Plant Manager

Plant Manager

East Longmeadow MA United States

Come make the world and accelerate your success.

It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World. Sound like you Join our topnotch team of more than 50000 diverse and highperforming professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the worlds most beloved brands including DEWALT BLACKDECKER CRAFTSMAN STANLEY CUB CADET and HUSTLER.

The Job:

The Plant Manager is responsible for driving continuous and significant improvements in the areas of safety quality delivery cost and working capital. This will be achieved by developing a world class organization and methodically implementing the strategic business objectives including strategic planning/deployment lean management/manufacturing techniques and six sigma tools. An emphasis will be placed on experience in building teams developing talent and leading synergy and engagement activities.

As a Plant Manager youll be part of our Tools & Outdoor team working as an onsite employee. Youll get to:

• Drive rapid significant and sustainable improvement in ontime delivery service level and leadtime.
• Develop and execute a manufacturing strategy that support the divisions overall marketdriven business strategy. Specifically lead expansion of highly successful point of impact manufacturing and delivery models.
• Lead regular strategy deployment & KPI reviews for the manufacturing team ensuring attainment of results and a sense of urgency with respect to the strategic implementation priorities.
• Strategically drive the implementation of safety and industrial hygiene programs designed to minimize the severity and frequency of workplace injuries and illnesses.
• Passionately drive continuous improvement culture while implementing the strategic Roadmap to achieve breakthrough performance in working capital quality delivery cost and growth.
• Build an outstanding team and evolve the organizational structure to meet and exceed objectives. Ensure development and engagement of talent across all levels of the organization.
• Drive cycle time and working capital improvements through flexible and lean manufacturing processes.
• Ensure key manufacturing metrics and key performance indicator systems (KPIs) are consistently tracking the appropriate measures and driving appropriate response behaviors.
• Periodically present plans and actual results as well as strategy deployment and KPI progress.
• Take aggressive action to drive financial performance in the areas of direct and indirect labor manufacturing overhead cost and inventory levels.
• Partner with internal resources and the matrix structure to coordinate manufacturing functions with sales marketing design engineering finance supply chain human resources and other departments.
• Ensure effective allocation of resources across all areas of the operation to accomplish customerdriven priorities.
• Partner with Product Marketing R&D and Quality teams to ensure the best possible product and customer satisfaction.
• Play an active and significant role in the S&OP process.
• Continually benchmark best practices and implement as appropriate.

The Person:

You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. Youre not intimidated by innovation. Wouldnt it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good In fact you embrace it. You also have:

• Bachelors degree in Business Engineering or related field required. Masters degree preferred.
• 510 years operations leadership experience with a demonstrated track record of significant performance improvement.
• Experience in lean culture development and lean tool implementation required.
• Manufacturing experience in metal fabrication finishing/machining and assembly preferred.
• Supply chain and inventory management are critical.
• Working knowledge of OSHA guidelines environmental regulations and EHSMS.
• Resourceful combining strong manufacturing and technical abilities with overall management acumen.
• Ability to effectively deploy resources to key priorities with resources at hand.
• Set high expectations (driven by metrics and countermeasures) for self and the organization.
• Ability and passion to rapidly learn and utilize the business system and achieve objectives.

The Details:

Youll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan including:

• Medical dental life vision disability 401(k) Employee Stock Purchase Plan paid time off and tuition reimbursement.
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.

And More:

We want our company to be a place youll want to be and stay. Being part of our team means youll get to:

• Grow: Be part of our global company with 20 brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.
• Learn: Have access to a wealth of learning resources including our digital learning portal.
• Belong: Experience an awesome place to work where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for a wide range of perspectives and experiences.
• Give Back: Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism giving back and sustainable business practices.

Whats more youll get that pride that comes from empowering makers doers protectors and everyday heroes all over the world. Were more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial. Were visionaries and innovators. As successful as weve been in the past we have so much further to go. Thats where you come in. Join us!

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship (H1B OPT/CPT TN etc).

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We Dont Just Build The World We Build Innovative Technology Too.

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative techdriven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 58000 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here youll get the unique chance to impact some of the worlds most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS DEWALT CRAFTSMAN MAC TOOLS and Black Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are

Were the Worlds largest tool company. Were industry visionaries. Were solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our stateoftheart smart factory products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843 but that hasnt stopped us from evolving into a vibrant diverse global growth company.

Benefits & Perks

Youll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical dental life vision wellness program disability retirement benefits Employee Stock Purchase Plan Paid Time Off including paid vacation holidays & personal days and tuition reimbursement. And of course discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.

What Youll Also Get

Career Opportunity: Career paths arent linear here. Being part of our global company with 60 brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

Learning & Development:
Our lifelong learning philosophy means youll have access to a wealth of stateoftheart learning resources including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).

Diverse & Inclusive Culture:
We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because thats how the best work gets done. Youll find we like to have fun here too.

PurposeDriven Company:
Youll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism giving back and sustainable business practices.

EEO Statement:
All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race color religion age sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veterans status or any other protected characteristic.

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