Plant Manager

THE COMPANY
Our client is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies, serving a wide range of markets with engineered solutions that enable breakthroughs in productivity, safety, and sustainability. With over 100 years of success, our client is recognized for its innovation, world-class manufacturing, and strong values of integrity and accountability.
The Fluid Connectors Group – Quick Coupling Division designs and manufactures advanced connection solutions that keep the world moving across industrial, hydraulic, and pneumatic applications. As part of a high-performing division with global reach, the plant is strategically positioned to deliver industry-leading products and customer satisfaction while leveraging our client’s proven Win Strategy to drive profitable growth.
Joining this global leader means being part of a culture that values empowerment, continuous improvement, and collaboration, offering employees the opportunity to make an immediate and lasting impact on a global scale.

Scope, Supervision, and Interaction

• This Plant Manager role based in Union City, PA (35 to 40 minutes from Erie, Pennsylvania) oversees a CNC machining plant and an assembly plant totalling over 165 employees and a team of direct reports. The Plant Manager provides leadership for plant operations employees, coordinating all manufacturing functions within the plant environment. The plants may be either a unionized facility or a non-bargaining unit facility.
• The manager is responsible for all aspects of managing plant operations, including developing associates, ensuring team consensus is used to thoroughly evaluate decisions, ensuring rapid implementation of decisions, budget planning, employment decisions related to associates, and performance assessment of all direct reports, team leaders, and associates.

Essential Functions

• The Plant Manager is responsible for driving profitable growth of the plant and achieving goals measured weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annually.
• The Plant Manager is reponsible for P&L for both plants.
• The manager works with internal and external customers to promote and leverage company technologies, systems, products, services, and processes. Establishing and maintaining premier customer service at all times is essential.
• The Plant Manager ensures the plant has proper inventory, production control, scheduling, shipping, receiving, logistics, and quality procedures in place.
• The manager leads strategy deployment for plant initiatives and growth, directs manufacturing functions to ensure operational efficiency and economy, and collaborates with departments such as Human Resources, Lean, Quality, Engineering, Information Technology, Production Control, and Planning.
• The role is accountable for driving Lean initiatives throughout the plant to ensure they are fully embraced and implemented.
• The manager develops a budget plan and manages the plant within budget constraints.
• A positive, can-do team atmosphere is maintained in the plant by holding regular team meetings, assigning tasks, coordinating support services, and utilizing PDCA in conjunction with Tracking Centers and Team Improvement Boards to ensure results.
• The manager maintains familiarity with the competitive environment, provides leadership by promoting team concepts, coaching, counseling, retaining, mentoring, training, talent management, and individual development.
• The role drives a culture of accountability and results through strategy deployment and effective performance management.

THE CANDIDATE

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or an equivalent technical discipline is required. An advanced degree is a plus.
• Candidates must have a minimum of five years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Must have some plant manager experience or similar experience like a senior operations manager role.
• Must have financial acumen knowledge. P&L knowledge.
• The ideal candidate will be a GEMBA manager who spends a lot of time on the shop floor, process improvement and safety oriented, solid production background and have talent development experience.
• Practical experience in implementing lean technologies and practices is necessary.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and manage multiple priorities using effective problem-solving and resolution skills, with a team focus, is essential.
• The position requires excellent interpersonal and communication skills, as well as the ability to effectively and persuasively present information to management, customers, and employees.
• Excellent problem-solving skills are required. Six Sigma certification is preferred.

Additional Comments

The essential functions listed above are examples of the work performed by employees assigned to this job classification. The company reserves the right to modify work assignments and/or make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform essential functions. The job description is not an inclusive list of all duties and responsibilities; it is intended to describe the general nature of the position.

Our Client is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based on job-related reasons regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. However, U.S. citizenship, permanent residency, or other appropriate work status is required for certain positions in accordance with U.S. import and export regulations. (Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / VEVRAA Federal Contractor)