Plant Manager

Yanfeng Global Automotive Interiors; Romulus (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Yanfeng Global Automotive Interiors in Romulus, MI seeks a Plant Manager to lead manufacturing operations and deliver against strategic profit plans. You will oversee safety, quality, logistics, maintenance and continuous improvement with a strong focus on customer satisfaction.

Key capabilities include change leadership, collaborative leadership, lean techniques, data-driven decision making and effective communication to drive performance across production, engineering, and supply chain.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Finance or similar field.
• 7+ years experience with plant/department responsibilities in automotive manufacturing or similar plant environment (JIT preferred).
• Strong leadership, decision making, and people management skills.
• Familiarity with lean manufacturing techniques and quality systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Plant Management team and direct plant operations across production, engineering, launch, quality, supply chain, IT and EHS.
• Maintain and improve the Quality and Environmental Management Systems; conduct reviews.
• Prepare and manage the Plant Profit Plan; oversee capital approvals.
• Drive lean manufacturing, cost reduction, on-time delivery, safety and customer satisfaction.
• Provide leadership for employee relations, communication, and performance management.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Team building

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree (Engineering/Business)

Job description

Job Summary

The Plant Manager is responsible for independently managing the plant manufacturing operations in line with the strategic and annual profit plans. Directs all plant operations with overall responsibilities for Safety, Quality, Logistics, Operations, Continuous Improvement, Maintenance and Employee Relations.

Essential functions of the job

The Plant Manager We Need:

Change Leader | Energetic & Collaborative in Leadership | Champion of Culture | Highly Motivated | Excellent Communicator | Outside of the Box Thinker | Innovative Problem Solver | Continuous Improvement Mindset

Responsibilities

• Leads the Plant Management team and direct and manage plant operations for production, technical, engineering, launch, quality, supply chain, IT and EHS.
• Manages and maintains the quality system; provides the resources necessary to maintain the quality system.
• Manages and maintains the Environmental Management System; provides the resources necessary to maintain the quality of the system.
• Conducts management reviews of the quality and EM system.
• Responsible for customer satisfaction.
• Responsible for the safety of employees, visitors and contractors within the site.
• Ensures document and data control at the plant level.
• Coordinate plant activities through planning with departmental managers to insure the total manufacturing objectives are accomplished in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Manage policy deployment in areas of lean manufacturing techniques, quality, cost reduction, complete and on-time delivery, safety, customer satisfaction, employee relations and engagement, visual controls and plant performance measures.
• Provides leadership for employee relations through effective communications, coaching, training and development.
• Provides leadership for problem resolution to facilitate faster improvements and improved working relationships.
• Prepare the Plant Profit Plan with the assistance of the plant staff and submits the Plant Profit Plan to Vice President of Operations and CFO for review

Essential Job Duties:

• Manage the operations within the plant with support from a cross functional staff of departmental managers
• Plan, organize and direct the manufacturing operation to ensure the most effective return on assets and obtainment of production schedules and overall business objectives
• Manage policy deployment in areas of lean manufacturing techniques, quality, cost reduction, complete and on-time delivery, safety, customer satisfaction, employee relations & engagement, visual controls and plant performance measures
• Create profit plan including budgets, personnel and investment plans
• Control deviations from the planned “actual” values and introducing corrective measures
• Monitor daily & monthly company directed KPI’s and report out to Regional Director in monthly MOR
• Provide root cause analysis of production and quality issues and make appropriate decisions based on risk analysis
• Assure that all corporate guidelines and procedures are adhered to
• Communicate regularly with direct reports and management and supervise their performance in all functions including performance evaluations
• Manage plant launch team to achieve corporate launch objectives
• Maintain high level of customer, community and public relations in keeping with the corporate image
• Identify the needs for capital acquisition, gather information and obtain appropriate approvals

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Finance or similar field
• Minimum 7 years experience with plant/department responsibilities7 years experience automotive manufacturing, plastic injection molding or similar plant environment, some within a JIT environment
• Strong team building, decision making, communication and people management skills
• Familiarity with industry standard equipment and corresponding technical expertise
• Extensive experience working/communicating with customers and suppliers