Plant Manager

Waupaca Foundry, Inc. is North America’s leading supplier of iron castings and has a history of innovation with a legacy of product quality. Waupaca Foundry employs approximately 4,400 people company-wide.
Waupaca Foundry is committed to relentless improvement, forward-thinking sustainability initiatives, and providing a reliable experience to the millions who use our castings every day. Our goal is to employ individuals who take pride in their work within a culture of continual innovation.
Waupaca Foundry is proud to be an employer of choice for those driven and skilled individuals seeking rewarding careers by producing top quality castings.

You will be right at home at Waupaca Foundry.

Oversee the day-to-day operation of the manufacturing facility, ensuring safe operation, efficient production, managing schedules, quality performance and meeting production goals while optimizing costs. They are responsible to assist in leading, developing and maintaining safe work practices, hiring, training and teams within the Plant to achieve organizational objectives.

Monitoring and supporting safety policy and procedures to facilitate a world class safety management culture, employee welfare and plant and company goals

Monitoring and supporting environmental processes and procedures to support employee welfare and plant and company goals

Supporting HR in hiring, training and supervising plant personnel, including performance evaluations and employee concerns

Monitoring and ensuring product quality standards are met through effective quality and production systems

Developing and overseeing process improvement and production schedules to meet customer demands, delivery needs and utilization targets

Managing operational expenses within budget by optimizing resource allocation and identifying cost savings measures. Responsible for the P&L of the Plant

Coordinating preventative maintenance program and engineering projects to support continuous improvement, plant growth and modernization

Tracking KPI’s to identify areas for improvement and implement necessary changes

Review new work leads and quotes to support sales growth. Work with sales team on customer development and support customer meetings and plant tours.

Providing regular updates on plant operations to upper management including monthly Op’s meetings, weekly Plant Manager reports and any other necessary communication

Preferred candidate would possess a bachelor’s degree and 5 years of management experience.

Willing to travel no more than 10% of the time. May need to visit customers, suppliers and other Plants to assist in operations

Overall responsibility for day-to-day operations of the entire facility. Would have direct reports at the Assistant Plant Manager and Department Manager level and as many as required.

Bachelor’s degree preferred in a relevant field.

Need to be able to review performance data and process data to find opportunities for continuous improvement

Need strong critical thinking skills and the ability to challenge others and the process

Strong oral and written skills are necessary for effective communication to all levels of the organization

Necessary for prioritization for self and the plant teams. Must be able to set clear priorities for self and others and manage time accordingly

Must be able to effectively lead and facilitate plant communication and continuous improvement meetings.

This is not an exhaustive list of duties or functions and may not necessarily comprise all of the "essential functions" for purposes of the ADA.

If selected for consideration, candidates must successfully complete a selection process that includes interviews, reference…