Summary

The Plant Manager is responsible for managing total plant operations and delivering superior customer satisfaction by driving results and exceeding expectations in the key areas of safety, service, quality and cost. They are also responsible for the business development side of the plant.

Major/Key Accountabilities

• Manage the work of 25-35 production employees oversees production and shipping schedules based on availability of raw and finished goods. 


• Provide hands-on leadership as a working manager, responsible for mentoring and coaching all employees and managing employee relations issues. 


• Support plant administration to ensure compliance to established policies 


• Directly responsible for all employment decisions at the facility. 


• Support and implement cost control initiatives and process control within the Plant. 


• Responsible for local business development of the Boise plant


• Continually review operations activities, including local transportation activities to maintain compliance with all Federal, State and local laws (OSHA, DOL, DOJ, EPA, FD) 


• Drive Safety improvements (Zero Harm) across the Plant 


• Ensure the consistent execution of all SOPs throughout the Plant and in accordance with the PMS Commercial Organization, Global Supply Chain 


• Drive new business development


• Deliver best operational practices and cost efficiencies across the Plant while maintaining critical quality and raw material utilization standards that are necessary to maintain customer satisfaction and Plant profitability. 


• Ensure compliance through teamwork for all Standard Operating Procedures within the Plant 


• Implement and manage Lean opportunities to effectively eliminate waste 


• In partnership with Plant Manager, provide leadership to Plant staff to effectively recruit, train, develop, evaluate, motivate, delegate and monitor their activities 


• Drive efficiencies in asset utilization through proper transportation scheduling, dispatch, & driver management while meeting customer expectations. 

Measures

• OSHA Incident Rate 


• Productivity/throughput 


• Production yield Asset utilization 


• Profitability to budget 


• Regulatory Compliance 


• Inventory reconciliation 


• Direct Cost Metrics  

Experience:

• Bachelors in Operations/Supply Chain/related field OR 5+ years in a plant supervisory role in an engineering or manufacturing environment 


• Familiarity with private fleet management/transportation is helpful 


• Strong customer focus orientation 


• Expert people management capability including non-exempt production workforce 


• Demonstrated success in delivering strong employee relations 


• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally 


• Experience managing safety performance and programs 


• Understanding of supply chain practices and metrics 

Skills and Knowledge

• Superior ability to manage people and motivate a team 


• Excellent problem-solving skills and strategic thinking ability 

Work Environment 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• Ability to work in extreme conditions to include, but not limited to, elements, heat, cold, and air particulate  


• The noise level in the work environment is dependent on location. 


• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is required (eye protection, ear protection is mandatory at several locations, safety shoes) 

Benefits 

• Competitive Pay


• Holiday Pay


• Referral Bonuses


• Long-Term Career Advancement  


• Great Team Environment


• PTO


• Full-time employees eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life, AD&D and Short-Term & Long-Term Disability insurance on the 1st of the month following 60 days of employment

48forty Solutions is an equal opportunity employer.