

One to three years of plant manager experience within a high-speed manufacturing environment.
Steel or manufacturing industry experience.
Technologically savvy and experience working with Microsoft Office products and Windows-based applications.
Highly articulate verbal and written communication skills, professional appearance and presentation style.
Ability to clearly convey information and ideas to all levels of the organization.
Creative, innovative and strategic thinker with proven problem resolution skills and process improvement techniques.
Highly motivated self-starter, able to prioritize projects, accept responsibility and follow through without close supervision.
Strong organizational skills and the ability to effectively prioritize and balance multiple projects.
Sense of urgency and ability to work in a fast paced and high stress environment.
Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to monitor and evaluate associate performance, establish work priorities, delegate tasks, and train associates in proper policies, procedures and practices.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, operations management, or a related field.
Three to five years of experience in a plant manager role in steel or manufacturing.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic direction and leadership to service center to ensure consistent and efficient operations.
Develop and implement operational plans, policies, and procedures to optimize production output, quality, and cost-effectiveness.
Monitor plant performance metrics, analyze data, and identify opportunities for process improvements and cost savings.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth coordination and alignment of operations across sites.
Provide visible leadership and accountability for maintaining a safe work environment and fostering a strong safety culture throughout the service center.
Ensure compliance with company safety policies, critical safety rules, OSHA requirements, and all applicable safety regulations.
Monitor safety performance and ensure incidents, near misses, hazards, and unsafe conditions are investigated and effective corrective actions are implemented.
Hold leaders and associates accountable for safe work practices, required training, and timely completion of safety-related corrective actions.
Lead and manage a team of area managers and staff at the service center.
Set performance goals, provide coaching, and foster a positive work environment to motivate and develop associates.
Provide regular feedback and implement training programs to enhance team capabilities.
Ensure adherence to quality standards, regulatory requirements, and safety protocols across multiple sites.
Implement and maintain quality control systems to monitor product quality, identify issues, and drive corrective actions.
Collaborate with relevant stakeholders to resolve quality or compliance concerns and implement preventive measures.
Develop and manage annual budgets for each facility, tracking expenses, and optimizing resource allocation.
Identify cost-saving opportunities and implement cost reduction initiatives.
Monitor and analyze production costs, labor efficiency, and inventory levels to improve profitability.
Promote a culture of continuous improvement by implementing lean manufacturing principles and methodologies.
Lead or facilitate improvement projects, such as process optimization, waste reduction, and efficiency enhancements.
Foster a mindset of innovation and encourage employees to contribute ideas for operational enhancements.
Build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders, such as senior management, sales, and supply chain teams.
Collaborate with customers and suppliers to ensure effective communication, resolve issues, and meet customer requirements.