Automotive Plant GM — Lean Operations Leader

RNInk; Lexington (KY); Sur place; USD 140 000 - 230 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

RNInk in Lexington, KY is seeking a Plant General Manager to lead a major automotive manufacturing operation. You will oversee production, quality, safety, and financial performance, driving continuous improvement and customer satisfaction across the organization.

The ideal candidate has proven plant leadership, P&L ownership, and a track record of delivering measurable improvements in quality, cost, and delivery within a fast-paced automotive environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Proven experience successfully leading a complex manufacturing plant or major manufacturing operation.
• Demonstrated track record of delivering measurable improvements in quality, cost, delivery, safety, productivity, and profitability.
• Working knowledge of automotive quality and launch methodologies, including APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, and structured problem-solving
• Strong background and working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, and operational excellence methodologies
• Proven experience leading new product and new program launches within an automotive manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of plant-level financial management, budgeting, forecasting, cost control, and P&L responsibility.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, develop, motivate, and retain high-performing teams.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, leadership, and organizational skills.
• Ability to effectively delegate responsibility while maintaining accountability for results.
• High degree of professionalism, integrity, tact, and diplomacy.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-accountability automotive manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing quality, safety, delivery, productivity, and cost systems.

Responsabilités

• Provide overall leadership and direction for plant operations, including production, quality, engineering, maintenance, materials, safety, delivery, and cost performance.
• Develop and execute operational strategies that support company objectives, customer requirements, and long-term business growth.
• Ensure the plant consistently meets or exceeds quality, delivery, productivity, cost, and customer satisfaction objectives.
• Maintain accountability for compliance with ISO standards, customer-specific requirements, and applicable quality systems.
• Drive a culture of quality, customer focus, accountability, and continuous improvement throughout the organization.
• Lead and implement continuous improvement initiatives utilizing Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, problem-solving, standard work, waste reduction, and other operational excellence methodologies
• Analyze manufacturing processes and plant performance metrics to identify opportunities to improve efficiency, productivity, quality, throughput, cost, and profitability
• Establish and maintain appropriate KPIs and management systems to monitor plant performance and drive accountability.
• Develop, monitor, and manage the plant's annual operating plan, budget, forecasts, and financial performance
• Maintain accountability for monthly and annual plant P&L results, including cost control, labor efficiency, scrap, overtime, inventory, and productivity.
• Ensure effective response to customer quality issues, warranty concerns, delivery issues, and other customer escalations
• Provide leadership and oversight for new product and new program launches, ensuring successful execution from launch through production.
• Ensure effective execution of applicable automotive launch and quality processes, including APQP, PPAP, FMEA, control plans, and related customer requirements
• Work closely with corporate and plant-level engineering, quality, sales, materials, and operations teams to ensure successful program launches and ongoing customer support.
• Establish and maintain a safe work environment while ensuring compliance with company safety policies, procedures, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Ensure the organization is prepared to effectively respond to plant emergencies, supply disruptions, production interruptions, and other operational challenges
• Lead, develop, and retain employees while fostering a culture of trust, accountability, teamwork, ownership, and continuous improvement
• Establish clear performance expectations and hold leadership teams accountable for achieving plant objectives.
• Conduct performance evaluations and provide coaching, development, and corrective direction when necessary.
• Communicate effectively with employees at all levels of the organization and create an environment of open communication and accountability.
• Proactively identify and resolve operational, quality, customer, employee, and performance issues
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships across all functional areas of the organization and with key customers and suppliers.
• Promote a positive, professional, and performance-driven culture throughout the facility.

Connaissances

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Quality systems

P&L management

Leadership

Problem solving

Project management

Formation

Bachelor's degree

Outils

APQP

PPAP

FMEA

Control Plans

ISO standards

Description du poste

RNInk in Lexington, KY is seeking a Plant General Manager to lead a major automotive manufacturing operation. You will oversee production, quality, safety, and financial performance, driving continuous improvement and customer satisfaction across the organization.

The ideal candidate has proven plant leadership, P&L ownership, and a track record of delivering measurable improvements in quality, cost, and delivery within a fast-paced automotive environment.