Plant Manager-Manufacturing Company

Metz Strategic Solutions; York (York County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Metz Strategic Solutions in the York-Lancaster PA area is seeking a Plant Manager for a manufacturing facility of ~250 employees. The role requires providing strong leadership to the plant's leadership team and all staff, aligning operations with financial targets and performance metrics.

The ideal candidate will drive safety, quality, delivery and cost through Lean practices, develop budgets and 3-5 year strategic plans, and mentor future leaders while maintaining monthly reporting to the

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering or business degree.
• MBA or master's preferred.
• Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing; Kaizen, 5S/6S, TPM, SMED, Standard Work.
• Strong financial acumen with P&L accountability.
• People-oriented, hands-on leader with plant presence.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to the plant leadership team and ~250 employees.
• Develop and manage budgets, operating plans, and 3–5 year strategic plans.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, productivity, quality, delivery and morale.
• Ensure monthly reporting of key metrics to Corporate in correct format.
• Prioritize safety and build future leaders through coaching and development.

Skills

Leadership

Lean manufacturing

Financial acumen

People development

P&L management

Education

BS in Engineering

MBA

Job description

Seeking a Plant Manager for a Manufacturing Plant in the York-Lancaster PA area.

Essential Functions of the job:

• Provide Incredible leadership to Plant--Key Leadership Team (Direct Reports) and All Employees. (Approx 250 employees)
• Ensure the correct leaders are in position and nail down key metrics for each of those reports that will drive the performance to meet plant financial targets and metrics. (person must be very metric oriented)
• Develop with staff yearly budgets, annual operating plans, 3-5 year Strategic plans, and key personnel development plans
• With assistance of staff--Identify and scope out main continuous improvement initiatives to drive Safety, Productivity/Cost, Quality, Delivery, and People/Morale metrics. (Person should have a strong Lean Manufacturing background)
• Communicate with Plant at least monthly and update them on all key initiatives and have weekly meetings with staff to ensure all commitments are on-track
• Person must show commitment to Safety to all employees and not jeopardize the safety of any individual for productivity! Person must lead by example and make safety a priority in all communications.
• People Developer: Need someone who can help build other leaders. Company does not just want an individual superstar who gets things done through their own efforts. This position requires someone to nail down the expectations and help subordinates meet those objectives. Need someone who will build the team and develop each person one-on-one.
• Prefer Someone who has a background in Engineering and who has held various increasingly responsible positions within a manufacturing company including stints in Engineering, Operations and possibly Materials.
• Need someone who is very financially-oriented. This person has full P&L responsibilities.
• Person must provide Corporate team with needed monthly numbers on time and in proper format.

Desired Skills, Education, Experience and Qualities:

• Must have a BS in Engineering or Business Related Degree
• MBA or Master's preferred
• Strong working knowledge and application of Lean Manufacturing principles needed (Prefer someone who lead kaizen events with 5S/6S, TPM, SMED/Set-up Reduction, Standard Work, Kanbans, etc).
• Need someone witha strong financial acumen.
• Need someone who is very people oriented and hands-on that will deliver a strong presence in the plant to all employees