Operations Manager, Friulair

Job Summary

The Plant Manager will plan, organize, staff and direct all activities of the facility to achieve Plant and Sector goals for safety, quality, growth, profitability, productivity, customer satisfaction and employee engagement. The Plant Manager will also lead production and plant operations to ensure the effective utilization of resources. 

Position Responsibilities:

• Direct and coordinate all plant functions including Manufacturing, Materials, Production Control, Purchasing, Quality Assurance, Planning, Human Resources, Accounting, Engineering and Environmental, Health & Safety to assure common direction toward plant goals
• Guide and support the plant EH&S program in improvements, investigations and corrective actions to meet and exceed Federal laws and IR standards and policies
• Guide and support the plant quality system in procedures and controls to improve overall customer satisfaction, DPPM, first pass yield and warranty results
• Be proactive and responsive to all facets of customer satisfaction including delivery, schedule changes and special instructions
• Guide and support plant maintenance, facilities and mfg eng. improvements, process improvements, facility improvements and capital expenditures
• Guide and support plant resources in meeting material and labor productivity plans
• Direct the submittal of the plant’s Annual Operating Plan and business’s financial forecasts and response plans
• Direct and guide the long term product strategy for the manufacturing business
• Maintain a positive rapport with all levels of the organization in order to foster and promote a diverse and inclusive work environment, high levels of morale, and high employee engagement.
• Collaborate with all levels of the organization to insure alignment of goals and progress towards them along with short term and long term needs and plans
• Lead and support the development of plant employees and plant succession planning activities

Experience and Skills Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent technical discipline is required; MBA
• Minimum of 10 to 15 years experience in manufacturing operations required and a minimum of 5 years in a manufacturing/plant operations leadership role, preferably as Plant Manager of a medium to small sized non-union manufacturing plant
• Experience with implementing Lean culture in a manufacturing environment is required;
• Lean experience: SQDIP、MDI、Kaizen management
• Leads and Drives the OPEX (Operational Excellence) culture in the plant
• Proficiency in developing and implementing strategic plans
• Proficiency in Supply Chain Management
• Strong technical problem solving skills
• Customer oriented
• Advanced management skills