Come make the world and accelerate your success.
It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of approximately 48,000 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world's most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.
The Job:
The Plant Manager is responsible for driving continuous and significant improvements in the areas of safety, quality, delivery, cost, and working capital. This will be achieved by developing a world-class organization and methodically implementing the strategic business objectives - including strategic planning/deployment, lean management/manufacturing techniques, and six sigma tools. An emphasis will be placed on experience in building teams, developing talent, and leading synergy and engagement activities.
- Drive rapid, significant, and sustainable improvement in on-time delivery, service level, and lead-time.
- Develop and execute a manufacturing strategy that supports the division's overall market-driven business strategy. Specifically, lead the expansion of highly successful point-of-impact manufacturing and delivery models.
- Lead regular strategy deployment & KPI reviews for the manufacturing team, ensuring attainment of results and a sense of urgency with respect to the strategic implementation priorities.
- Strategically drive the implementation of safety and industrial hygiene programs designed to minimize the severity and frequency of workplace injuries and illnesses.
- Passionately drive a continuous improvement culture while implementing the strategic Roadmap to achieve breakthrough performance in working capital, quality, delivery, cost, and growth.
- Build an outstanding team and evolve the organizational structure to meet and exceed objectives. Ensure development and engagement of talent across all levels of the organization.
- Drive cycle time and working capital improvements through flexible and lean manufacturing processes.
- Ensure key manufacturing metrics and key performance indicator systems (KPIs) are consistently tracking the appropriate measures and driving appropriate response behaviors.
- Periodically present plans and actual results, as well as strategy deployment and KPI progress.
- Take aggressive action to drive financial performance in the areas of direct and indirect labor, manufacturing overhead cost, and inventory levels.
- Partner with internal resources and the matrix structure to coordinate manufacturing functions with sales, marketing, design engineering, finance, supply chain, human resources, and other departments.
- Ensure effective allocation of resources across all areas of the operation to accomplish customer-driven priorities.
- Partner with Product Marketing, R&D, and Quality teams to ensure the best possible product and customer satisfaction.
- Play an active and significant role in the S&OP process.
- Continually benchmark best practices and implement as appropriate.
As a Plant Manager, you'll be part of our Manufacturing team working as an on-site employee. You'll get to:
- Drive rapid, significant, and sustainable improvement in on-time delivery, service level, and lead-time.
- Develop and execute a manufacturing strategy that supports the division's overall market-driven business strategy. Specifically, lead the expansion of highly successful point-of-impact manufacturing and delivery models.
- Lead regular strategy deployment & KPI reviews for the manufacturing team, ensuring attainment of results and a sense of urgency with respect to the strategic implementation priorities.
- Strategically drive the implementation of safety and industrial hygiene programs designed to minimize the severity and frequency of workplace injuries and illnesses.
- Passionately drive a continuous improvement culture while implementing the strategic Roadmap to achieve breakthrough performance in working capital, quality, delivery, cost, and growth.
- Build an outstanding team and evolve the organizational structure to meet and exceed objectives. Ensure development and engagement of talent across all levels of the organization.
- Drive cycle time and working capital improvements through flexible and lean manufacturing processes.
- Ensure key manufacturing metrics and key performance indicator systems (KPIs) are consistently tracking the appropriate measures and driving appropriate response behaviors.
- Periodically present plans and actual results, as well as strategy deployment and KPI progress.
- Take aggressive action to drive financial performance in the areas of direct and indirect labor, manufacturing overhead cost, and inventory levels.
- Partner with internal resources and the matrix structure to coordinate manufacturing functions with sales, marketing, design engineering, finance, supply chain, human resources, and other departments.
- Ensure effective allocation of resources across all areas of the operation to accomplish customer-driven priorities.
- Partner with Product Marketing, R&D, and Quality teams to ensure the best possible product and customer satisfaction.
- Play an active and significant role in the S&OP process.
- Continually benchmark best practices and implement as appropriate.
The Person:
You love to learn, grow, and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You're not intimidated by innovation. Wouldn't it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? In fact, you embrace it. You also have:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or related field required. Master's degree preferred.
- 8-10 years of operations leadership experience with a demonstrated track record of significant performance improvement.
- Experience in lean culture development and lean tool implementation required.
- Manufacturing experience in metal fabrication, finishing/machining, and assembly preferred.
- Supply chain and inventory management are critical.
- Working knowledge of OSHA guidelines, environmental regulations, and EHSMS.
- Resourceful, combining strong manufacturing and technical abilities with overall management acumen.
- Ability to effectively deploy resources to key priorities with resources at hand.
- Set high expectations (driven by metrics and countermeasures) for self and the organization.
- Ability and passion to rapidly learn and utilize the business system and achieve objectives.
The Details:
You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan.
And More:
We want our company to be a place you’ll want to be - and stay.
- Grow: Be part of our global company with 20+ brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.
- Learn: Have access to a wealth of learning resources, including our digital learning portal.
- Belong: Experience an awesome place to work, where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for a wide range of perspectives and experiences.
- Give Back: