Plant Operations Manager

Vertiv Co; Mexicali; On-site; MXN 2,761,000 - 4,233,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertiv seeks a Plant Manager to drive lean manufacturing and production excellence across our facility. You will lead capacity planning, cost controls and continuous improvement to meet demanding customer commitments.

The role requires proven leadership with 10–15 years in production management, strong skills in Lean/Six Sigma, and the ability to motivate teams in a fast-paced, non-union environment. This is a high-impact, customer-focused leadership position.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of manufacturing management disciplines including production and inventory control, cost/productivity metrics.
• Proven mentoring and coaching abilities with ability to motivate others.
• Demonstrated leadership and experience energizing teams and managing projects.
• Ability to motivate, maintain high morale, and promote safety in a non-union environment.
• Lean training with ability to apply tools and process rigor.
• Proven track record delivering results in complex global environments.
• Experience prioritizing, planning and executing supply chain initiatives.
• Strong leadership across people, projects and issues.
• Influence and communicate with all levels of the organization, including senior leadership.
• Change agent with energy and drive to implement improvements.
• Strategic thinker capable of turning strategies into actionable plans.
• MBA or higher preferred; Lean/Six Sigma skills preferred.
• Knowledge of supplier and assembly processes; strong product/process knowledge.
• Familiarity with formalized manufacturing systems (MRP).
• Ability to build relationships between department heads.
• Bachelor’s degree in related field; 10–15 years in production management.
• 5+ years leading a large manufacturing facility or operation.
• Successful track record of manufacturing strategy execution and cost/productivity gains.
• Experience driving supply chain improvements and continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Interacting with clients in a professional manner to ensure total satisfaction.
• Working on specified projects and being accountable for their completion.
• Preparing and maintaining a budget and consistently checking financials for accuracy.
• Performs community outreach to establish and maintain a positive company image.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Leadership

Project Management

Mentoring

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, Engineering, or Manufacturing

MBA or Masters in manufacturing / business / engineering

Tools

MRP knowledge

Job description

FUNCTIONS:

• Drive operations team towards execution of Business Goals using Lean Manufacturing methodology
• Monitor & improve cost productivity while ensuring all customer commitments are met in a timely, quality & compliant manner
• Develops manufacturing operating plans and procedures in accordance with company policies, goals and objectives.
• Meet plant production and quality goals
• Foster and maintain a positive working environment, ensuring a non-union environment, maintaining well-trained and motivated staff
• Establish all production schedules and meet customer’s delivery and quality expectations
• Select, train and develop plant supervisory and administrative staff
• Provide leadership for executing New Products
• Ensure sufficient capacity exists to achieve all customer commitments
• Be responsible for driving continuous improvements in factory yield
• Develops and executes flexible production systems based on Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma and Process Control techniques across all manufacturing operations.
• Develops quality strategies that drive process stability, quality assurance and process standardization with associated controls and feedback.
• Optimizes capital expenditures to sustain operations, drive EHS value, and deliver growth products.

• Develop & create training plans to maximize workforce capability
• Conduct employee performance reviews and provide regular feedback
• Schedule and conduct plant meetings; foster employee engagement and ensure that business and operational goals are effectively communicated to employees. Works to maintain a union-free environment.
• Promote a working environment that encourages employee involvement to achieve excellence in productivity, customer service, quality, inventory and Environmental Health & Safety (EHS)

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Interacting with clients in a professional manner to ensure total satisfaction
• Working on specified projects and being accountable for their completion
• Preparing and maintaining a budget and consistently checking financials for accuracy
• Performs community outreach to establish and maintain a positive company image. This may include attending Chamber of Commerce meetings, community leadership clubs and charitable events.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Knowledge of the disciplines of manufacturing management such as production and inventory control, variable cost productivity, and fulfillment metrics, quality systems, cost systems, and fulfillment metrics, and procedures
• Proven mentoring and coaching abilities, demonstrated ability to motivate & inspire others
• Demonstrated leadership, energizing teams and project management
• Ability to successfully motivate and maintain high morale, employee involvement, safety and teamwork in a non-union environment
• Lean trained with demonstrated ability to apply tools and process rigor
• Demonstrated ability to deliver results in a complex, global, unique and sometimes ambiguous environment
• Proven ability to prioritize, plan and execute important business and supply chain initiatives.
• Proven leadership skills (experience successfully managing people / projects / issues)
• Demonstrated ability able to influence and communicate well with all levels of the organization, including senior leadership
• Change agent with energy, passion & enthusiasm to drive change
• Clear, strategic, and critical thinker; proven experience in translating strategies into actionable plans
• MBA or Masters in manufacturing / business / engineering preferred.
• Proven Lean manufacturing/Six sigma back skills.
• Demonstrated keen understanding of the complexity dealing with component suppliers and assembly processes.
• Extensive product and process knowledge.
• A working knowledge of formalized manufacturing systems (MRP).
• Ability to develop good working relationships between department heads.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, Engineering, or Manufacturing
• 10 - 15 years experience in production management is required.
• 5 years of experience leading a large manufacturing production facility or a large production operation.
• Demonstrated success in developing and executing manufacturing strategies and optimizing operations to achieve cost reductions and productivity gains while operating in a demanding customer environment.
• Functional expert with hands-on experience in supply chain, Lean Manufacturing, to drive aggressive financial results and continuous improvement.

The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.

OUR CORE PRINCIPALS: Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Inclusion.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

• High-Performance Culture
• Customer Focus
• Operational Excellence
• Innovation
• Financial Strength

VERTIV BEHAVIORS

• Own it
• Act with urgency
• Foster a customer-first mindset
• Think big and execute
• Lead by example
• Drive continuous improvement
• Learn and seek out development
• Promote transparent & open communication

About Vertiv

Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to enable its customers’ vital applications to run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today’s data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extend from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs around 34,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Visit Vertiv.com to learn more.

Work Authorization

No calls or agencies please. Vertiv will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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