Plant Manager

OTR Engineered Solutions; Surprise (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

OTR Engineered Solutions in Surprise, AZ seeks a Plant Manager to oversee all phases of plant operations, including production, quality, maintenance, receiving and shipping. This role recruits, hires and trains staff, while driving productivity and profitability within a manufacturing setting.

Responsibilities include leading daily operations, reviewing schedules and inventory, managing budgets, and fostering a safe, continuous-improvement culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or four to six years' related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong team building, decision-making and people management skills.
• Adequate knowledge of business and management principles (budgeting, strategic planning, resource allocation and human resources).
• Be knowledgeable of safety, quality, productivity, demand creation, inventory, and stewardship processes.
• Multi-tasking and organized.
• Able to maintain a dependable and flexible work schedule.
• Ability to create accountability and to lead by example.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and communication with all levels of management.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for the successful day-to-day operations of the facility.
• Work closely with quality personnel to review product consistency and trends.
• Review production schedules to meet established inventory levels.
• Coordinate hiring and training of manufacturing personnel.
• Monitor expenses and explore cost-reduction opportunities while maintaining quality.
• Ensure safety policies are followed and maintain a safe workplace.
• Maintain safety and housekeeping programs.
• Conduct performance reviews and coach operations staff.
• Promote continuous improvement and remove production constraints.
• Coordinate scheduling of manufacturing operations and maintenance.

Skills

Team leadership

Budgeting

Safety compliance

Multi-tasking

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The Plant Manager is responsible for general supervision of all phases of plant operations including production, quality control, maintenance, receiving, and shipping. Responsibilities also include recruiting, hiring, and training personnel and facility/physical plant up-keep. They will work closely with the production team to increase productivity and profitability within the manufacturing operation.

Essential Functions

• Provide leadership for the successful day-today operations of the facility.
• Work closely with quality personal to review product consistency to determine trends and areas of improvement.
• Review established production schedules to ensure established inventory levels are met.
• Coordinate the hiring and training of all manufacturing personnel.
• Monitor operation expenses and research ways to reduce while maintaining product quality.
• Work to ensure all members of the manufacturing team are aware of safety policies to provide a safe workplace to our employees.
• Maintain and support a superior safety and housekeeping program.
• Conduct performance reviews and provide coaching and guidance to all operations employees.
• Encourage and promote operating in a continuous improvement environment.
• Remove production constraints; allocate human and equipment resources and direct production employees to attain all established goals.
• Remove waste and constraints from the production process to improve efficiencies and enhance productivity.
• Work with purchasing manager to develop and improve supplier relationships.
• Coordinate scheduling of manufacturing operations and maintenance.
• Must be a team player.
• Other duties can be assigned based on company needs and employee capacity.
• Business Acumen.
• Project Management
• Time Management
• Personal Effectiveness/Credibility
• Flexibility
• Stress Management/Composure

Required Skills / Abilities

• BS degree or equivalent; or four to six years' related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong team building, decision-making and people management skills.
• Adequate knowledge of business and management principles (budgeting, strategic planning, resource allocation and human resources).
• Be knowledgeable of safety, quality, productivity, demand creation, inventory, and stewardship processes.
• Multi-tasking and organized.
• Able to maintain a dependable and flexible work schedule.
• Ability to create accountability and to lead by example.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and communication with all levels of management.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

This position operates in a manufacturing environment. At times, the employee will be exposed to manufacturing environment, including forklift traffic, fumes, noise, and operating manufacturing equipment.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to squat. Must be able to bend at the knees, and flexible enough to work in awkward positions.
• Must be able to stand and work on your feet for extended periods of time.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and talk or hear.
• Must be able tolerate fluctuations in temperature and humidity.
• Must be able to work with hands and have the manual dexterity to use misc. hand tools (i.e. hammer, screwdriver etc.).
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. May also require some weekend work.

Travel

No travel is expected for this position.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree or four to six years' related experience or training; or equivalent

combination of education and experience

Preferred Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree
• Manufacturing experience

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Other job duties and responsibilities may also be assigned by the incumbent's manager at any time based upon Company need.

OTR Engineered Solutions is an equal opportunity employer and will not tolerate discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, genetic information or any other legally protected classification or status.