Plant Manager in Knoxville, Tennessee For Sale
Company Description
metals manufacturer
Job Description
~Heavy industrial manufacturer (steel/metals/foundry) is looking to add a plant manager to ehri operations team.This key leader is responsible for the daily operations of the manufacturing plant ensuring that all goals and objectives are met. The Plant Manager is both an operational leader and role model for their staff ensuring that the site and their teams operate in a highly productive and safe manner, continually working to exceed goals and objectives.
Key Accountabilities
Manage and supervise all plant operations ensuring that the highest level of productivity, safety and quality are maintained at all times
Develop and foster effective and productive teams using ongoing performance management
Ensure that continual process improvement is practiced through the use of Lean Manufacturing tools and activities
Set goals and plan a course of action for the plant. Have a vision of the plant’s future.
Productivity
Ensure the accurate accounting of all inventories and closely monitor any deviations from the estimated inventory.
Support and enforce the use of the functional organization and enforce the use of operating policies and procedures.
Proactively identify challenges and operational issues in the plant and develop solutions
Generates monthly work-in progress report and adjust job cost estimates as necessary
Coordinates monthly production schedule with masterschedule
Monitor plant overhead expenses and improve financial performance by using Lean Tools and Performance Management to reduce labor hours, overtime and operating budgets
Safety
Communicate and endorse the company safety program through regularly scheduled meetings
Initiate and embrace a safety culture where all employees feel comfortable communicating safety concerns.
Quality
Ensure that all quality problems are acted upon and the results are being monitored
Foster the Lean Manufacturing environment to continually manage and improve the plant’s quality
Train staff to look for and report quality issues in all phases of product life at plant, i.e. form setting, pouring, curing, finishing, storage, loading, shipping.
Performance Management
Delegate tasks to members of the management team and monitor the delegated tasks. Give supervisors the authority to accomplish the tasks.
Foster a workforce focused on a high level of teamwork, productivity, safety and performance using the Performance Management process
Improve people management by setting goals, action plans and holding people accountable
Make key personnel decisions including but not limited to hiring, promotion, team building, coaching, discipline, and termination.
Evaluate the performance of direct reports and review their evaluations of their subordinates at least annually.
Maintain a workforce that is compliant with company policies regarding equal employment opportunity and does not tolerate discrimination and/or workplace harassment.
Ensure that all employees read, understand and sign their job description or duties list.
Ensure the coordination of efforts between departments.
Job Requirements
Bachelor’s degree is required.
8+ years of work experience in a chemical or metals related heavy manufacturing facility is required. Metals, cement, or steel would be an ideal background. Experience utilizing rotary kilns would be a good fit as well.
Must have the ability to effectively manage, motivate, lead and work with others on an individual basis and within a team environment
Understanding of labor relations, law and management rights to promote fairness and consistency in maintaining a union free work environment is desired.
Must possess excellent language and writing skills with the ability to effectively communicate between different levels of management effectively.
Must possess the ability to interact with all levels of management and hourly employees and project a positive attitude in working with others inside and outside the organization
Must demonstrate effective problem solving ability and make objective evaluations of conditions/situations and use sound judgment on implementation of corrective actions.
Must have Strong organizational skills with special emphasis on the ability to prioritize and delegate the ability to finish work assignments completely and on time as practical. Maintains accountability.
Knowledge of plant operational finances, budgets and controls is a plus.
Understanding of technical and engineering principals behind processes from both a technical and operational perspective is desired.
Perform in a professional and effective manner concerning legal, regulatory and environmental issues.
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