Plant Manager
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Job Location:
Huntsville, AL - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
8 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About Kennametal
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Job Title:Plant Manager
Location: Huntsville Alabama
The Plant Manager provides overall leadership of the operation of the Huntsville site.S/He is responsible for setting the vision for the site to enable and meet business objectives. Accountable for obtaining the performance goals including revenue growth profitability customer satisfaction operational excellence manufacturing strategic planning and talent development. The successful candidate will possess the ability to lead by example implement system/processes and proactively drive continuous improvement within a multi-process site and fast-paced environment.
Key Job Responsibilities:
- Full responsibility for the plants P&L and overall plant performance.
- Work with plant leaders in Manufacturing Maintenance Engineering Quality Supply chain Finance EHS and HR to develop and drive operating objectives for the plant and ensure that facilities operate on plan and within budget. Develop and manage operational and capital budgets. Facilitate the continued pursuit of standardized plant metrics (e.g. safety quality supply delivery etc.). Measure and monitor performance against metric targets and coach plant leadership in resolving variances. Promote a culture of accountability and team work within the plant.
- Lead and exemplify the culture of safe manufacturing and ensure safety accountability across the organization
- Implement a culture of continuous improvement and employee engagement to improve all areas of plant production and maintenance strategies to achieve lowest total cost while complying with quality standards meeting or exceeding customer expectations maintaining equipment reliability and fostering employee accountability. Advance the plants operating capabilities through automation and lean processes.
- Develop capabilities of frontline leadership through mentoring training and coaching.
Education Work Experience Skills Certificates Minimum Level of Education (for Job):
- The ideal candidate will possess: (1) operations leadership experience in a manufacturing environment of relevant scale and complexity (2) experience leading lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives to reduce costs and improve productivity; and (3) a track record of results through action motivation and influence in a complex matrixed environment.
- Experience in a manufacturing environment of relevant scale & complexity (e.g. >100 employees multi-product lines >$200M in assets).
- Bachelors degree required preferably in engineering or similar technical field
- A minimum of 15 years of technical manufacturing experience with leadership roles of increasing responsibility
- Production leadership experience with at least two layers of management structure; possesses a disciplined operations management system
- A flexible dynamic self-demanding and proactive individual; able to motivate him/herself and others; a natural bias for action with a focus on results delivery
- Excellent communication skills including written and verbal; comfortable and credible with both internal stakeholders and external audiences
Kennametal Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Lean Manufacturing
- Six Sigma
- Expense Management
- Continuous Improvement
- Lean Six Sigma
- Management Experience
- Food Processing
- Operations Management
- Production Management
- Budgeting
- Plant Management
- Manufacturing
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