Plant Manager, Advanced Components

Job Details:

Location:

Apex
- Pittsfield
- Pittsfield, MA 01201. Position Type:
Full Time. Salary Range: $ - $.

Manage and motivate a fast‑paced team environment. Responsible for operational excellence with continuous improvement and total cost reductions in Operations and across the organization where appropriate. Develop and maintain a well‑trained and high‑energy, motivated and cohesive team.

• Actively promote and drive a culture of safety.
• OTD targets – Management of and support to scheduling and production team to achieve on‑time delivery targets.
• Manage labor and machine efficiency to achieve management profitability goals.
• Support continuous improvement – maintain effective internal communication by planning and conducting or attending informational meetings at plant or department level to increase operating efficiency.
• Develop, support, and manage the department to obtain profitable growth for SPG’s short and long‑term growth and EBITDA goals.

• Identify compliance with all safety rules and regulations and take corrective action for potential safety hazards. Serve on in‑house safety committee.
• Adjust schedule hours as needed to assure timely deliveries, provide adequate staffing to meet production requirements, and schedule overtime to meet peak demands.
• Participate in decisions related to employee selection, assignments, promotion, and discipline.
• Enforce the company’s affirmative action and equal opportunity program. Maintain a working environment that allows for employee advancement and recognition on the basis of job performance, removing all discriminatory practices from the workplace.
• Communicate with employees regularly and on‑going basis to maintain high morale by responding to questions and concerns. Inspire teamwork to achieve common goals and encourage open expression of ideas to problem‑solve, resolve conflicts, and achieve a win‑win situation.
• Oversee regularly scheduled production meetings and support and participate in plant meetings as required.
• Facilitate communication between manufacturing groups and project management groups. Promote effective use of teams.
• Maintain open communication with the General Manager on issues of importance and provide support to other activities as needed (Engineering/Sales).
• Work on continuous improvement.

• Four‑year college degree and five years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Assertive self‑starter who can motivate others.
• Experience with good manufacturing practices and quality initiatives/programs.
• Experience with engineered resins in an injection‑molding processing environment.
• Experience with high‑precision injection molds in a high‑precision injection‑molding processing environment.
• Experience with MRP and other manufacturing scheduling computer systems (both PC and mainframe).
• Well‑developed leadership skills and ability to develop, foster, and maintain a team‑oriented work environment.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints for parts and injection molds.