Plant Operations Leader: Lean, P&L & Safety

Confidential Jobs; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Jobs seeks a Plant Manager to direct and manage all plant operations, including production, maintenance, quality, and P&L. The role requires LEAN expertise, strong leadership, and the ability to motivate and develop a team while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance in a manufacturing setting.

Responsibilities include planning with department managers, budget control, asset maintenance, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5-7 years of plant management experience.
• Strong LEAN knowledge to teach, create, implement, and sustain in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience and ability to run a P&L manufacturing business.
• Must possess ability to motivate a workforce including performance management, recruiting, retention and engagement.
• Must exercise continuous leadership to focus plant efforts on priorities.
• Must deal with constantly shifting priorities.

Responsibilities

• Direct and manage plant operations for production, maintenance, quality, and shipping and receiving.
• Coordinate plant activities through planning with departmental managers to ensure total manufacturing objectives are accomplished in a timely and cost effective manner.
• Develop and control profits, plans, and budget.
• Implement cost effective systems of control over capital, operating expenditures, manpower, wages, and salaries.
• Manage capital asset maintenance.
• Establish and monitor overall plant performance for production and quality standards.
• Control and minimize labor overtime, premium freight, and repair expenses.
• Maintain existing plant facilities and equipment; replace or adjust plant facilities and equipment when necessary.
• Provide leadership and training to accomplish the company goals and objectives.
• Always promote safety and health awareness.
• Monitor safety and health regulations to ensure compliance with federal and state safety and health regulations.
• Identify plant safety training needs and works with corporate safety to develop and coordinate safety training programs.
• Implement and maintain preventative maintenance programs.
• Incorporate shop floor organization and plant cleanliness among plant personnel.
• Provide direction, development, and leadership to production supervisors.
• Limited travel.
• On-call continuously, frequently called back to the plant during off-duty hours.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Skills

LEAN implementation

Leadership

Mentoring/coaching

P&L management

Recruitment & retention

Continuous improvement

Safety compliance

Prioritization

Performance management

Team development

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Five years plant/general mgmt experience including LEAN

Job description

Confidential Jobs seeks a Plant Manager to direct and manage all plant operations, including production, maintenance, quality, and P&L. The role requires LEAN expertise, strong leadership, and the ability to motivate and develop a team while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance in a manufacturing setting.

Responsibilities include planning with department managers, budget control, asset maintenance, and continuous improvement initiatives.