Plant Manager II

Enersys; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

EnerSys seeks a Plant Manager to lead Springfield operations, directing production, quality, and safety programs. You will champion lean practices, manage budgets, and collaborate across engineering, procurement, and sales to bring new products to market.

You will drive EnerSys Operating System adoption, develop teams through training, and ensure efficient, compliant production with a strong safety culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in management or equivalent with 7–10 years of related management experience.
• Experience in a Lean manufacturing environment.
• Experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, SAP, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Set production and quality standards with executive management and manage budgets and cost controls.
• Plan and direct facility operation activities and set production priorities.
• Coordinate production with procurement, maintenance, and quality control for optimal resources.
• Review reports to identify causes of nonconformity and production problems.
• Develop and implement operating methods to improve quality and eliminate problems.
• Consult with engineering on machine modifications to improve safety and production.
• Coordinate with management, sales, marketing, and engineering on new products.
• Establish strong health and safety culture and proactive safety incident prevention.
• Advocate EnerSys Operating System to drive strategy deployment and data tracing.
• Ensure environmental controls system is implemented and controlled.
• Promote development of team members through servant leadership and internal training.
• Prioritize internal promotion when possible.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Conflict resolution

Education

Bachelor's degree in management or equivalent

Lean manufacturing experience

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

SAP

PowerPoint

Job description

EnerSys is a global leader in stored energy solutions helping industrial, infrastructure and defense customers address critical power and operational needs. The company delivers integrated solutions that combine energy storage technologies, power electronics, software-enabled intelligence, technical expertise and comprehensive global customer support. EnerSys supports customers across communications networks, data centers, energy infrastructure, material handling, transportation, aerospace and defense — including applications where power continuity is essential. Serving customers in more than 100 countries, EnerSys helps organizations manage energy more reliably, efficiently and intelligently in complex operating environments where uptime, safety and resilience matter.

Job Purpose

Directs and coordinates activities to obtain optimum efficiency of operations and maximize profits. Responds to related manufacturing problems and pursues/implements remedies to such problems. Follows production and company objectives to direct work groups through subordinate managers. Assumes responsibility for cost controls, operations, quality and production inventory levels and customer order fulfillment. Manages the activities of production, facility engineering, quality control, production engineering and administrative services.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Confers with executive management personnel to establish production and quality control standards, develop budget, and cost controls, and obtain data regarding types, quantities, specifications, and deliver dates of product ordered.
• Plans and directs facility operation activities and establishes production priorities for products in keeping with effective operations and cost factors.
• Coordinates production activities with procurement, maintenance, and quality control to obtain optimum production and utilization of human resources, machines, and equipment.
• Reviews and analyzes production, quality control, maintenance, and operational reports to determine causes of nonconformity with product specifications and operating or production problems.
• Develops and implements operating methods and procedures designed to eliminate operating problems and improve product quality.
• Consults with engineering personnel relative to modification of machines and equipment to improve safety, production, and quality of products.
• Coordinates with executive management, sales, marketing, technical and engineering personnel in planning, development, and introduction of new products.
• Establishes a strong health and safety culture with a focus on control of blood lead levels according to standards and takes a proactive preventive approach of safety incidents.
• Effectively champions the “EnerSys Operating System” to drive everything from strategy deployment down through hour-by-hour data tracing.
• Ensures the environmental controls system is implemented and controlled.

Enables development and growth of team members through servant leadership, employee engagement, internal training and skill enhancement, and succession planning; prioritizing internal promotion when possible.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in management or equivalent AND seven to ten years related management experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Previous manufacturing management experience preferred.
• Experience working in a Lean manufacturing environment.
• Fundamental keyboarding skills and ability to understand various software programs such as: Microsoft Word, Excel, SAP, and PowerPoint are required.

Strong leadership skills and proven ability to positively coach and motivate team members and resolve conflict.

General Job Requirements

• Generic
• This position requires working in a plant/warehouse environment. Therefore, expect varying working conditions.

EnerSys provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.