Sr Plant Manager

POSITION PURPOSE:

Plant Manager - Dayton TN (relocation Available - sheet metal press and stamping experience required)

The Plant Manager serves as thesenior operations leader for the largest manufacturing facility responsible for hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue. With full P&L responsibility this role leads a high profile plant high mix production operationspanning more than 400-500 employees across three shifts.

We are looking for someone with polish and concise responses to our questions as well as experience managing either multiple sites or large sites. they candrive performance hold a siteaccountable for driving results and holdtrue development conversations with their direct reports.

KPIs & driving results for a fast paced company is key - managinglarge number of employeesandbig P&L is important. Developingpeople at ground level & dealing with leadership - reporting out metrics on a regular basis.

This Plant Manager will set clear direction develop strong leadership capability across the organization and ensure safe efficient and reliable production to meet growing customer demand. This facility has undergone significant investments in capital technology and workforce development and the ideal leader will harness that momentum-driving operational excellence fostering a culture of accountability and empowerment heightening a sense of urgency and building a positive peoplefirst environment.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

• 15 years of manufacturing leadership including a minimum of 5 years leading a plant of 400 employees.
• Bachelors degree in engineering business operations management or related field required.
• Proven success leading large-scale operations (400 employees) in a multi-shift environment.
• Demonstrated experience with Lean Manufacturing Six Sigma JIT or similar methodologies.
• Strong financial acumen includingP&L ownership and experience managing multimilliondollar budgets.
• Track record of leading through growth transformation or rapid demand increases.
• Excellent communication influencing and change leadership capabilities.
• Experience working within a global or matrixed organization strongly preferred.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Strategic Leadership

• Set the overall direction and performance expectations for the regions largest plant ensuring operational excellence and profitability.
• Partner with global operations engineering supply chain sales and product teams to ensure alignment and share best practices across the enterprise.
• Operational Excellence - Manage endtoend production operations-from order receipt through shipment-including materials planning manufacturing engineering quality environmental compliance maintenance logistics and field service.
• Leaddevelopment of resource plans capacity strategies and plant loading models.
• Drivecontinuous improvement using Lean principles to enhance Safety Quality Delivery and Cost.

Financial & Business Management

• Maintain full P&L ownership ensuring strong operating efficiency and productivity.
• People Leadership & Organizational Development -Lead coach and develop a diverse team of managers supervisors and functional leaders.

Success Metrics (First 6 Months)

1. Establish a Clear Understanding of Plant Performance -Review safety results production metrics financials bottlenecks CI maturity and talent capabilities.

2. Build Strong Relationships Across the Organization -Maintain a visible presence on the floor across all shifts.

• Establish consistent communication routines (standups weekly reviews monthly allhands).

3. Develop and Socialize an Operational Excellence Roadmap -Identify critical bottlenecks and stabilization needs.

4. Ensure All Team Members Have Clear Goals -Cascade plantlevel strategy and KPIs into department and individual objectives.

5. Create Functional Area Roadmaps -Define the next level of performance for each function.

6. Implement Development and Coaching Plans for Direct Reports -Assess each leaders strengths gaps readiness and potential.

• Create individualized development plans aligned with leadership capabilities and succession planning.

7. Strengthen Core Operational Outcomes -Improve safety performance and reduce incidents through proactive leadership.

Travel Required - Up to 15-20%

NATURE & SCOPE:

The Plant Manager reports directly to the Regional VP Operations. The position will have major interactions with all levels of the organization in all worldwide addition to being fully accountable for the plant the position will have significant interaction with the sales marketing product engineering and financial functions to drive overall execution. The Plant Manager will also participate directly on Global teams designed to compare Key Performance Indicators across global facilities and collaborate on best practice sharing to improve overall global operations.