Plant Manager

Brasscraft Manufacturing Company (BMC) is a leading manufacturer and distributor of high-quality water and gas flow control products for the new construction and repair / remodel markets. BrassCraft, headquartered in Novi, Michigan, supports a wide array of channel partners including wholesalers, retailers, OEMs and specialty dealers, who serve residential and commercial markets across the Americas. Brasscraft has set the plumbing standard for 70 years, with industry leading and markethare brands including BrassCraft and Plumbshop.

What you will do

The Plant Manager is accountable for all aspects of our Lancaster, TX plant performance, including safely delivering all products on-time, with the right quality, and at the targeted cost. The PM leads the development and execution of departmental strategies and plans that achieve our safety, revenue, operating profit, quality, and lean manufacturing objectives.

The Plant Manager must demonstrate knowledge and expertise in their departmental subject area including lean manufacturing principles, departmental strategy development and execution, and departmental technology. The position will coach and develop Operations talent, mentor project teams, and ensure linkage of corporate objectives to manufacturing activities. Critical to this function are the planning and managing of budgets and coordination of facility initiatives.

The position requires excellent focus, high energy and enthusiasm, forward thinking, strong analytical capability, excellent problem solving, the ability to manage change, solid execution and a commitment to help the company meet financial objectives and exceed customer expectations.

How you will do it

Oversee all elements of day-to-day plant operations to ensure Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC) commitments are met in an agile environment

Develop and deploy long-term (1-3 year) plant strategies that align with corporate objectives and targets

Balance the day-to-day execution of operations with long-term vision achievement

Work across locations with other plant leadership to benchmark and share standard processes, and identify solutions to common challenges

Display strong organizational skills and be detail-oriented

Think abstractly and implement action-oriented solutions to ambiguous or undefined problems

Establish and executeplant policies, and procedures and coordinate plant operations

Drive overall operational excellence and continuous improvement through the application of Lean practices and processes

Create and sustain healthy communication channels across departments and functions at all levels

Demonstrate leadership in people management, motivational, and teambuilding skills

Increase production, asset capacity, and flexibility while minimizing costs and maintaining quality standards

Build capabilities, tools, and processes to analyze and deliver globally cost-competitive products, including evaluation of make vs. buy decisions

Own and deploy the culture of financial compliance and controls in alignment with the company's overall requirements and principles

Create a strong operations talent base and have a positive impact on morale by coaching and motivating team members in support of their optimum performance and career development

Organize and apply change management principles to successfully engage the workforce, implement initiatives, and improve morale

What we look for

Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline, Business Administration, Industrial Management, or a related field

Minimum 10 years of progressive plant operations experience inManufacturing Engineering, Continuous Improvement,Material Management, Quality, or Production Management

5+ years' experience as a Plant Manager with demonstrated successful execution of Key Performance Indicators (KPI), strategic initiatives, and team building and collaboration

5+ years of Lean Manufacturing experience, including the development and deployment of Value Stream Mapping, roadmaps, and kaizen leadership with successful event facilitation and leadership, and the development, deployment, and sustainment of Lean Daily Management systems

Process experience in high-volume metal-cutting and automated assembly environments with high attention to quality and reliability

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS :

Experience in the plumbing products industry

Demonstrated knowledge and application of business and planning systems, such as Oracle / JD Edwards and Blue Yonder

Certification in Lean Manufacturing principles and development, deployment, and sustainment of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) principles, in particular

Process experience in metal finishing environments

Experience in the development, deployment, and sustainment of safety, quality, and / or environmental management systems such as ISO9001, ISO14001, and / or SafeStart

Company : BrassCraft Manufacturing Full time

Brasscraft (the "Company") is an equal opportunity employer and we strive to employ the most qualified individuals for every position . The Company makes employment decisions only based on merit. It is the Company's policy to prohibit discrimination in any employment opportunity (including but not limited to recruitment, employment, promotion, salary increases, benefits, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment) based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, pregnancy, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical / mental disability, medical condition, marital / domestic partner status, military and veteran status, height, weight or any other such characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all people involved in the operations of the Company regardless of where the employee is located and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company.

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