Plant Manager

3 weeks ago


Meriden, United States AVALON Full time

Plant Manager, Meriden, CT


The Plant Manager directs the site’s manufacturing, supply chain management, tooling and maintenance operations through a team of functional managers and supervisors. The position ensures increasing levels of customer and employee satisfaction while improving the efficiency of manpower, materials, machines and facilities.


ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

Develop and implement business strategies with annual objective goals to meet financial, customer, process and organizational targets

Direct all operational activities to ensure that the trained resources and proper processes are in place to deliver best in class services and solutions

Achieve financial sustainability during the manufacture of existing products and the development of new opportunities.

Champion and communicate the vision and mission for the site. The ability to focus and empower employees to meet and exceed expectations for our customers, fellow employees and our shareholders.

Maintain a work environment that promotes safety as a culture and explicit expectation.

Meet regularly with the leadership team(s) to discuss business operations, including customer needs, employee issues, equipment availability, and new business strategies.

Ability to work in and lead a Matrix organization in support of the organizations goals


SKILLS:

Entrepreneurial attitude/self-starter/Business Owner

Continuous Improvement mentality

Excellent written, oral and presentation communication skills. Ability to convey mission across entire organization.

Urgency: fast-paced/multi-task environment. Ability to quickly assess, respond and reprioritize the work day.

Continued emphasis on efficiencies of all plant operations

Confidence and ability to design solution strategies for complex problems with customers

Management and participation in cross functional teams

Proven ability to effectively interact with Senior Executives

IS09001/AS9100 Quality knowledge of procedures and policies

Good mentor for the entire organization on areas of expertise

Ability to read and interpret blueprints

Drive toward elimination of scrap and waste

Strategic in ‘buy versus make’ decisions

MRP/ERP finesse

Good reasoning ability (i.e.) define problem, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions


SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBLITIES:

This role is responsible for the overall supervision of the operations, manufacturing, and supply chain organizations

to support the achievement of the Company's financial, customer satisfaction and employee fulfillment goals. This individual possesses both operational and technical problem-solving acumen.


EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS and/or EXPERIENCE:

This position requires a four-year Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution or a minimum of ten years of experience in a manufacturing organization; a Master's in Business Administration (MBA) or equivalent is preferred.

Experience in a manufacturing plant is required.

Preference given to candidates from Aviation/Aerospace, Machining, and/or Industrial part manufacturing.


WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Normal office conditions and manufacturing shop floor. Travel 10% of time typically consisting of visits to providers, conferences, seminars, and other company site(s) as required.


This is a full-time, direct-hire, on-site role. Qualified and interested candidates are urged to apply immediately: AVALON, jackie@avalonstaffing.com, zach@avalonstaffing.com, www.avalonstaffing.

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