You’ve had a strong, success-filled progression in Operations thus far…Now you’re ready to run the plant
Join Polyglass during a time of exciting growth and tremendous success!
Position Summary: This Leader will manage a single-site coatings plant that runs one shift with a staff of 12. There are plans to scale this up to 2-3 shifts and a larger plant and staff in the next 2 years so this Management Team member will be a big part of the facility’s growth. The Plant Manager will oversee production, quality, logistics and ensure all production goals are met with a focus on safety, quality and continuous improvement.
How you will contribute to our organization:
- Lend input, expertise and guidance in all areas of production including line operation, staffing optimization, safety, team morale, quality, maintenance, logistics, and all other areas of delivering on goals
- Collaborate with Engineering team on Capital Projects that will allow for expansion of facilities and scaled-up production
- Be a visible, hands-on leader with a focus on the production floor over office
- Effectively build teams by hiring, developing talent and align staffing needs with production goals
- Develop, document and ensure compliance with strong process-driven production, safety, quality and other critical functions
- Empower team members through effectively delegating and issuing control over decisions and execution of key plant activity
- Promotes health, safety, and environmental regulations by ensuring that standards, policies, and procedures are adhered to in compliance with corporate, federal, state, and local requirements.
- Promotes the quality system through adhering to the elements of and being familiar with the philosophy, quality statement, quality manual, and procedures.
- Ensures the facility meets all company, municipal, state, and Federal requirements for safety, safe work procedures and promotes the concept of open and positive communications at all levels from the plant floor to the Director’s level.
- Develops annual business planning and budgeting of the manufacturing plant.
- Confers with senior management to ensure that manufacturing objectives are being met.
- Creates short and long-term plans to increase efficiency and profitability of the plant.
- Establishes SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time bound) goals for him (her)self and the manufacturing plant employees.
- Reviews management operating system to ensure all aspects of operations are being monitored and measured on consistent bases. Identify permanent solutions to problems.
- Analyzes line speed charts and develops goals based on real time data.
- Reviews monthly KPI’s
- Spends 80% of the time on the production floor performing the following:
- Promoting a positive work environment through direct feedback, written notes/documentation as observed during plant processing activity monitoring
- Management process review of line date worker functionality and efficiencies. Equipment analysis and suitability for application for process improvements and corrective actions. Promotes the company safety, quality and housekeeping policies through leadership and the concept of “management by walking around”.
- Team building through meetings as needed. Provide technical advice, guidance, etc.
- Establishes communication with all employees to collect feedback and suggestions.
- Performs other duties as required.
Position Requirements and Preferences:
- 4-8 years’ experience in a manufacturing leadership role (managing both people and process) is required, showing career stability, but also progression
- Possesses strong maintenance / mechanical aptitude in an industrial automation environment with ability to perform root cause analysis
- Experience in a coatings environment or other production where mixing, batching and filling occur is preferred
- Experience in managing production teams to success
- Requires proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
- Bachelor’s degree in industrial management, business, or engineering is preferred
- An ideal candidate would currently hold a role of Plant Manager (with in a small, single-site facility) or someone at the Manager or Team Lead / Supervisor level in the areas of Production or Maintenance.
Why Polyglass? Because we are a values-driven organization first that treats our employees like family and allows you to share in our success. We offer career stability and growth, best-in-class compensation and benefits and an opportunity to work alongside a passionate, dedicated team to achieve goals together.
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