Plant Manager

Primary Objective

To oversee, provide direct leadership and continual evaluation of the company’s operating departments, including the maintenance, quality, engineering, extrusion, and fabrication manufacturing with the goal to improve throughput, increase efficiency, and return expected profit levels.

To oversee, direct and continually evaluate the product development and manufacturing functions, consistent with the Company’s Quality Policy statement and planned business objectives.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Plans, develops, and oversees implementation of comprehensive operating plans with the goals of continually increased throughput, consistent quality process control, and on time delivery
• Supports design and development activities for New Product Development and coordinates the preparation and planning for launch and ramping of manufacturing processes for both custom and proprietary products
• Screens, selects, and develops key operations personnel to return the best possible results from established business plans
• Leader for the site-level management team in establishing long-term growth and profitability goals for the Company
• Reviews results being achieved on a continuing basis and recommends actions necessary to improve results
• Confers regularly with functional area heads and staff to develop and implement the most effective manufacturing strategies that will enable the achievement of both short and long term goals and objectives
• Evaluates and acts on new purchasing/design/manufacturing/distribution ideas with the intent to support increased demand from current accounts as well as enabling the Company to be able to secure new business from unsold accounts
• Maintains strong relationships with other management level personnel and promotes personal growth and engagement in teams across the site
• Prepares short and long-range operating plans with identification of specific priorities, which address the needs identified in the forecasts and annual budget, for current or future business activity considering the Company’s direction and levels of expected profitability
• Assumes responsibility for reviewing new product quotations with the Commercial team, assuring adequate resources are available to take on new business and to provide a timely reply to quotation requests
• Develops strategies and programs to increase the competitive edge for SPG as a leader in new product development, technical expertise in extrusion, manufacturing efficiency, and resource utilization
• Implements approved incentive compensation programs for assigned personnel which include communication of the agreement on annual goals and objectives upon which said programs will pay off
• Participates in the development of a thoroughly documented budget for assigned operations and controls expenditures within approved budgetary parameters
• Keeps the Sr. VP informed of all relevant matters in a timely fashion, which may require immediate action or attention at that level in the organization
• Ability to apply considerable judgment, expertise, and experience in handling problems and opportunities where clear precedents are not defined
• Ability to make sound judgments on particularly sensitive matters and balance the best interests of SPG with those involved or impacted by the situation
• Ability to develop and maintain working relationships, which contribute to a positive results-oriented climate
• Ability to establish goals and pursue activities leading to growth and development of greater management skills
• Ability to complete development of major proprietary products within time and budgetary parameters
• Performs other accountabilities as apparent or assigned

Responsibility for Work of Others

Direct supervision over:

• Buyer/Planners
• Production Managers
• Maintenance Manager

Qualifications

• Management, Business and/or Engineering Degree or advanced degree is highly recommended. Appropriate experience may be considered.
• Ten (10) years operations background in a manufacturing environment preferred
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal
• Proven conceptual and hands-on technical capability
• Experienced in either plastics or closely allied manufacturing field
• Proven grasp of overall business picture
• Demonstrated leadership achievements in manufacturing management
• Strong grasp of U.S. economic factors and business cycles as they relate to purchasing and to running a manufacturing operation
• Demonstrated ability to recruit and develop personnel

Physical Demands

• Must be able to assist shop floor activities as required

Work Environment

• Office and manufacturing shop floor
• Occasional travel required