Plant Manager

Piston Automotive is seeking a Plant Manager for our Auburn Hills, MI new facility launch. This facility will support General Motors. The Plant Manager is a critical thinker who will direct and manage all plant operations with overall responsibilities for Production, Maintenance, Quality, HR, Finance, IT and all other production-related activities within the site. This position manages all employees in the plant and is responsible for their performance management, with input from other functional leaders, on an annual basis.

The successful candidate will have strong organizational and planning experience as well as excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills.

Piston Automotive was founded to make things better. It focuses on building better teams dedicated to achieving excellence at every level of execution through experience, expertise, and a deep seeded passion for what we do. Our assemblies consistently set the standard because our people consistently raise the bar.

Competitive wages, paid holidays & vacation, medical & Rx plans, dental & vision plans, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, employee assistance program, life & disability coverage, 401(k) with company match, tuition reimbursement, vehicle and product discounts.

• Plans and monitors both short- and long-term budgets to ensure the plant meets the site’s financial commitments.
• Coordinates plant activities through planning with departmental managers to insure manufacturing objectives are accomplished in a timely and cost‑effective manner.
• Implements cost‑effective systems of control over capital, operating expenditures, manpower, wages and salaries.
• Manages capital asset maintenance.
• Establishes and monitors overall plant performance for production and quality standards.
• Controls and minimizes overtime, premium freight and repair expenses.
• Maintains existing plant facilities and equipment; replaces or makes adjustments to plant facilities and equipment as necessary.
• Provides leadership and training to accomplish company goals and objectives safely.
• Implements and maintains preventative maintenance programs.
• Incorporates shop‑floor organization and plant cleanliness among plant personnel.
• Ensures all legal requirements, company safety procedures, and local and state health and safety regulations are met.

• A minimum of eight (8) years of plant or general management experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Engineering or a related field.
• A minimum of eight (8) years of experience managing in a union environment.
• Eight years of experience leading salaried employees.
• A minimum of eight (8) years of experience with Lean Manufacturing Principles, 5‑S, Kanban, Kaizen, Poka‑Yoke;
  Six Sigma;
  Root Cause Analysis.
• Must be able to frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.
• Preferred:
  Automotive industry experience;
  Six Sigma Black Belt certification;
  Lean Manufacturing certification.