Plant Controller
6 days ago
About the Client
Our client is a global supplier of sophisticated plastic components and design-focused, multifunctional surfaces primarily serving the automotive sector, as well as industrial, consumer goods, medical, and other markets. The company's products align with industry trends like weight reduction and vehicle electrification, innovative operating concepts, high-quality surface finishes, and a heightened focus on convenience and safety.
With 30 sites worldwide, the company operates through production, sales, and technology hubs, employing just under 4,000 staff members. They serve customers and platforms globally, emphasizing technological expertise and collaboration with clients in design and engineering. The company boasts long-term relationships with many leading automotive and industrial OEMs.
Summary of Position
The Plant Controller works closely with the Plant Manager and management team on various complex and essential accounting and business management activities. These include financial reporting and budgeting, KPI development and tracking, inventory cost accounting and reporting, standard cost development and maintenance, manufacturing variance analyses, fixed asset/tooling accounting, and product/customer/project profitability analyses. This role excludes accounting and reporting of cash, accounts receivable, and accounts payable, which are managed through a shared services organization.
Job Duties & Essential Functions
- Prepare monthly plant financial packages and participate in monthly financial review meetings with the leadership team.
- Maintain accuracy of financial reporting and balance sheet account reconciliations for all accounts on the facility's trial balance.
- Partner with Plant Manager and other plant leadership functions to develop and track the annual budget and periodic forecast updates for the facility, products, and customers.
- Ensure successful completion of the annual budgeting process, resulting in the development of monthly financial statement forecasts (income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and KPIs).
- Reconcile inventory subledgers to the general ledger, including overseeing processes for capturing and posting production and inventory transactions.
- Provide Plant Manager with weekly KPI data consistent with other facilities.
- Establish and maintain reserves for excess and obsolete inventory. Partner with Operations and Purchasing for the timely disposition of slow-moving and obsolete inventory.
- Assist Operations in developing and implementing annual physical and cycle count procedures, with a focus on frequent cycle counting processes.
- Work with Plant Manager and local operations team to define optimal inventory levels, set improvement targets, report deviations, and establish improvement actions.
- Perform budgeting and cost analyses to develop and maintain standard material, labor, and overhead rates for ERP product costing applications.
- Review and analyze New Product BOMs, Engineering Change Notices, and overall facility BOM management and associated financial impacts.
- Prepare frequent materials, labor, and overhead expense reports and analyses for management.
- Analyze and report on manufacturing variances, engaging with the Plant Manager and their team to explain variances, assist in root cause analysis, and issue mitigation.
- Manage capital expenditure programs, including project setup, cost tracking, and asset transfer.
- Provide Sales, Operations, and Engineering with calculations and recommendations for inventory/project/customer product costing and sales pricing strategies.
- Maintain the customer sales database, ensuring proper sales cutoff and data maintenance per the General Ledger.
- Review actual gross margins by customer and product each period to identify sub-standard profitability, report key drivers, and assist in improvement plans.
- Assist the Sales/Inventory/Operations Planning Manager (SIOP) with sales forecasting, margin analysis, and inventory obsolescence review.
- Serve as a location ERP expert for usage, upgrade, and maintenance of the facility's ERP systems.
- Complete other duties/tasks as assigned by the Divisional Controller or Plant Manager.
Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities)
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA preferred.
- Five to seven years of financial analysis/cost accounting experience in a complex manufacturing environment.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills are required; database and reporting/consolidation software experience is a plus. Must be adept at new software and programs.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate professionally at all organizational levels.
- Team player with strong organizational, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently and influence others, with strong problem-solving and project management skills.
- Capability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously.
- Self-starter with effective decision-making and follow-through skills.
- Ability to work effectively with a diverse work group at all organizational levels.
-
Control Operator
1 month ago
Two Rivers, Wisconsin, United States NextEra Full timeNextEra Energy Resources is one of the largest producers of emission-free nuclear energy in the United States. Nuclear energy has long been a source of clean power and is a fundamental part of NextEra Energy Resources' plan for a zero-emissions energy future. Our Nuclear Fleet is leading the industry as we leverage technology to build the next generation of...
-
Control Operator
2 weeks ago
Two Rivers, Wisconsin, United States NextEra Energy Full timeNextEra Energy Resources is one of the largest producers of emission-free nuclear energy in the United States. Nuclear energy has long been a source of clean power and is a fundamental part of NextEra Energy Resources' plan for a zero-emissions energy future. Our Nuclear Fleet is leading the industry as we leverage technology to build the next generation of...
-
Instrument & Control Technician
4 days ago
Two Rivers, Wisconsin, United States NextEra Full timeNextEra Energy Resources is one of the largest producers of emission-free nuclear energy in the United States. Nuclear energy has long been a source of clean power and is a fundamental part of NextEra Energy Resources' plan for a zero-emissions energy future. Our Nuclear Fleet is leading the industry as we leverage technology to build the next generation of...
-
Instrument & Control Technician
1 month ago
Two Rivers, Wisconsin, United States NextEra Energy Full timeNextEra Energy Resources is one of the largest producers of emission-free nuclear energy in the United States. Nuclear energy has long been a source of clean power and is a fundamental part of NextEra Energy Resources' plan for a zero-emissions energy future. Our Nuclear Fleet is leading the industry as we leverage technology to build the next generation of...
-
Logistics Manager
3 weeks ago
Two Rivers, United States Metal Ware Corporation Full timeDescription The Metal Ware Corporation is a privately owned company located in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. Metal Ware has been manufacturing consumer products for over 100 years. You may know us best through our brands such as NESCO, Chard, and Grizzly. We make many of our products here in our Two Rivers plant using injection molding, metal stamping, and...
-
Nuclear Project Manager
4 weeks ago
Two Rivers, Wisconsin, United States NextEra Energy Full timeRequisition ID: 79994 NextEra Energy Resources is one of the largest producers of emission-free nuclear energy in the United States. Nuclear energy has long been a source of clean power and is a fundamental part of NextEra Energy Resources' plan for a zero-emissions energy future. Our Nuclear Fleet is leading the industry as we leverage technology to build...
-
Nuclear Project Manager
4 weeks ago
Two Rivers, Wisconsin, United States NextEra Full timeNextEra Energy Resources is one of the largest producers of emission-free nuclear energy in the United States. Nuclear energy has long been a source of clean power and is a fundamental part of NextEra Energy Resources' plan for a zero-emissions energy future. Our Nuclear Fleet is leading the industry as we leverage technology to build the next generation of...
-
Security Officer
1 month ago
Two Rivers, Wisconsin, United States Allied Universal Full timeOverviewAllied Universal, North America's leading security and facility services company, provides rewarding careers that give you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, diverse and inclusive workplace, you will be part of a team that fuels a culture that will reflect in our communities and customers we serve. We offer medical, dental and vision...
-
Nuclear Project Manager
1 month ago
Two Rivers, Wisconsin, United States NextEra Full timeNextEra Energy Resources is one of the largest producers of emission-free nuclear energy in the United States. Nuclear energy has long been a source of clean power and is a fundamental part of NextEra Energy Resources' plan for a zero-emissions energy future. Our Nuclear Fleet is leading the industry as we leverage technology to build the next generation of...
-
Nuclear Project Manager
1 month ago
Two Rivers, Wisconsin, United States NextEra Energy Full timeRequisition ID: 79994 NextEra Energy Resources is one of the largest producers of emission-free nuclear energy in the United States. Nuclear energy has long been a source of clean power and is a fundamental part of NextEra Energy Resources' plan for a zero-emissions energy future. Our Nuclear Fleet is leading the industry as we leverage technology to build...
-
Security Officer
4 weeks ago
Two Rivers, Wisconsin, United States Allied Universal Full timeOverviewAllied Universal, North America's leading security and facility services company, provides rewarding careers that give you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, diverse and inclusive workplace, you will be part of a team that fuels a culture that will reflect in our communities and customers we serve. We offer medical, dental and vision...
-
Manufacturing and Internal Quality Engineer
4 weeks ago
Two Rivers, United States Metal Ware Corporation Full timeDescriptionThe Metal Ware Corporation is a privately owned company located in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. Metal Ware has been manufacturing consumer products for over 100 years. You may know us best through our brands such as NESCO, Chard, and Grizzly. We make many of our products here in our Two Rivers plant using injection molding, metal stamping, and...
-
Director of Operations
3 weeks ago
Two Rivers, United States Metal Ware Corporation Full timeDescription The Metal Ware Corporation is a privately owned company located in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. Metal Ware has been manufacturing consumer products for over 100 years. You may know us best through our brands such as NESCO, Chard, and Grizzly. We make many of our products here in our Two Rivers plant using injection molding, metal stamping, and...
-
Director of Operations
4 weeks ago
Two Rivers, United States Metal Ware Corporation Full timeDescription The Metal Ware Corporation is a privately owned company located in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. Metal Ware has been manufacturing consumer products for over 100 years. You may know us best through our brands such as NESCO, Chard, and Grizzly. We make many of our products here in our Two Rivers plant using injection molding, metal stamping, and...
-
Manufacturing and Internal Quality Engineer
3 weeks ago
Two Rivers, United States Metal Ware Corporation Full timeDescription The Metal Ware Corporation is a privately owned company located in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. Metal Ware has been manufacturing consumer products for over 100 years. You may know us best through our brands such as NESCO, Chard, and Grizzly. We make many of our products here in our Two Rivers plant using injection molding, metal stamping, and...
-
Renewable Energy Plant Oper MW
1 month ago
Three Rivers, United States DTE Biomass Energy, Inc Full timeJob Summary Location: Three Rivers, MI This position is responsible for daily operations, routine maintenance, system troubleshooting, production reporting, responding to alarm conditions and making repairs. Work is performed under indirect supervision with results evaluated against achievement of set production and spending goals while adhering to...
-
Renewable Energy Plant Oper MW
4 weeks ago
Three Rivers, United States DTE Biomass Energy, Inc Full timeJob Summary Location: Three Rivers, MI This position is responsible for daily operations, routine maintenance, system troubleshooting, production reporting, responding to alarm conditions and making repairs. Work is performed under indirect supervision with results evaluated against achievement of set production and spending goals while adhering to...
-
Lease Operator
4 weeks ago
Three Rivers, United States Danos Full timeJob Title: Lease Operator Location: Cotulla, Texas Schedule: / Pay: DOE Danos Expectations: A successful candidate will exhibit characteristics that support the following: Safety Awareness Work Ethic Technical Skill Customer Focus Open Communication Implementing Vision and Values Our purpose, values and high-performance culture...
-
Industrial Electrician II
4 weeks ago
Two Harbors, United States LP Building Products Full timeLouisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP Building Solutions) is a leading provider of high-performance building solutions that meet the demands of builders, remodelers, and homeowners worldwide. We manufacture engineered wood building products that include an extensive offering of innovative and dependable building materials and accessories. LP's values-driven...
-
Industrial Electrician II
2 months ago
Two Harbors, United States LP Building Products Full timeLouisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP Building Solutions) is a leading provider of high-performance building solutions that meet the demands of builders, remodelers, and homeowners worldwide. We manufacture engineered wood building products that include an extensive offering of innovative and dependable building materials and accessories. LP's values-driven...
