Plant Manager

Image Associates Inc.; Peoria (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Image Associates Inc. in northern Iowa seeks a Senior Plant Manager to lead a 100-person metals machining and assembly operation, including CNC and manual machining, parts making, and fabrication equipment.

You will drive a safety-first culture, improve quality and on-time shipments, and oversee a production organization while controlling costs. The role includes operating and capital budget decisions (P&L) and leading teams across production, supply chain, and maintenance.

Qualifications

• Experience in production and plant management for a company that makes steel parts and assemblies is key.
• Must have at least ten years’ experience, including four in a supervisory role involving budgets.
• Familiarity with lean manufacturing and Six Sigma.
• Familiarity with CNC machining is a plus but not required. Should be able to read and interpret fabrication drawings.
• Must have experience managing skilled machine operators, machinists, and assembly workers.
• Should have good experience with plant budgets and managing production levels.

Responsibilities

• 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 budgets (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

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

CNC machining

Fabrication drawings reading

Budget management

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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