Plant Manager

Movement Search & Delivery; Tukwila (WA); Sur place; USD 170 000 - 195 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Movement Search & Delivery seeks a Plant Manager in Tukwila, WA, to lead Operations, Purchasing, and Production Control, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality manufacturing. You will manage all site functions affecting productivity, costs, and customer delivery while reporting to the GM and owning P&L accountability.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in manufacturing with 5+ years in leadership, preferably in aerospace, and a strong track record in continuous improvement and team leadership.

Qualifications

• 10+ years related experience, strong preference for aerospace manufacturing experience
• 5+ years in a leadership role
• Knowledge of operations, production control and procurement processes
• Ability to drive continuous improvement and lean methodologies
• Strong leadership and communication skills

Responsabilités

• Lead Operations, Purchasing, and Production Control staff to achieve safety, quality, and efficiency targets
• Develop strategies to meet daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly objectives
• Manage costs, productivity, and delivery against targets
• Ensure manufacturing processes adhere to quality standards and drive improvements
• Promote positive employee relations and effective cross-functional collaboration
• Identify opportunities for process optimization and resource allocation

Description du poste

Movement Search and Delivery is working with a Large Aerospace and Defense Manufacturer in Tukwila, WA to identify a Plant Manager to replace a long term employee retirement.

Salary Goals:

-170-195K

-40% bonus

About the role:

-Long standing Testing and Manufacturing facility, very stable

-$140MM P&L (this role would be P&L accountable, reporting to a General Manager)

-Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resources allocation, human resources, leadership techniques, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Job Description

Position Summary

The Plant Manager provides the leadership and direction to the Operations, Purchasing, and Production Control staff. Manage all site operations related functions in the safest and most efficient manner ensuring the highest level of quality is maintained. This includes managing all functions affecting plant productivity, operational efficiency, costs, and customer delivery targets.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop strategies to achieve operational objectives for daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly targets
• Responsible for meeting specific productivity and financial objectives, including variable costs related to direct and indirect labor, supplies, maintenance, utilities, etc.
• Ensure consistent operational procedures and quality standards are implemented and followed throughout the manufacturing process; identify and implement manufacturing improvements
• Identify new opportunities and associated initiatives that will drive optimization in the process and manufacturing methodologies
• Achieve manufacturing excellence through continuous improvement techniques as determined by industry standards, market competition, and internal corporate benchmarks; maintain operational pipeline initiatives and drive accountability to meeting targets
• Anticipate, identify, and respond to actual and/or potential operational constraints and develop the necessary corrective actions
• Bring insight and vision to plant operations while practicing fiscal discipline; actively promote and environment of positive employee relations with open communication channels and employee involvement
• Other duties as assigned

Education and/or Experience

• Previous experience working in manufacturing or industrial engineering environment preferred
• Thorough knowledge of machinery and of the product being manufactured
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resources allocation, human resources, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources
• Knowledge of materials management and material flow
• Knowledge of SixSigma, 6S, and Continuous Improvement tools preferred
• Ability to monitor and assess performance of others and partner with Human Resources to make improvements or take corrective action
• Knowledge of machines, tools, and tolling including their designs, uses, repair and maintenance
• Demonstrated experience motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job
• Ability to consider costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one
• Proactive communication with clear articulation of results and needs across all levels of the organization
• Ability to establish and communicate clear priorities and to influence others to support and act on those priorities
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines
• 10+ years related experience, strong preference for aerospace manufacturing experience
• 5+ years’ experience in a leadership role