Plant Manager

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Full Time Management Loves Park, IL, US

Salary Range: $90,000.00 To $ Annually

The Plant Manager will oversee all daily operations of the plant from production and manufacturing to ensuring policies and procedures are followed. Oversees and coordinates manufacturing operations to meet production needs. Responsible for manufacturing process improvement, development of the manufacturing organization, increasing levels of customer and employee satisfaction/engagement, safety, quality, cost and delivery of product. Responsible for manufacturing process improvement, development of the manufacturing organization, increasing levels of customer and employee satisfaction.

• Driving a safety-first culture; continuously improves and ensures compliance with all safety procedures.
• Directly leading and overseeing the scheduling and flow for production and inventory control to ensure cost effectiveness, efficient labor utilization/performance and meets quality standards.
• Leading continuous improvement initiatives to drive improved efficiencies, reduce costs and improve the work environment.
• Developing and maintaining reports on production data, metrics and KPIs which drive and measure operational performance, Safety, People, Quality, Delivery, Cost.
• Making sound recommendations on capital purchases including development of Capital Equipment Expenditure Requests and justifications.
• Partnering with the local leadership team to ensure the execution of the production schedules are optimized to the targeted completion dates, supporting Fisher Barton’s SIOP process
• Leading performance management for plant employees; identifying and addressing areas of needed coaching and guidance
• Creating an environment where driven individuals and teams want to join.
• Empowering his/her team (direct and indirect) to take risks while measuring their performance and holding them accountable for results.
• Making employment decisions (hiring, discipline, training, promotions, transfers) which support business operations and company core values.
• Ensuring compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations.
• Performing additional duties as assigned

• An ambitious, strong leader with demonstrated skills in machining and managing high-performance teams
• Highly detail-oriented with strong verbal, written, and presentation skills (one-on-one and group settings)
• Able to work cross functionally at all levels of the organization
• Able to drive and successfully lead projects of significance across multiple departments
• Analytical and enjoys problem-solving
• Able to identify solutions for process improvement
• Flexible and can adapt to changing requirements, schedules, deadlines, and priorities

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree in business administration, operations management, manufacturing engineering or related field.
• Ten Years manufacturing Operations with five years at a managerial level of responsibility
• Strong customer orientation. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills is a must
• Proven leadership skills in planning, manufacturing systems and processes and continuous improvement
• Past experience working with customers and vendors
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills is a must.

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Management, Engineering, or related field.
• Experience using Epicor
• Machining experience is a must. Machine shop environment, milling, turning, grinding and heat treat is highly desirable.
• Lean or other Continuous Improvement experience
• ISO experience

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with impairments to perform the essential functions.

• Occasionally required to sit and use hands to grip, handle, or feel.
• Regularly required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear.
• Occasion…