Plant Manager

nVent • Solon, OH

11d • Onsite

About The Position

The Plant Manager leads the site to achieve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and cash objectives. The role drives Lean principles, waste elimination, transformation planning, and continuous improvement across manufacturing and business processes. The Plant Manager provides direction to Value Stream Managers, develops annual plans for multiple business units, and works with nVent leadership and functional partners to execute site and enterprise goals.

The position is also responsible for talent acquisition, employee development, people management, and maintaining open communication about employee attitudes and concerns in partnership with Human Resources. It coordinates activities that respond to customer and market needs, and converts strategy deployment goals into Kaizen actions and Lean practices.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience as a site manager and managing an organization of more than 100 people.
• Proven record of Lean implementation and creating a Lean culture.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Knowledge of process improvement concepts and methods.
• Flexibility and adaptability to accept, support, and deploy new processes in a changing business environment.
• Project management and organizational skills.

Nice To Haves

• A degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, or a related business field.
• Ideally 10 or more years of manufacturing experience.
• Fabrication experience in metal stamping or pressing, painting, and assembly.

Responsibilities

• Lead the site in achieving safety, quality, delivery, cost, and cash initiatives.
• Lead the application of Lean principles and methods.
• Act as a change agent and drive waste elimination in manufacturing and business processes.
• Provide strategy and direction to Value Stream Managers to meet production plans.
• Partner with central planning, quality, Lean, safety, finance, and HR on site activities.
• Establish site transformation plans and lead their execution and strategy development.
• Promote continuous improvement through cost-effective procedures, systems, tooling, and equipment to improve manufacturing productivity.
• Ensure strategic plans are in place for talent acquisition, employee development, and people management.
• Maintain open communication to monitor employee attitudes and concerns and implement appropriate actions with HR input.
• Coordinate activities addressing customer and market needs through contact with marketing departments and district sales offices.
• Convert strategy deployment goals into Kaizen team actions and lead and follow up on conversion from batch processing to Lean practices.
• Work with nVent leadership to identify opportunities, execute action plans, follow up, and achieve enterprise goals.
• Develop annual plans for multiple business units, focusing on the Value Stream.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Short-term and long-term disability benefits.
• Critical illness and accident insurance.
• Life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Employee stock purchase plan with company match.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Caregiver, personal, and parental leave.
• Back-up care services.
• Paid time off, including volunteer time.
• Well-being program.
• Legal and identity theft protection.

What This Job Offers

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