Plant Manager

Image Associates Inc.; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Image Associates Inc. in Northern Iowa seeks a Senior Plant Manager to oversee a metals machining and assembly operation of about 100 people. You will drive safety, quality, on-time shipments, and budget decisions in a hands-on leadership role.

Experience with CNC or manual machining, reading fabrication drawings, and managing skilled machinists and assemblers is preferred. This role is based in a small northern Iowa town, with strong emphasis on cost control and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience in production and plant management for a steel parts and assemblies company.
• At least 10 years of experience, including 4 years in a supervisory role with budgets.
• Familiarity with lean manufacturing and Six Sigma.
• Able to read and interpret fabrication drawings.
• Experience managing skilled machinists, operators, and assemblers.
• Must have plant budgets and production-level management experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safety-first culture across the operation.
• Improve efficiencies in quality control and on-time shipments.
• Oversee a production organization that keeps workers safe while controlling costs.
• Make decisions about operating and capital budgets (P&L).
• Lead a team in production, supply chain, and facility maintenance.
• Improve plant profitability and drive quality and safety initiatives.
• Drive cost reduction through Lean practices and plant layout.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

Reading fabrication drawings

Budget management

People leadership

Tools

CNC machining

Job description

Senior Plant Manager / Production Manager / Manufacturing Manager / Operations Managerin Northern Iowaneeded to run a metals machining and assembly operation of 100 people. Experience with CNC and manual machining, metal products assembly, parts making, machinery, fabricating equipment, or materials handling systems would be a suitable fit.

This job is in a small town in northern Iowa.

• Work to maintain a safety-first culture
• Improve efficiencies in quality control and on-time shipments
• Oversee a production organization that keeps workers safe while maintaining cost control.
• Make decisions about operating and capital budget (P&L).
• Lead a team of people in production, supply chain, and facility maintenance
• Improve plant profitability, develop quality and safety initiatives.
• Drive cost reduction through Lean Manufacturing practices and plant layout

Qualifications

• Experienceinproductionandplantmanagementforacompanythatmakessteelpartsandassembliesiskey.
• Shouldhaveatleasttenyears’experience,includingfourinasupervisoryroleinvolvingbudgets.
• Shouldbefamiliarwithleanmanufacturingandsixsigma.
• FamiliaritywithCNCmachiningisaplusbutnotrequired.Shouldbeabletoreadandinterpretfabricationdrawings.
• Musthaveexperiencemanagingskilledmachineoperators,machinists,andassemblyworkers.
• Shouldhavegoodexperiencewithplantbudgetsandmanagingproductionlevels.

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