Plant Manager

greenheckgroup; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Greenheck Group is seeking a Plant Manager to provide direction and leadership for a manufacturing facility, driving production goals, and optimizing labor efficiency and product quality. You will oversee production leaders and coordinate cross-functional activities to meet customer service targets.

The role emphasizes continuous improvement, safety culture, and capital equipment coordination, with a focus on achieving operational excellence and cost efficiency in a dynamic HVAC manufacturing

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of relevant work experience in a manufacturing environment.
• 6-8 years of relevant work experience in a supervisory or managerial role.
• Continuous improvement training.
• Lean manufacturing training.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct and indirect supervision and development of manufacturing engineering, materials, production scheduling, and production leaders.
• Plan, monitor, execute, and communicate daily, monthly, and annual production goals.
• Develop the sales and operations plan to meet financial targets and customer service objectives.
• Coordinate activities among internal departments affecting production processes (scheduling, engineering, production management, shipping, inventory control, sales, and purchasing).
• Monitor variances to plan and adjust capacity (overtime, flex labor) to meet the S&OP plan and improvements.
• Lead continuous improvement activities to enhance KPIs, safety, and team relations; participate in 5S and Safety initiatives.
• Lead continuous improvement projects to achieve productivity goals and maximize efficiency for Value Streams and Production areas.
• Define procedures with Materials to ensure proper inventory management and maintain equipment performance.
• Support labor policy knowledge and participate in any applicable labor negotiations.

Education

Bachelor Degree in supply chain, operations management, engineering, business administration, management, or a related field

Tools

SAP

Job description

Ready to join a global leader in air movement and ventilation? At Greenheck Group, joining our team means more than just starting a job, it's joining an award-winning culture prioritizing your growth and development. Our unwavering commitment in supporting our team members both personally and professionally has earned us national recognition time and time again. As an innovative, environmentally responsible manufacturer of commercial HVAC systems, Greenheck Group designs and manufactures industry-leading air movement and ventilation solutions through our family of trusted brands. Our products are found in commercial, institutional, and industrial facilities worldwide, from schools and hospitals to factories and stadiums. Since 1947, we've proudly invested in our people and our communities, fostering innovation, leadership, and opportunity at every level. We are more than products, we are a team of inspired people doing extraordinary things.

As a Plant Manager, you will provide direction and leadership to ensure all operational objectives are accomplished in accordance with the company's targets. Continually strive to maximize plant operations, machine utilization, labor efficiency, product quality, and customer satisfaction. Typically oversees one plant location and will directly supervise production leaders and other manufacturing support roles.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Provide direct and indirect supervision and development of manufacturing engineering, materials, production scheduling, production supervisors, and production managers.
• Plan, monitoring, execute, and communicate the daily, monthly, and annual production goals.
• Develop the sales and operations plan to meet financial targets and customer service objectives looking out at a rolling 12-month window.
• Coordinate activities among various internal departments that can affect the production process (i.e. scheduling, engineering, production management, shipping, inventory control, sales, and purchasing).
• Monitor daily and monthly variance to plan, implement capacity adjustments (overtime, flex labor, etc.) to execute S&O Plan and make necessary adjustments.
• Identify and lead continuous improvement activities that enhance our key performance indicators, improve safety culture and/or advance our team member relations. Participate and lead activities relating to the 5S and Safety Teams when necessary.
• Identify and execute continuous improvement projects that achieve productivity goals and maximize efficiency for Value Streams and Production areas.
• Work with Materials team to define procedures to ensure proper inventory management.
• Ensure the proper maintenance and optimal performance of production machinery and equipment.
• Maintain work areas to meet or exceed company 5S and safety standards. Identify and lead safety initiatives to address plant safety concerns, providing oversight to local safety teams and supporting EHS.
• Identify and lead Capital Equipment requests, coordinating with local Manufacturing Engineers and Greenheck Group Shared Services.
• Identify and lead continuous improvement of productivity and efficiencies through effective team member engagement, labor planning, lean manufacturing principles, and materials planning.
• Oversee cross-training plans to encourage continued development of our team members.
• Meet or exceed customer service expectations which include quality and on-time shipping.
• Maintain good working knowledge of current labor policies (where applicable), regional labor policies, and any applicable government regulations. Participate in labor agreement negotiations (where applicable).
• Direct manufacturing engineering functions to improve productivity including plant layout, process flow, routings/labor standards, work methods, capital equipment, and quality levels.
• Optimize machine and equipment as well as provide guidance and support for the corporate maintenance initiatives.
• Represent manufacturing with outside visitors such as company tours, applicants in the interview process or vendors/suppliers as needed.
• Develop rolling 12-month strategic plans for achieving operational excellence in support of business unit, company sales growth targets, and profitability levels.
• Review and manage salary expenditures for assigned cost centers (I.e., salary, merit increases, additions, overtime).
• Work with business unit managers to develop and implement strategic business plans.
• Understand, communicate, and improve business unit financials.

WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE

• 6-8 years of relevant work experience in a manufacturing environment required.
• 6-8 years of relevant work experience in a supervisory or managerial role required.
• 4 Year / Bachelor Degree in supply chain, operations management, engineering, business administration, management, or a related field of study or equivalent years of job experience required.
• Continuous improvement training preferred.
• Lean manufacturing training preferred.
• SAP experience preferred.