Plant Manager, Operations (Bakers Powder)

ATI; Monroe (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in materials science is seeking a Plant Manager for their Monroe, NC facility. The role involves overseeing plant operations, ensuring safety and quality standards, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate will have extensive leadership experience in manufacturing and a strong technical background. This position offers the opportunity to lead a large team and implement best practices in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of leadership experience in manufacturing operations.
• Minimum of 5 years of continuous improvement or lean manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead manufacturing plant operations in EHS, compliance, quality, and cost control.
• Develop and maintain a pipeline of productivity projects to ensure cost competitiveness.
• Attract, select, develop, and motivate managers and personnel.

Skills

Knowledge of current technologies in manufacturing

Strong financial and business acumen

Strong collaborative skills

Leadership

Organizational development

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical related field or business

Job description

Proven to Perform.
From the edges of space to the bottoms of ocean, our materials are proven to perform -- and so is our team. We're hiring high performers as proven as our products. Join us.

The Plant Manager, Operations (Bakers Powder) will be responsible for managing and leading the manufacturing plant operations in the areas of EHS, compliance, quality, delivery, and cost control in relation to safety & security, profitability, productivity, materials management, talent development and continuous improvements.

Other Responsibilities:

• Lead operations of a plant with approximately 200+ employees composed of direct, indirect, and salary staff. In accordance with company policies and business unit/plant procedures, achieve high standards in safety, quality, efficiency & profitability requirements. Maintain costs within budgetary limits while assuring that best operations practices are utilized in the maintenance, conservation of equipment & materials, and/or facilities.


• Set overall plant objectives to ensure effective operations consistent with the Continuous Improvement, Values and Philosophy.


• Coordinate and direct all functions of plant operations, including but not limited to: Manufacturing, Engineering, EHS, Quality, leading relationships with Supply Chain, OpEx, HR, and Finance.


• Align operational objectives with the overall business objectives to ensure a strategy-focused workforce.


• Manage and operate performance through the effective implementation of the highest safety standards, promoting a culture of "Safety First" to develop and maintain a Zero Incident work place.


• Manage and operate performance through the effective use of the Quality process and through structured problem solving.


• Develop and maintain a pipeline of productivity projects to ensure cost competitiveness.


• Drive a culture of accountability ensuring compliance to the highest ethical conduct standards.


• Develop controls and critically review results of operations in reference to planned objectives.


• Account for the day-to-day decisions that directly impact the EHS, Compliance, Quality, Delivery, Cost & Inventory of the overall plant.


• Maintain a workforce of highly motivated employees with a morale that is conducive to high levels of employee engagement.


• Attract, select, develop, train, coach, appraise, and motivate managers and other personnel in key staff positions within the facility.


• Establish interfaces with supporting functions to assure accurate project or program technical direction for operations engineering and manufacturing.


• Assure timely and relevant communications to and from all levels. This includes communications between affected reporting areas and related departments. Establish systems to enhance intra- and interdepartmental communications.


• Ability to build up strong talent pipeline for plant leadership team and succession planning.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical related field or business.


• Minimum 10 years of leadership experience in manufacturing operations.


• Minimum of 5 years of continuous improvement or lean manufacturing.


• Minimum of 2 years of direct management of primary and secondary melt operations.

Skills:

• Knowledge of current technologies in manufacturing, engineering, materials management/inventory control, distribution and logistics, purchasing, quality assurance, EHS systems processes and practices.


• Strong financial and business acumen.


• Strong collaborative skills with the proven ability to drive change and leadership ownership/accountability.


• Demonstrate success in building high performance teams, leading cross-functionally, developing and retaining employees, and driving organizational change.


• Drive zero incident culture, with employee ownership of safety.


• Leadership, performance results, organizational development and operational improvement.

We thrive when the expectations are great, and the barriers are high. We're solving the world's most difficult challenges through materials science. Our advanced, integrated process technologies and proven performers give us a tremendous competitive advantage. When customers systems need to fly higher, dig deeper, stand stronger, and last longer -- anywhere on, above or below the earth -- ATI is proven to perform.

*It is ATI's policy to not provide immigration sponsorship for any of the company's positions.

ATI and its subsidiary companies will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other status protected be federal or state law. The company will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an applicant to participate in the hiring process if so requested.