Plant President (II) - Direct

RR Donnelley•Philadelphia, PA

19h•$142,500 - $227,900•Onsite

About The Position

RRD is a leading global provider of marketing, packaging, print, and supply chain solutions that elevate engagement across the complete customer journey. The company offers the industry’s most trusted portfolio of creative execution and world-wide business process consulting, with services designed to lower environmental impact. With 22,000 clients, including 93% of the Fortune 100, and 32,000 employees across 28 countries, RRD brings the expertise, execution, and scale designed to transform customer touchpoints into meaningful moments of impact. The Plant President provides leadership in the development and execution of plans and strategies for continually improving people, process, technology and culture. The Plant President is responsible for monitoring employee development, equipment performance and utilization, safety practices and other key business indicators; and, working with the site leadership team and business Executives to build and execute on action plans to improve and achieve strategic plans, budgets and other corporate goals.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business, Industrial Management, Engineering, Graphic Arts or related field, or equivalent experience
8+ years of diversified management experience within the printing industry or similar manufacturing industry, with proven success in leading operations teams
Ability to lead a diverse team of both sales and operations group
Excellent communication skills to communicate with internal and external teams
Ability to lead and influence change
Ability to lead through empathy
Strong attention to detail
Excellent time management and organizational skills
Strong desire to apply continuous improvement throughout the plant

Nice To Haves

Experience leading sales teams highly desired
Continuous Improvement/Lean skills/experience highly preferred

Responsibilities

Lead the plant to improved the sales pipeline, safety, quality, productivity and reduction of waste on a consistent and continual basis in each and every process.
P&L responsibility for assigned locations, including the preparation and management of capital and operational budgets.
Work to improve the performance of employees through consistent and continual leadership in education and training programs.
Establish and maintain a viable succession plan for all critical human resources.
Provide guidance and direction to department managers regarding the continual improvement of operations for which they have ownership.
Lead and manage the local plant Sales team in both strategy and daily, cadenced lead/prospect/client tactical insights, to ensure an effective and viable local sales pipeline.
Work with company Sales Representatives from all channels to maintain and acquire new customers for the organization.
Review and report on manufacturing activities, performances and results. Initiate team action to identify and remove problems with schedules, excessive costs, materials or other factors affecting quality, safety, service or productivity levels inconsistent with plant continual improvement efforts.
Maintain open communication with plant employees and Corporate Staff to improve safety, quality and productivity.
Insure compliance with applicable laws and regulations issued by OSHA, EPA, EEO, and other federal, state and local regulatory agencies.
Provide reports and feedback of plant performance to Corporate Staff as required.
Make recommendations regarding hires, terminations, promotions, transfers, training and merit increases of Plant Personnel. Motivate staff in support of department objectives and timely and effective schedules to ensure production goals.
Demonstrate commitment to continual process improvement efforts in order to assure that all customer expectations (internal and external) are exceeded.
Perform other related duties and business related as required.