SMV Recruiting, LLC is actively looking for an experienced Plant Manager for a well-respected manufacturer in Vernon, CA. Our client is looking for someone who is fluent in Spanish and can help turn around their plant. They need a strong leader who has experience with executing an aggressive growth strategy, building strong teams with world-class cultures and work environments, while overseeing daily operations. Our client is ideally looking for someone with an industrial engineering background, 15+ years of experience, 10+ years of leadership experience and prior experience working with anodizing, fabrication, welding, and paint within a true engineer to order environment. A deep knowledge of Lean Manufacturing is strongly desired. This position provides an awesome opportunity to join an industry leader, have a huge impact on the growth strategy, and play a pivotal role in building a great culture and team with extensive autonomy.
Responsibilities:
- Act at the senior site leader and manage any significant issues that arise at a 100sq/ft manufacturing site and lead a staff of 5 direct reports
- Work closely with corporate leadership to increase productivity, improve processes and enhance the layout of the site to meet demand
- Develop strategic objectives, KP's and metrics and deliver results consistent with corporate strategy
- Manage Profit and Loss with full accountability for a $50M+ operating budget
- Oversee all quality related issues, conduct root cause analysis
- Ensure EHS and ISO 9000 & ISO 14000 compliance
- Interface with and/or influence external customers in situations that require high degrees of tact and discretion to ensure relationships are enhanced
- Lead 100+ employees, provide direction, motivation and enhance company culture
- Responsible for staffing, throughput, production schedules, production issues, quality issues and overall performance of the site
- Strong focus on applying and leading lean manufacturing techniques and Toyota Production System principles throughout the site
Requirements:
- Must have a bachelor’s degree (Engineering degree and/or MBA strongly preferred)
- 15+ years of manufacturing experience working with capital equipment or with sheet metal/fabrication
- 5+ years of leadership experience overseeing 100+ staff
- 5+ years of Lean Manufacturing leadership
- Prior experience managing the P&L budget of at least $25M
- Must be fluent in Spanish
- Experience building leadership teams and company cultures
- Prior experience working with fabrication, welding & paint
- Must have prior experience in a high growth environment, streamlining processes and significantly increasing output, while managing a budget of $50K+ and leading the 1-5 year strategy
- Must be able to work independently, be strategic, resourceful and work with a sense of urgency