Plant Manager

Diversified Recruitment Services, LLC; Peoria (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Diversified Recruitment Services, LLC is seeking a Plant Manager in Peoria, IL to lead all plant activities, meet production schedules and ensure customer requirements are met while achieving financial targets.

The role requires a Bachelor's in industrial management, engineering, or business, 8–10 years manufacturing experience including 5 in leadership, and strong leadership and communication skills. The Plant Manager will drive continuous improvement and coordinate with customers and suppliers.

Qualifications

• 8 to 10 years of manufacturing experience, including at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Solid leadership and strong written, verbal, and communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external customers.

Responsibilities

• Sets goals and guidelines for safe, efficient, profitable plant operations.
• Drives performance to meet financial and operational targets.
• Communicates across the organization to hit targets and launches.
• Engages hourly workforce through continuous improvement initiatives.
• Directs subordinates to achieve projected goals and improve efficiency.
• Ensures compliance with corporate communications and HSE/E policies.
• Leads continuous improvement culture in safety, quality, and efficiency.
• Communicates with customers and suppliers to resolve issues.
• Maintains positive employee and labor relations.
• Ensures released material meets highest quality standards.
• Plans plant requirements to budget labor and materials.
• Engages in community relations to boost local image.
• All other tasks as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in industrial management, engineering, or business administration

Job description

The Plant Manager leads and directs all plant activities, is responsible for meeting production schedules and producing a product in accordance with customer requirements while achieving the plant financial targets.

Specific Duties:

• Establishes goals, objectives and guidelines covering all phases of plant operations and staff activities to maintain a safe, efficient, functional, operational and profitable plant.
• Drives performance to achieve financial and operational targets
• Communicates across the organization to ensure attainment to targets and successful launches
• Engages the hourly workforce through continuous improvement actions to ensure all employees are involved in the business.
• Directs, guides and motivates immediate subordinates in attainment of projected goals and objectives to increase operational efficiency.
• Ensures compliance with all corporate communications, adheres to and promotes HSE & E policies and procedures.
• Leads activities to ensure a continuous improvement culture is established in the plant. Leads and manages, the plant continuous improvement operations around safety, quality, efficiency, and/or financials.
• Communicates with customers and suppliers to identify/resolve concerns on an as needed basis.
• Positive Employee and Labor Relations
• Ensure that material released from this facility has achieved the highest quality standard possible.
• Plans and forecasts plant requirements with respect to equipment, manpower, materials and facilities to establish budgets for labor and materials.
• Maintains contact with civic and business leaders in the community relations and to improve the Plant’s local image by participation in organizations with company interests.
• All other tasks as assigned

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in industrial management, engineering, or business administration.
• 8 to 10 years of experience in manufacturing to include at least 5 years in a leadership role
• Solid leadership skills
• Strong written, verbal, and communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external customers.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certification in Lean; prefer Green Belt