Plant Manager

Confidential; Tennessee; On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential is seeking a Plant Manager to oversee the day-to-day operation, leadership, and management of a high-volume manufacturing plant in Tennessee.

You will direct salaried and hourly staff, drive safety, quality, lean initiatives, and continuous improvement while managing engineering, maintenance, inventory, budgeting, and capital projects.

Qualifications

• College degree in Engineering or Business required.
• Minimum 10 years of plant management experience in high-volume manufacturing.
• Strong background in lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, and process discipline.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize Employee Safety and Safety Compliance.
• Ensure product quality and customer satisfaction with order fulfillment.
• Drive continuous improvement of manufacturing processes and management methods to improve plant performance and efficiency.
• Oversee plant engineering and maintenance (equipment and facilities).
• Manage inventory and materials.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Continuous improvement

Operations management

Safety management

Quality control

Budgeting

Staff development

Problem solving

Executive communication

Data-driven decisions

Education

College degree in Engineering or Business

Job description

This position is responsible for the overall day-to-day operation, leadership and management of the manufacturing plant.

Direct reports to this position include all plant salaried staff including but not limited to Operations Manager, Warehouse Manager, Maintenance Manager, CI Manager and Plant Engineer. Indirect reports include all hourly employees at the plant.

• Prioritize Employee Safety and Safety Compliance
• Ensure product quality and customer satisfaction with order fulfillment
• Continuous improvement of manufacturing processes and management methods to generate improved plant performance and workflow optimization and efficiencies
• Responsible for plant engineering and maintenance (equipment and facilities)
• Responsible for inventory and materials management
• Capital planning and implementation
• Overall budget, spending, and headcount
• Assess and manage salaried staff and hourly employees within the plant
• College degree in Engineering or Business typically required.
• A minimum of 10 years of plant management level experience in high volume, fast-paced manufacturing and operations.
• Well-rounded operations management experience including a deep understanding and experience with operations tactics, lean manufacturing, and continuous improvement, strategies and best practices and process discipline.
• Knowledge of production processes, raw materials, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
• Track record of excellent judgment and decision-making ability.
• Ability to successfully work to reach company goals in an environment in which a wide degree of creativity and latitude is required.
• Ability to effectively set and communicate expectations & directives to manufacturing staff.
• Results driven, analytical, self-motivated and detail oriented with the ability to logically identify alternative solutions or approaches to complex problems.
• Demonstrated presentation skills, as this role will be interfacing with executive level management, along with large customers.