Sr. Director of Plant Operations - Tallassee

Reporting to Neptune Technology Group’s COO, the Senior Director of Plant Operations for the Neptune Tallassee location will be responsible for driving strategic and operational leadership in a manufacturing environment across multiple shifts. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in an engineering or manufacturing discipline from an accredited institution. You will also bring a minimum of fifteen (15) years of experience with progressive levels of accountability and responsibility in roles focused on Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Finance and/or related support functions in a manufacturing/production environment.

Reporting into this position will be Manufacturing Factory & Foundry Operations, Maintenance, and Manufacturing Services.

• Partners with the COO to develop and execute strategic plans.
• Champion a workplace focused on Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) to drive a zero-incident safety culture. Coordinates with HSE team to continuously reduce workplace risks and environmental impacts.
• Foster a Quality culture of early detection and escalations across the site to reduce cost, drive efficiency and ensure compliance. Manage operational leadership teams and support the cross-functional staff including Quality, Finance, Health, Safety & Environmental, Human Resources, and Supply Chain.
• Act with analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills to drive Key Performance Indicators.
• Emphasize utilization of Lean/Six Sigma manufacturing tools (Kaizen, VSM, 5S+) to lead cost improvement analysis and implement actionable, measurable plans.
• Partner with Human Resources to drive talent management, learning, communication, and development strategies.
• Maintains Employee Engagement at high levels, including all-employee meetings, communications, and training and support all corresponding development initiatives.
• Coordinates hiring/headcount plans with Local and Corporate HR teams.
• Coordinates with Corporate Finance team in achieving P&L targets.
• Participates in the SIOP process and forecast reviews for site and overall company.
• Prepares for and directs monthly business reviews of the operation with Senior Management teams.
• Establishes criteria to measure short and long-term KPI’s and regularly evaluates results against these performance standards.
• Takes action to correct unsatisfactory conditions that may arise in any phase of the business operation and directs necessary actions to accomplish forecasted objectives.
• Provides clear leadership on issues related to asset management, including management of inventory levels and OEE of critical assets within targets.
• Analyzes production capacity against demand projections to identify bottlenecks and proactively resolves them through utilization of Lean Concepts, procurement of additional assets, or both.
• Responsible for overseeing facilities and property management of the Tallassee site.
• Drives development of talent throughout the team and ensures viable succession plans for key team members.

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Manufacturing from an accredited institution.

Minimum fifteen (15) years of experience with progressive levels of accountability and responsibility in roles focused on Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Finance, OPEX and/or related support functions in a manufacturing/production environment.

At least 10 years of leadership experience managing people.

At least 7 years of experience in a large, multi-shift manufacturing environment with direct oversight over production/operations.

Prior experience as a small to medium sized plant manager would be a plus.

Experience must include financial P&L, leading manufacturing excellence, customer management, and driving improvements through the implementation of lean manufacturing principles.

Experience driving improvement through the implementation of lean manufacturing principles and total quality practices.

Six Sigma Greenbelt or Blackbelt highly preferred.

Previous experience with ERP transformation and implementation in a manufacturing environment preferred.

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