Lean Plant Manager: Operational Leader & Growth

rkmi

Aurora (CO)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 160,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

RK Industries, LLC in Colorado is seeking a Plant Manager to lead a multidisciplinary manufacturing team, drive lean transformations, and align operations with strategic goals. You will manage budgets, develop talent, and focus on safety, quality, delivery, and efficiency.

Collaborating with the VP of Manufacturing and our external partners, you will implement advanced processes and drive continuous improvement to sustain long-term profitability.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Science Management, Business Administration, or similar
  • 10+ years of relevant manufacturing management experience
  • Minimum 5 years of Lean Manufacturing experience
  • Six Sigma Black Belt certification is beneficial
  • P&L experience
  • Strong Leadership competencies with high interpersonal skills
  • Excellent time management skills; Operates with a sense of urgency
  • Strong lean manufacturing and change management skills
  • Passionate about developing team members
  • Adaptable and flexible to a changing environment
  • A focus on accountability and results-oriented
  • Desire for process excellence
  • Strong financial and analytical skills
  • Strategic and tactical; able to translate strategy into plans and execution
  • Demonstrated operational leadership; hands -on management style; effective decision-maker

Responsibilities

  • Transition a successful business into a high-performing lean manufacturing organization.
  • Utilize Lean Manufacturing concepts, tools, and techniques to deliver quantifiable and sustainable improvements.
  • Align operational activities that synchronize processes and a balanced scorecard, measuring financial, operational, and employee engagement goals.
  • Identify opportunities to improve safety, quality, delivery, production efficiency, job cost, and employee engagement.
  • Manage a multidisciplinary team, including recruiting, developing, coaching, and managing performance.
  • Identify improvement opportunities in support areas, including the supply chain, to create financial synergies and enhance service delivery to the customer.
  • Contribute to the development of plant budgets and accountability to budgetary expectations.
  • Builds and fosters positive and collaborative relationships with internal and external clients and vendors.
  • Establish and sustain a culture of continuous improvement to increase efficiency, profitability, quality, and safety.
  • Coordinate closely with the vice president of manufacturing to provide input on methods of project manufacturing support and execution.

Skills

Leadership
Strategic planning
Lean Manufacturing
Change management
Financial analysis
People development
Time management
Decision making
Accountability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Science Management, Business Administration, or similar

Job description

RK Industries, LLC in Colorado is seeking a Plant Manager to lead a multidisciplinary manufacturing team, drive lean transformations, and align operations with strategic goals. You will manage budgets, develop talent, and focus on safety, quality, delivery, and efficiency.

Collaborating with the VP of Manufacturing and our external partners, you will implement advanced processes and drive continuous improvement to sustain long-term profitability.

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