Plant Manager

Job Requirements

Why work for us?

Alkegen brings together two of the world's leading specialty materials companies to create one new, innovation-driven leader focused on battery technologies, filtration media, and specialty insulation and sealing materials. Through global reach and breakthrough inventions, we're delivering products that enable the world to breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before.

With over 60 manufacturing facilities with a global workforce of over 9,000 of the industry's most experienced talent, including insulation and filtration experts, Alkegen is uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways.

Alkegen offers a range of dynamic career opportunities with globe-spanning reach. From production operators to engineers, technicians to specialists, sales to leadership, we're always looking for top talent ready to bring their best. Come grow with us!

Responsibilities :

Specifically, the Plant Manager will be responsible for :

• Leading all operational aspects of the plant.
• Leading Safety for the site with rigor and conviction consistent with safety as our number one value.
• Building and maintaining a winning team through people development, ensuring accountability and efficient recruiting.
• Ensuring that the site operates in accordance with its externally accredited quality management system, meeting customer expectations on product quality and supply.
• Partnering with Plant Controller to ensure cost and productivity targets are met, weekly / monthly forecasts are accurate, and financial walks are developed and analyzed and corrective actions are executed to meet commitment.
• Leading improvements in People Engagement as measured by quarterly pulse survey scores.
• Driving rigorous Daily / Weekly / Monthly Management System ensuring we meet / beat key KPI's across Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Improvement and People.
• Developing, maintaining, communicating and executing the vision / strategy for the site, focusing on driving continuous improvement that ensures the safety, quality, production capacity / capability and cost to support business goals. Drive Continuous Improvement program incorporating Lean Tools that results in efficiency improvements and cost reductions in short and long term.
• Developing and implementing an annual business plan in support of overall company objectives; meeting all financial objectives defined in the annual plant business plan.
• Maintaining an effective property conservation program encompassing fire protection, emergency preparedness, loss control, preventive maintenance and finished goods supplies and fixed asset inventory management and control
• Working with the Commercial and R&D functions in new product development, product launches and improvements.

Qualifications / Experience :

Education

A degree in engineering or related technical discipline is an advantage.

Professional Experience

Competencies

The successful candidate will have :

If you are interested in being part of a world class HR function here at Alkegen then we would love to hear from you.

At Alkegen, we strive every day to help people - ALL PEOPLE - breathe easier, live greener and go further than ever before.

We believe that diversity and inclusion is central to this mission and to our impact. Our diverse and inclusive culture drives our growth & innovation and we nurture it by actively embracing our differences and using our varied perspectives to solve the complex challenges facing our changing and diverse world.

Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, nation of origin, religion, color, gender identity and expression, age, disability, education, opinions, culture, languages spoken, veteran's status, or any other protected class.