Plant Manager - Automotive Job Rochester area,Michigan USA,Manufacturing / Production

Plant Manager

This will be a fast hiring process. Allow us to manage the process for you! There is never a fee for our services. Stable, profitable automotive supplier is hiring a Plant Manager to oversee their fast-paced manufacturing facility. The Plant Manager will report to the VP of Operations and will be responsible for the following duties:

Fostering a production environment that is focused on safety and quality initiatives
Developing, coaching, mentoring and leading direct and indirect reports
Overseeing safety, quality, production and materials
Champion the safety initiatives of the plant
Establishing a continuous improvement culture by identifying process improvements to decrease scrap, increase efficiencies and save the organization money
Fostering relationships with support and production staff to attain plant goals and make needed improvements
Owning the P&L responsibility on a monthly, quarterly and year-end basis, including monitoring expense control
Monitoring and improving plant analytics, standard operating procedures and production metrics
Analyzing and presenting production reports and metrics to the management team
Assisting with staffing the plant and disciplinary actions
Identifying potential Cap Ex projects and working with engineering to oversee projects
Monitoring and improving production KPIs and metrics via the ERP system
Other duties as directed by management

Candidates should enjoy leading and developing staff, working in a team-oriented environment, communicating with internal and external departments in order to support and improve production goals, holding their team accountable, overseeing CI activities to enhance the process and spending up to 30% of their time on the production floor. The company offers competitive medical, dental and vision benefits (available day one of employment), exceptional 401K match, paid holidays, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, HSA contribution, vacation and bonus potential!

Requirements

for the Plant Manager:

1. Bachelor's degree; ideally in a technical field 2. At least 5-10 years in a similar production or plant operations leadership position
3. Strong continuous improvement background, with proven examples of scrap reductions, efficiency improvements, etc. 4. Experience overseeing production at a Tier I or Tier II automotive supplier
5. Experience overseeing direct and indirect reports
6. Experience overseeing multiple facets of operations' examples include production, quality, engineering, maintenance, materials, HR, etc. 7. Experience overseeing multi-shift production environments 8. ERP experience
9. Ability to create and present detailed presentations to the plant and management teams 10. Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office/Microsoft Excel

Skills preferred, but NOT required:

1. Strong quality and/or engineering background
2. Power BI 3. Lean and/or Six Sigma Certifications
4. Management of Cap Ex projects

Why go to work for this organization:

1. Slated for growth
2. There is an approved Cap Ex budget for the plant
3. Company is focused on diversifying their business
4. Excellent medical benefits available day one of employment
5. Bonus potential and exceptional 401K match
6. Work/life balance, averaging 50 hours per week
7. Clean facility and well-maintained The company is not offering relocation for this position; candidates are requested to be local to the Rochester Hills, MI area.