Plant Manager IV

Cornerstone Building Brands; North Carolina; On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Plant Manager to lead a high-volume manufacturing site. This role encompasses driving operational excellence through effective leadership, fostering a culture of safety and continuous improvement, and managing cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in manufacturing, proven people management skills, and a commitment to developing talent. With a focus on optimizing production efficiency and enhancing employee engagement, this position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact in a collaborative environment that values innovation and community involvement.

Benefits

Medical Benefits

Dental Benefits

Vision Benefits

Paid Time Off (PTO)

401k Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Training and Professional Development

Employee Resource Groups

Life Insurance

Long-Term Disability Insurance

Qualifications

• 8+ years in manufacturing with a focus on process engineering and assembly.
• Proven leadership in managing cross-disciplinary teams and driving improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead operations to ensure safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance.
• Develop strategies for cost reduction and manage new product introductions.

Skills

Lean Tools Application

People Management

Manufacturing Processes

Cross-Functional Team Leadership

Safety Management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Business

12-15 years of relevant experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

AutoCAD

Statistical Packages

Job description

Job Description

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Plant Manager is responsible for providing leadership, direction, and resource stewardship for a high-volume manufacturing site located in Welcome, NC. This role is accountable for driving timely and impactful improvements to the operating environment and for delivering performance at or above expectations for safety, quality, delivery, cost, and their team. He/She will lead the execution of cross-functional strategies and plans that ensure we execute the company’s manufacturing excellence roadmap. The goals of this role are to manage structured change and combine long-term thinking with near-term actions and decisions.

Successful candidates demonstrate their commitment to their team by taking direct responsibility for the safety of the people who work in their business, building trust and valuing the experience of the team around them and look to develop the people, setting high expectations for self and others, is a change agent and an effective communicator, is comfortable frequently interacting with senior leaders, and shows personal resilience. This position reports to the Director of Operations.

Operations Leadership

• Set an unwavering expectation that relationships between supervisors, peers, and employees are respectful and inclusive
• Maintain environments that influence how we feel physically and mentally at work and reflect attention to detail not only in the quality of our output, but in our daily productive routines
• Develop site strategies for COGS reduction while managing growth and/or expansion
• Reduce costs of goods measured as savings year-to-year including direct labor and overhead
• Manage and ensure successful new product/piloting

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Take responsibility for the safety and security of the people who work in our business, the products we supply to customers, and the company’s physical assets; identify, assess, and address any immediate safety and security issues
• Create optimized schedules that balance production efficiency, deliver supply, and employee well-being by selectively and strategically using OT
• Ensure compliance with quality assurance measured in our QA Index and Right First Time
• Help drive all TQM activities within the sites

Operations Excellence

• Invest a substantial amount of time reinforcing our manufacturing excellence roadmap, holding his/herself and others accountable for performance and leadership commitments
• Identify and implement ways of working that make lean thinking and employee engagement a way of life in the plant: focus will be on the process, not the individual
• Drive simplification efforts within the site, particularly those that impact operational costs
• Help manage the effort for all new equipment, assist in establishing a project team, clearly establishing a Commissioning/Qualification/Verification (CQV) process approach

Talent & Organization

• Invest significant effort on talent offense and aligning training and development of teams to mindsets and skillsets important to the future of our business
• Provide tactical direction as needed for all operations groups
• Develop and train leadership and technical groups
• Use qualitative and quantitative approaches to forecasting labor demand and mix

Culture

• Foster a culture, including ways of working and behaviors, that is congruent with our mission, values, and behaviors & mindset
• Take an active role in the community: raise awareness about opportunities the manufacturing industry can offer, nurture future manufacturing talent, grow their network and the company’s reputation, and give back
• Develop and deliver approaches to improve culture based on employee engagement survey data
• Develop and implement solutions that drive a high-performance culture

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in engineering or business, or in place of a degree, a minimum of 12-15 years of significant, relevant professional experience
• Minimum of 8 years previous experience in manufacturing, including packaging, process engineering, warehousing, and assembly
• Minimum of 4 years in people management role, including leading a cross disciplinary leadership team
• Proven track record of application of lean tools, processes, and systems to deliver sustained continuous improvement preferred
• Experienced leading teams through compliant execution of formally defined management systems
• Experience participating on cross-functional teams, driving decision-making, and overseeing operational and financial metrics
• Possesses strong knowledge of manufacturing supply chain functions, including planning, logistics, quality, materials management, and inventory control
• Requires minimal travel (10%)
• All Microsoft Office products; AutoCAD and statistical packages desired

Additional Information

Why work for Cornerstone Building Brands?

Our teams are at the heart of our purpose to positively contribute to the communities where welive, work and play.Full-time* team members receive** medical, dental and vision benefits starting day 1. Other benefits include PTO, paid holidays, FSA, life insurance, LTD, STD, 401k, EAP, discount programs, tuition reimbursement, training, and professional development. You can also join one of our Employee Resource Groups which help support our commitment to providing a diverse and inclusive work environment.

*Full-time is defined as regularly working 30+ hours per week. **Union programs may vary depending on the collective bargaining agreement.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Cornerstone Building Brands is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.