Plant Manager

The Plant Manager role is responsible for directing and managing all plant operations with overall responsibilities for production, maintenance, quality and other production-related activities. Ensures safe operations and adherence to regulatory requirements. Analyzes production metrics and makes recommendations for improvements and solutions to issues that are identified. Oversees staffing and development of all production supervisors and staff. Manages subordinate staff in the day-to-day performance of their jobs.

Ensures that project/department milestones/goals are met and adhering to approved budgets. Through process management, data analysis, goal setting and clear communication, lead and motivate employees to operate safe and efficiently to insure that production is timely, well within quality and cost control objectives.

Americhem is a globally recognized designer and manufacturer of custom color masterbatch, functional additives, engineered compounds and performance technologies. Our business is built around delivering Performance, Solutions and Trust through close collaboration with customers seeking to optimize their polymer products. All of our products are backed by complete technical support that ensures quality, reliability, and value. Americhem operates manufacturing plants and maintains sales offices throughout the world.

Central research and development facilities and headquarters are located in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.

Americhem’s product families are built to meet the highest demands for performance, appearance and regulatory compliance. Whether you need a custom color masterbatch, polymeric additive, or full compound solution, we formulate for the specifications that deliver performance.

We formulate engineered thermoplastic compounds and masterbatch that meet critical to function criteria, and perform in the real world. You get a material solution that works the first time and every time after.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Manufacturing, Engineering, or related field required

Advanced degree of relevance a plus

Experience:

10+ years of experience in manufacturing management, production operations, or laboratory management

Skills:

Solid budget planning and scheduling skills

Excellent analytic skills required

Lean manufacturing

Good verbal and written communication skills

Strong leadership, team building, coaching, development, motivation and management skills

Ability to motivate people, assess and develop employee skills

• compounding of Masterbatch and Thermoplastics
• dispersion process technologies
• extrusion and or other plastic melt processes
• mixing/blending processes
• pigments used in plastics
• functional additives used in plastics
• material feeding/metering technologies

• Direct and manage plant operations for production, maintenance, quality, and shipping and receiving
• Ensure progressive safety behaviors are executed; accidents and near misses of any level of severity are thoroughly investigated and countermeasures implemented
• Accomplish market leading product availability by reducing target lead times and effectively building strategic inventory
• Focus on attaining throughput objectives which provide operational scale to support future business growth
• Champion and drive a continuous improvement culture throughout to maximize competitiveness and financial returns
• Assess, plan, recommend and implement approved capital improvement projects that deliver ROI and improve output
• Manage production operations to meet all quality standards for products produced
• Prepare standard costs and budgets for assigned operations
• Partner with Sales, Engineering, HR and Finance functions to enhance operational capabilities
• Develop technical skills and business savvy across core leadership team and foster a collaborative environment to prepare the next generation of leaders
• Develop high potential talent existing within the plant performance relative to key performance indicators
• Hold staff meetings with direct and second level reports to guarantee effective communication
• Coordinate plant activities with departmental…