Plant Manager - Washington, North Carolina

AAF International; Washington (NC); Presencial; USD 120.000 - 150.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

AAF International seeks a Plant Manager for Washington, NC to lead a multi-functional team in achieving production goals while upholding safety and environmental standards. The role drives Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement to deliver quality products and on-time delivery.

The ideal candidate has 7–10 years of plant leadership in manufacturing, strong budgeting and cross-functional skills, and experience with SAP and Lean tools. Strong communication and mentorship are essential.

Formación

• Engineering degree required; MBA a plus.
• Proven experience leading a manufacturing plant and P&L ownership.
• Strong Lean and continuous improvement background (Lean Six Sigma Black Belt preferred).
• Experience in regulated environments with safety and quality standards.
• Proficient in SAP, budgeting, and cross-functional leadership.

Responsabilidades

• Lead a multi-functional plant team to meet production goals and safety standards.
• Drive Lean transformation and continuous improvement across operations.
• Manage budgeting, capital, and maintenance expenditures with accountability.
• Oversee production, quality, engineering, maintenance, and logistics functions.
• Collaborate with Sales to ensure voice of the customer in manufacturing.
• Develop employees through coaching, training, and performance management.

Conocimientos

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Plant/General management

P&L budgets

Leadership & communication

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Quality & safety standards

Educación

Engineering degree

MBA

Herramientas

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Descripción del empleo

Plant Manager - Washington, North Carolina

American Air Filter International Washington, North Carolina, United States

About this position

AAF International offers the most comprehensive clean air solutions available across the globe. Selling under the American Air Filter® and the AAF International® brand names, AAF International has been an industry pioneer since 1921 with manufacturing operations in 22 countries with over 6000 employees globally. Our products are the industry benchmarks for quality and performance. Our applications include commercial, industrial and residential solutions from the filters used in your home to the most critical cleanroom and power generation applications.

We are a member of the Daikin Group, the world's largest air conditioning provider with $30 billion in revenue and over 75,000 employees worldwide. Founded in 1924, Daikin has grown into a diversified industrial manufacturing company offering solutions in clean, air, air conditioning, refrigeration, chemicals, oil hydraulics, defense systems and electronics.

Our culture of continuous improvement, safety, and world class operations is driven by our people-centered management philosophy. This philosophy is built around mutual selection: that while AAF seeks top talent people to join and deliver on our team, we also want each team member to receive job satisfaction, growth & development, and continued happiness in being a long-term member of the AAF family. This is fueled by our belief in treating our people, our supply partners, our customers and our environment with the trust and respect we each require, and our passion to give back to our community for our success.

Read more about our philosophy at: http://www.daikin.com/about/corporate/philosophy/index.html

AAF International is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, veteran status, uniform servicemember status, age, disability or any other legally recognized protected personal characteristics.

Position Objective:

The Plant Manager leads a multi-functional team ensuring production goals are met or exceeded and promoting safety and environmental compliance. The primary duties of this position include management responsibilities for all plant operations such as production, quality, safety and equipment maintenance. This position is also instrumental in driving our transition to a world-class Lean Manufacturing environment.

Key Accountabilities:

• Responsible for the implementation and continuous refinement of EHS practices and procedures to ensure the safety of employees and compliance with environmental/safety standards.
• Lead, direct, and control the day-to-day activities of a plant to achieve the short and medium-term financial and operating goals set by the overall organization business plan. Is responsible for maintenance, manufacturing, quality control, engineering, supply and logistics & distribution, and administration; with dotted line responsibility for accounting and human resources.
• Formulate and deliver plans that achieve operating objectives in safety, quality, on time delivery, cost reduction, new product integration, and equipment utilization at the plant level.
• Assume ownership for strategic initiatives and provide leadership to achieve and maintain operational, safety, and environmental performance.
• Implement effective systems of control over capital, operating expenditures, manpower, wages and salaries.
• Monitor overall plant performance for production and quality standards.
• Lead, motivate, and develop employees to achieve outstanding manufacturing performance results, while leveraging continuous improvement tools such as Lean manufacturing, improving individual skills, and enhancing teamwork.
• Encourage innovation and employee input on potential improvements in all aspects of the plant operation.
• Provide personal direction in the resolution of current operating problems of a critical nature to maintain maximum continuity of production at desired quality, costs, and customer service levels.
• Facilitate standardized procedures / work instructions / visual factory and incorporate best practices methodology.
• Provide input to R&D on product performance as well as current and potential product opportunities.
• Manage local product engineering resources to deliver timely custom designed solutions and optimize standard costs.
• Establish relationships with the Sales organization to ensure voice of customer is included in the manufacturing process.
• Some travel may be required.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Position Requirements:

• Completion of a college/university degree in Engineering or applicable technical discipline. MBA a plus;
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification or related education preferred;
• Extensive (7-10 years') plant/general management experience in a manufacturing or re-manufacturing environment;
• Experience working in industries with rigid technical, quality, safety, and product performance standards – e.g. pharmaceutical, aerospace, automotive safety, etc.;
• Working knowledge of P&L, budgets and financial statements;
• Past experience leading and managing a diverse group of functions, including operations / production, engineering, materials and distribution, maintenance and reliability, quality, human resources, environmental health and safety, and controller;
• Comprehensive knowledge of Lean, optimization, and other process improvement processes. Experience implementing Lean manufacturing;
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage a diverse group of employees in a participative, employee empowerment culture;
• Experience managing operating costs, capital and maintenance budgets;
• Working knowledge of safety and environmental practices and regulations, including OSHA compliance, and a proven record of improving safety results;
• Demonstrated leadership, influence and communications, coaching and training skills;
• Ability to lead / implement transformational change within individuals and teams to reach safety, quality, delivery and cost improvement objectives;
• ISO 9001, NQA-1 and AG-1 knowledge and maintenance preferred;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with experience developing training materials;
• Excellent computer skills—specifically with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and SAP;
• Excellent organization and attention detail;
• Ability to mentor, coach and train other employees and drive sustainable improvements.