Mgr, Pre-Finish Plant (Pay Range $150,000 - $180,000

Job Purpose

This role will manage all operational aspects of an Expert Finish facility, which pre-finishes LP Smart Side Siding products into several pre‑finished colors. The Plant Manager leads a multi‑function site business team with the primary objective to exceed customer expectations, maintain compliance with quality standards and regulatory requirements, ensure a safe and secure work environment for all employees, while reducing cost, and achieving operational excellence.

• Drive continuous safety, quality and environmental improvements and culture based on current Best Practices
• Interact with upper level management to define resource needs of the plant such as raw materials and capital projects
• Lead a multi‑function site business team
• Communicate the corporate vision and goals to staff and employees
• Develop, communicate and implement plant goals, business objectives, operating plans (including annual budget) and capital plans (3–5 years)
• Manage and develop staff and employees, including hiring, orientation, training and performance management
• Accountable for achieving forecasted financial performance results
• Contribute to the process of managing the capital projects and cost reductions process
• Manage production planning process to ensure production plan is aligned with order files and lead time expectations
• Establish and maintain quality processes to ensure products meet standards and employees are focused on order fulfillment and customer experience metrics

• Culture:
  Embrace our Louisiana Pacific values of responsible stewardship to our employees, and the communities in which we operate. Demonstrate company values and reinforce with plant leadership and personnel.
• Safety:
  Responsible for employee safety and plant environmental compliance. Manage plant EH&S manager and work cross‑functionally with central resources to create and maintain a safety‑first culture ensuring that all employees within the facility are working safely and environmentally responsibly.
• Quality:
  Establish and maintain quality processes to ensure products meet standards and exceed customer expectations. Conduct daily audits and walk‑throughs monitoring the day‑to‑day activities of the manufacturing, QC Lab, warehousing and shipping areas to ensuring quality standards are met.
• Financial:
  Lead plant leadership team and work collaboratively with central financial resources to develop plant annual budgets. Accountable for achieving forecasted financial performance results, and regularly present plant financial performance to upline leadership.
• Customer Service:
  Work closely with the Production Superintendent and Mill Planner to review the production schedule and make certain that necessary raw materials are on site or have been ordered and that the proper staffing level exists in all areas of the plant.
• People:
  Hire, train, and manage employees ensuring that they possess an understanding of their core responsibilities, company policies and can operate their assigned work stations/machines/processes at acceptable levels of performance and in accordance with safety, quality and standard operating procedures.
• Facilities:
  Work with the maintenance manager to review preventive maintenance schedules and ensure that the facility and production equipment are properly operating. Act as a strategy partner with regards to long term capital planning and plant improvements.

We’d love to meet you if…

• You’re energized by big challenges and creating a plan to meet the challenge.
• You enjoy working with others to deliver great work.
• You’re innovative and looking for a values‑driven, positive culture and environment.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Manufacturing, Production or related field.

• Plant & office environment. Exposure to machinery, electrical sources, dust, chemicals, & loud noise.
• Some travel (10%)