Plant Manager (AMP - Manufacturing Management) at South Western Communications, Inc. in Kansas City, Missouri

Job Description:

Job purpose



Our Plant Manager is responsible for the overall operations of the Likwifier division, including safety, quality, cost and on-time delivery. The successful candidate will be a self-motivated and trusted partner. They must be committed to serving others and able to lead teams, learning and implementing lean manufacturing principles.



Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide direction to Plant leadership team to develop processes ensuring safety, quality, cost, and delivery continue to remain the highest daily priorities.
• Develop continuous improvement process to drive further efficiency in the operation, reducing costs and eliminating waste.
• Partner with Purchasing Manager to develop sourcing plan to reduce costs.
• Further develop daily production performance metrics and reporting / analysis process.
• Work directly with HR to develop new hire training / onboarding plan.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulations and organizational policies.
• Submit Capital Expenditure justification and requests.
• Ensure plant meets or exceeds budgeted profit targets.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications




Education

• College degree preferred.
• Continuous improvement experience preferred.
• Project management experience preferred.

Specialized Knowledge and Experience

• Minimum of five years in a manufacturing environment with three in a management role.
• P&L responsibility
• Familiarity with continuous improvement tools and processes.
• Experience in a low volume, complex manufacturing environment.

• Experience in metal fabrication and/or machine shop.

Other Skills and Abilities

• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Ability to use ERP systems and Microsoft Office efficiently to accomplish tasks.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot, solve problems and make decisions.
• Capable of transitioning tasks quickly as business needs require.
• Strong analytical skills and organizational skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• High degree of honesty and integrity.
• Works well with teammates and contributes to a team environment.
• Must be action-oriented, with a "whatever it takes" attitude.
• Must display consistent quality in work with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Displays professionalism, courtesy when working with customers, outside parties and co-workers.

Travel



Travel will be required to Ensight locations and customer locations, as needed.






Equal Opportunity Employer: Including disability/veteran

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