Plant Manager

Adler Pelzer USA Careers • Thomson, GA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Adler Pelzer Group, a growing global Tier One supplier of Acoustic and Soft Trim products to the automotive industry, is seeking a strong and motivated Plant Manager for its manufacturing operations in Thomson, GA. The Plant Manager will direct and coordinate activities related to the production of company products, utilizing knowledge of throughput, inventory, and operating expenses for multi-process Automotive Acoustic product manufacturing, including Compound Injection Molding. This role is responsible for a multi-functional plant, supervising plant finance, manufacturing, engineering, materials, quality, human resources, and information systems. The Plant Manager will have P&L responsibility for the assigned location and will make decisions with significant impact on the business in terms of costs, schedules, and customer relationships. The position oversees daily facility activities including shipping and receiving, maintenance, production control, quality, production, and human resources, and interfaces with the Corporate office and sister plants for coordination. The role involves troubleshooting production and maintenance issues, enacting contingency plans, reviewing performance results, taking corrective actions, and establishing standards, controls, and budgets while maintaining optimum production and utilization of human resources. The Plant Manager will support subordinates, communicate vision, and develop individuals for growth, while maintaining a positive working relationship with all employees to foster a cooperative and harmonious environment conducive to maximum employee morale, productivity, and efficiency. The role ensures processes and equipment meet the best affordable standards and warrant permanent improvements in controllability and productivity, directing manufacturing methods using throughput, inventory, and operating expense as the method of operation. Adherence to plant safety requirements, environmental health and safety regulations, and applicable QS9000/TS 16949 and ISO 14001 requirements is essential. The Plant Manager will participate in production decisions concerning new product lines, establish and maintain production schedules, oversee plant facility layout and ergonomics, and manage production-related communication and coordination. Coordination with human resources for personnel development, training, recruitment, and evaluation is also a key responsibility. The role involves managing personnel and projects within departments and accepting additional responsibilities as required to support team objectives.

Requirements

• Five to eight years' experience in automotive/industrial manufacturing.
• Strong personal leadership, vision, organizational and communication abilities, technical and mechanical background desirable.
• Knowledgeable of customer product line and internal manufacturing processes to include all functions from raw materials to finished goods, as well as equipment and machinery.
• Computer Experience (M/S Word, Excel), ERP Systems.
• Knowledge of P&L statements and the ability to understand accounting statements in order to maintain a profitable operation.

Nice To Haves

• technical and mechanical background desirable

Responsibilities

• Responsible for a multi-functional plant producing products for customers.
• Supervises plant finance, manufacturing, engineering, materials, quality, human resources, and information systems.
• Has P&L responsibility for assigned location.
• Will make decisions that will have a significant impact on the business of the company in terms of costs, schedules, and customer relationships.
• Oversees daily activities of facility to include, shipping and receiving, maintenance, production control, quality, production, and human resources.
• Interfaces with Corporate office and sister plants to ensure smooth coordination of scheduling, shipping, and production.
• Troubleshoot production and maintenance issues and immediately enacts contingency plans as needed.
• Review on going performance results to targets, takes corrective action, implement, and measure results.
• Establish standards, controls, and budgets while maintaining optimum production and utilization of human resources.
• Direct and guide the need for change for the purpose of improving methods by the use of measurable standards, realistic goals and accountability for improvement
• Support the activities of subordinates, communicate vision and develop individuals for the purpose of growth.
• Maintains a favorable working relationship with all employees to foster and promote a cooperative and harmonious working environment, which will be conducive to maximum employee morale, productivity, and efficiency/effectiveness.
• Ensures processes and equipment correspond to the best affordable standards.
• Ensures process and equipment warrant permanent improvements in controllability and productivity.
• Directs and guides manufacturing methods by the use of throughput, inventory, and operating expense as the method of operation.
• Adherence to plant safety requirements as established by company policy.
• Supports the activities of subordinates, communicates vision, develops individuals for the purpose of growth.
• Performs all necessary supervisory functions to effectively and efficiently manage personnel assigned.
• Participate in production decisions concerning new product lines.
• Establish and maintain the Production schedule for each product and meet release dates.
• Plant facility layout and ergonomics.
• Responsible for production – related communication flow and coordination between all resources.
• Coordinate with plant human resources and/or corporate human resources with regards to development, training, recruitment and evaluation of personnel.
• Responsible to manage personnel and projects within his/her departments.
• Accepts assignments and other responsibilities as required to support team objectives.
• Required to adhere to applicable QS9000/TS 16949 requirements.
• Required to adhere to applicable ISO 14001 requirements.
• Required to adhere to all Environmental Health and Safety Regulations.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and generous benefits package along with the opportunity to be a part of a strong team and growing one's career.
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance options from day one.
• Generous and flexible paid time off.
• 401(K) match, fully vested.
• Company provided life insurance, short term and long-term disability insurances, employee assistance program.
• Variety of automobile purchase discounts (Stellantis(FCA), BMW, Ford, GM, Subaru - many others).
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed