Plant Manager - Gulfport, MS

Taber Extrusions; Gulfport (MS); Presencial; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Taber Extrusions is seeking a Plant Manager in Gulfport, MS to lead all plant operations and drive lean manufacturing initiatives. The role focuses on safety, quality, efficiency and cost management across manufacturing departments.

You will partner with Sales, Finance, and HR to exceed financial objectives and advance industry leadership. The position reports to the Vice President of Operations and requires strong leadership, strategic planning, and deep aluminum extrusion experience to deliver

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in business or engineering is required.
• Ten years of progressive responsibility in engineered products/metalworking is preferred.
• Aluminum extrusion experience is preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Serve as plant safety champion with a zero-accident mindset.
• Lead to create a customer-centric culture emphasizing quality, lead-time, and on-time delivery.
• Establish, deploy, and monitor plant performance metrics aligned with AOP objectives.
• Support continuous reduction of scrap and improvement of COPQ.
• Maintain an effective maintenance management system to meet quality and reliability goals.
• Maintain facilities and equipment to uphold a world-class 5S culture.
• Oversee all sales activities and interface with leadership on manufacturing implications.
• Demonstrate leadership, organization, and the ability to complete job paperwork.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

Planning & scheduling

Safety culture

Cost control

Educación

Bachelor's degree in business or engineering

Descripción del empleo

Plant Manager

Since 1973, Taber Extrusions has been a leading manufacturer of aluminum extrusion-based products for OEMs in markets ranging from Military, Department of Defense, Aircraft/Aerospace, Marine/Shipbuilder, Boat Docks, Platforms, Decking, Motor Housing, Electronics, Heat Sinks, Automotive, Rail, and Structural Components. Taber is headquartered in Russellville, Arkansas and operates two manufacturing sites in Russellville and one manufacturing site located in Gulfport, Mississippi. The Company segments its operations into Extrusion, Cast House, Friction Stir Welding and Micro Extrusion.

Taber is highly committed to growth and recently expanded their Russellville facility with the addition of a new 125k sq. ft. building housing a state-of-the-art 10,000 UST front load direct press line. The press line features a 16-inch (406mm) container that can handle profiles up to 600mm wide and is designed to meet the rigorous demands of the aerospace industry. It includes state of the art quench and solution heat treat capabilities. This $80 million investment is intended to more than double Taber’s revenue by allowing the company to enter new segments of the market and be more competitive is active segments.

Taber offers a broad set of capabilities including a full range of aluminum alloys (1000, 2000, 5000, 6000 and 7000 series), extrusion sizes from micro up to 31” in profile width, and value-added services such as precision cutting, welding, bending, friction stir welding and customer supply chain solutions. Taber has grown into a leader in micro extrusions with capabilities to produce precision aluminum components for a broad range of markets.

The company produces its own secondary aluminum billet using a cast house located in Gulfport with sizes ranging in diameter from 7”, 9”, 11”, 16”, 20”, and 10x28” slab. The Company can also deliver other value-added services that are key to providing the unique capabilities demanded in today’s market. For further information, please see the Company’s website, www.taberextrusions.com.

JOB SUMMARY

This role will provide leadership for all areas of plant operations including; planning/scheduling, maintenance, as well as all manufacturing departments. This position is responsible for establishing and managing processes to ensure that objectives are exceeded for safety, customer service, quality, and overall manufacturing cost. A major responsibility for this position is to embrace and support efforts to develop and utilize the principles of lean manufacturing and six sigma to facilitate the creation of a highly engaged work culture that embraces continuous improvement as a way of life. As a key member of the Taber leadership team, the Plant Manager works closely with Sales, Finance, Technical Services and Human Resources to successfully develop and manage Taber’s quest for industry leadership while exceeding established financial objectives. Key indicators of success will be the effective development of assigned resources and the consistent execution of the manufacturing process while exceeding established objectives. This position reports to the Vice President of Operations for Taber Extrusions, LLC.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serves as the plant champion for safety, ensuring that a zero-accident mindset is instilled in all employees.


• Provides necessary leadership to create a customer centric culture that sets the industry standard for quality, lead-time, and on-time delivery.


• Establish, deploy, and monitor plant performance metrics to support AOP objectives while ensuring goal alignment throughout the organization.


• Support efforts to continuously reduce unplanned scrap and improve the COPQ (cost of poor quality).


• Ensures that an effective maintenance management system is in place to achieve objectives for quality, process reliability, and overall manufacturing cost.


• Maintain existing plant facilities and equipment to support a world class 5S culture.


• Other responsibilities as defined and directed by the Vice President and the Taber leadership team.


• Utilize applicable work instructions and control plans.


• Demonstrate ability to complete all applicable paperwork associated with this job title.


• Demonstrate leadership and organization skills.


• Thorough knowledge of equipment and processes of the entire plant.


• Ability to make decisions concerning personnel.


• Oversee all Sales activities.


• Knowledge of personnel policy.


• Demonstrate ability to complete all applicable paperwork associated with this job title.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering or equivalent work experience.


• 10 years of progressive responsibility working in engineered products/metal working environment.


• Aluminum extrusion experience preferred.

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