Plant Manager

Howmet Aerospace•Laporte, IN

14d

About The Position

The Plant Manager position is responsible for providing leadership to and managing all business operations of our investment casting facility located in LaPorte, Indiana.

Requirements

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS :
Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering, Manufacturing, or Business discipline from an accredited institution.
Minimum 10 years of manufacturing experience; at least 7 years within a leadership capacity.
Experience must include financial P&L, leading manufacturing excellence, customer management, and driving improvements through the implementation of lean manufacturing principles.
Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
This position entails access to export-controlled items and employment offers are conditioned upon an applicant’s ability to lawfully obtain access to such items.

Nice To Haves

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS :
The successful candidate will have the following:
Experience driving improvement through the implementation of the lean manufacturing principles, total quality practices, six sigma.
Strong leadership skills that create an engaged employee environment
Strong customer management skills
Ability to drive improvement through the implementation of the lean manufacturing principles, six sigma.
Demonstrated results in leading manufacturing excellence.
Strong technical understanding of manufacturing processes.
Strong analytical, communication, interpersonal, organizational and negotiation skills.
Strong financial literacy

Responsibilities

Maintains high ethics and values in the workplace.
Ensures compliance with all EHS rules required for the operation.
Maintains Employee Engagement at high levels, including through regular all-employee meetings and communications.
Partners with the Director of Operations to develop and execute strategic plans, through the use of Hoshin or other planning tools.
Partners with Director of Operations to support development of new market opportunities from proposal through market realization.
Coordinates hiring/headcount plans with the HR team.
Coordinates with the EHS team to continuously reduce workplace risks and environmental impacts.
Coordinates with the Finance team in achieving plant P&L targets.
Provide direct oversight of Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality Control, and Maintenance functions of the operation, assuming lead responsibility for quality, on-time delivery, productivity, continuous improvement, and cost improvement.
Participates in the annual planning process for the facility and in monthly forecast reviews
Prepares for and directs monthly business reviews of the operation with Senior Management teams.
Develops an awareness for the customer’s product and service needs and maintains or enhances customer relations.
Establishes criteria to measure short- and long-term growth and “external gross profit” and regularly evaluates results against these performance standards.
Takes action to correct unsatisfactory conditions that may arise in any phase of the business operation and directs necessary actions to accomplish forecasted objectives.
Provides clear leadership on issues related to asset management, including management of inventory levels and OEE of critical assets within targets.
Analyzes production capacity against demand projections to identify bottlenecks and proactively resolves them through utilization of Lean Concepts, procurement of additional assets, or both.
Drives development of talent throughout the team and ensures viable succession plans for key team members.