Plant President

Rrdonnelley; Chanhassen (MN); On-site; USD 172,000 - 276,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision coverage

Paid time off

401(k) with company match

Life insurance

Parental leave

Tuition assistance

Employee discounts

Job summary

RRD in Minnesota seeks a Plant President to lead strategic planning and execution for people, processes, technology and culture across the site. You will drive safety, quality, productivity, and a robust sales pipeline while guiding P&L and budgets.

You will develop leaders, establish succession plans, and ensure regulatory compliance, with a strong focus on continuous improvement and cross-functional collaboration with corporate teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or engineering or related field.
• 8+ years of diversified management in printing or manufacturing.
• Experience leading sales teams is highly desired.
• Continuous Improvement/Lean experience preferred.
• Ability to lead a diverse team of sales and operations.
• Excellent communication with internal and external teams.
• Ability to lead through empathy.

Responsibilities

• Lead plant to improve sales pipeline, safety, quality, productivity, and reduce waste.
• Own P&L for assigned locations and manage budgets.
• Develop employees through leadership, education and training.
• Establish and maintain succession plan for key personnel.
• Guide managers on ongoing operations improvement.
• Lead Sales team strategy and cadence for prospects/clients.
• Collaborate with Sales Reps to acquire new customers.
• Review manufacturing activities and drive problem resolution.
• Maintain communication with plant and Corporate Staff on safety, quality, productivity.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA, EEO and regulations.
• Provide performance reports to Corporate Staff.
• Make recommendations on hires, promotions, transfers, training.
• Motivate staff to meet production goals with timely schedules.
• Commit to continual process improvement to exceed customer expectations.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Skills

Leadership

Sales leadership

Continuous Improvement

Lean manufacturing

Communication skills

People development

Budgeting

Change management

Empathy

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Industrial Management/Engineering or related field

Job description

The Plant President provides leadership in the development and execution of plans and strategies for continually improving people, processes, technology, and culture. The Plant President is responsible for monitoring employee development, equipment performance and utilization, safety practices, and other key business indicators; and, working with the site leadership team and business Executives to build and execute action plans to improve and achieve strategic plans, budgets, and other corporate goals.

Responsibilities

• Lead the plant to improve the sales pipeline, safety, quality, productivity, and reduction of waste on a consistent and continual basis in each and every process.
• P&L responsibility for assigned locations, including the preparation and management of capital and operational budgets.
• Work to improve the performance of employees through consistent and continual leadership in education and training programs.
• Establish and maintain a viable succession plan for all critical human resources.
• Provide guidance and direction to department managers regarding the continual improvement of operations for which they have ownership.
• Lead and manage the local plant Sales team in both strategy and daily, cadenced lead/prospect/client tactical insights, to ensure an effective and viable local sales pipeline.
• Work with company Sales Representatives from all channels to maintain and acquire new customers for the organization.
• Review and report on manufacturing activities, performances, and results. Initiate team action to identify and remove problems with schedules, excessive costs, materials, or other factors affecting quality, safety, service, or productivity levels inconsistent with plant continual improvement efforts.
• Maintain open communication with plant employees and Corporate Staff to improve safety, quality, and productivity.
• Ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations issued by OSHA, EPA, EEO, and other federal, state, and local regulatory agencies.
• Provide reports and feedback on plant performance to Corporate Staff as required.
• Make recommendations regarding hires, terminations, promotions, transfers, training, and merit increases of Plant Personnel.
• Motivate staff in support of department objectives and timely and effective schedules to ensure production goals.
• Demonstrate commitment to continual process improvement efforts in order to assure that all customer expectations (internal and external) are exceeded.
• Perform other related duties and business related as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Industrial Management, Engineering, Graphic Arts or related field, or equivalent years of experience, preferred .
• 8+ years of diversified management experience within the printing industry OR similar manufacturing industry, with proven success in leading operations teams
• Experience leading sales teams is highly desired
• Continuous Improvement / Lean skills/experience highly preferred
• Ability to lead a diverse team of both sales and operations group
• Excellent communication skills to communicate with internal and external teams
• Ability to lead and influence change
• Ability to lead through empathy
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Strong desire to apply continuous improvement throughout the plant

Salaries & Benefits

RRD's current salary range for this role is $172,400 to $275,800 / year. The salary range may be adjusted based on the applicable geographic location of the hired employee, and the range may change in the future. At RRD, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions may vary based upon, but not limited to education, skills, experience, proficiency, performance, shift and location. Depending on the role, in addition to base salary, the total compensation package may also include participation in a bonus, commission or incentive program. RRD's benefit offerings include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, disability insurance, 401(k) with company match, life insurance and other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, plus parental leave, adoption assistance, tuition assistance and employer/partner discounts.

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