Plant Manager

The Plant Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operations in River Falls, WI. The Plant Manager will successfully lead and direct the local operations, engineering, supply chain, maintenance and quality teams. Additionally, the Plant Manager will partner with the business to achieve both short term and long term financial operating goals while aligning with Trelleborg's Core Values.

Tasks and Responsibilities :

• Develops a strategic manufacturing / capability plan to meet the market needs and organization's overall business plan and agreed objectives of sales, profit, cash, on time delivery, quality and other performance targets.
• Establish operating budgets; monitor the cost and effectiveness of production activities to optimize resources, prioritize spending, and achieve volume, quality, and manufacturing standards.
• Ensure facility goals are established and driven to support Corporate Goals and Objectives
• Motivates team to generate sales revenue and profits to meet or exceed budget expectations
• Collaborates with Quality team to ensure SOPs are followed, corrective actions are implemented and repeated occurrences are resolved timely
• Partner with Human Resources to determine talent needs, improve employee engagement, performance management and overall alignment to the business unit's organizational structure
• Works with direct reports to communicate and update goals and / or metrics, illustrating objective evidence of improvement
• Allocate labor and capital resources to maximize productivity.
• Set, and monitor the performance of the plant against, standards and targets in areas such as manufacturing and administration efficiency, cost control, sales revenue, legal compliance, and human resource management.
• Provides monthly reports to communicate the financial, KPI and overall management performance
• Research, evaluate, and recommend investments in technology, capital, equipment, systems, or other assets that will enhance the plant's production capabilities.
• Develop and implement a variety of operating policies and procedures (in conjunction with corporate subject matter experts) to ensure that the plant meets it current and future production targets and quality standards.
• Drives key metrics regarding quality and continuous improvement
• Ensures CapEx projects are completed on time and in budget
• Performs process audits to monitor procedure and policy conformance
• Collaborates across functional areas to implement needed improvements (tools, equipment, procedures, forms, training materials, etc.)
• Actively promotes / builds a culture of continuous improvement
• Establish and champion a 5s protocol for the site
• Champion and help drive a top safety culture and clean working environment for all employees, achievement of all environmental and health and safety requirements.

Education and Experience :

Competencies :

Travel :

Benefits : 401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Vision insurance

As an EEO / Affirmative Action Employer all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran or disability status.