Plant Manager

Nikkel Iron Works; Shafter (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental

401K contribution

Profit sharing

Job summary

Nikkel Iron Works in Shafter, CA seeks an experienced Operations/Plant Manager to lead day-to-day manufacturing, partner with Sales and Engineering on new products, and own production, quality, budget, and inventory for the site.

You will interact with employees, vendors, and customers, with travel about 10%. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of leadership in equipment manufacturing, MRP software experience, and a strong customer-service orientation.

Qualifications

• 5 years current leadership experience in equipment manufacturing.
• Experience with mentoring, training and team building.
• 5 years working with MRP software including BOMs, inventory, costing, routings and work orders.
• 5 years in a metal fabrication environment with welding knowledge.
• Experience promoting within same organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day manufacturing operations and oversee production and quality.
• Manage budget and inventory for the location.
• Interact with employees, vendors, equipment dealers and end users.
• Travel ~10% to support customer and supplier engagements.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Team building

Customer service

Clear communication

Tools

MRP software

Bills of Materials

Inventory management

Costing

Routings

Work Orders

Job description

Seeking experienced Operations/Plant Manager to provide leadership for day-to-day manufacturing operations and participate with Sales and Engineering in development of new products. Overall responsibility for production, quality, budget management and inventory functions for this location. Interact with employees, vendors, equipment dealers and end users. Some travel (10%).

We are a specialized Ag manufacturing business unit located in Shafter, CA. Our products are in use in farming throughout the US. We are profitable, growing steadily and see great opportunities to expand our product line and dealer penetration.

You are accountable for results but have considerable freedom in day-to-day operations, including problem resolution. Great people skills are a must!

Ideal Candidate:

• 5 years current leadership experience in equipment manufacturing, including responsibility for scheduling and quality control. R & D experience a plus.
• Experience with mentoring, training and team building.
• 5 years of experience working with Computerized MRP manufacturing software including Bills of Materials, Inventory, Costing, Routings, and Work Orders.
• 5 years of experience in a metal fabrication environment, including knowledge of welding and welding processes.
• At least one supervisory or management promotion within the same organization.
• Able to communicate clearly about service and technical matters with customers, sales reps and vendors.
• Strong focus on customer service.

We are progressive organization offering very competitive wages, medical & dental, 401K contribution & profit sharing.