Plant Manager

Brentwood Industries, Inc.•Reading, PA

55d•Onsite

About The Position

The Plant Manager holds a critical leadership role in driving operational performance, efficiency, and strategic execution. As the head of the site, the role is focused on team management and systems development to enable a highly engaged, controlled and scalable manufacturing environment in compliance with industry-recognized quality systems. Employees may perform other related duties as required to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline, or related experience.
A minimum of 15 years of experience in manufacturing systems, with a minimum of 5 years in a management position.
A minimum of 5 years of experience in plastics manufacturing in either the medical or transportation industry.
Basic experience with manufacturing analysis tools (ERP/MRP).
Experience with industry-recognized quality systems (cGMP, ISO9001, ISO14001, TS16949, etc.)
Self-driven leadership, performing at a high level of autonomy, exercising personal influence and conflict resolution.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and formal presentation skills; strong interpersonal and collaboration skills with an ability to communicate at all levels throughout the organization, as well as externally.
Ability to make technical presentations in front of customers or high-level management.
Ability to create, document and track team goals and objectives.
Detail-oriented with strong organizational, planning, and problem-solving skills; able to think strategically, exercise judgment, adapt to changes, and make decisions.
Ability to balance multiple projects simultaneously, identify priorities, and communicate timelines to team members.
Strong mathematical skills along with excellent reasoning ability; be able to handle a variety of concrete variables.
Strong computational background to evaluate raw manufacturing data to interpret and chart performance.
Strong computational background to drive costing and profitability recommendations and decisions.
Basic knowledge of business economics and trends of various industries and vertical markets.
True LEAN Manufacturing experience involving problem solving.

Responsibilities

Provide guidance, leadership, and direction to manufacturing departments.
Foster a customer-centric manufacturing organization.
Act as a change agent and thought leader, building a culture of safety, inclusion, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Oversee hiring, training and development for all site manufacturing personnel.
Provide managerial expertise and effective problem-solving techniques to resolve business and manufacturing issues.
Set, monitor, and manage key performance indicators (KPIs).
Collaborate cross functionally with customers and internal stakeholders to support the needs of customers and business.