Plant Manager - La Porte

The Plant Manager is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of planning, directing, and coordinating the work activities and resources necessary for manufacturing products in accordance with safety, quality, service, cost and quantity specifications. This position will provide hands on leadership, direction and coaching while influencing other departments that have a direct impact on overall plant culture and performance. They will drive growth and development of team members as well as company values. The Plant Manager will work with plant leadership to handle all personnel issues and the administrative duties that accompany.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Communicate the actions needed to implement MonoSol's production strategy and business plan within the team; explain the relationship to the broader organization's mission, vision and values; motivate people to commit to these and to doing extraordinary things to achieve business goals.
• Develop plans for site to include resource planning and monitoring and reporting on performance against the plan.
• Identify shortcomings in existing manufacturing processes, systems, and procedures; deliver straightforward improvements to manufacturing processes and methods.
• Follow the organization's Health, Safety and Environment (HS&E) policies, procedures and mandatory instructions, to identify and mitigate environmental risks and risks to the wellbeing of oneself and others in the workplace.
• Identify patterns of risky behavior within the team and take appropriate action to resolve these, escalating serious issues as appropriate.
• Help management to implement quality assurance change initiatives and/or make continuous operational improvements.
• Set appropriate performance objectives for direct reports; take appropriate corrective action where necessary to ensure the achievement of team / personal objectives.
• Identify the team's individual development needs. Plan and implement actions to build their capabilities. Provide training or coaching throughout the organization to enable others to improve performance and fulfill personal potential.

TASKS

• Review processing schedules or production orders to make decisions concerning inventory requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures, or duty assignments, considering budgetary limitations and time constraints.
• Develop or implement production tracking or quality control systems, analyzing production, quality control, maintenance, or other operational reports, to detect production problems. Review operations and confer with technical or administrative staff to resolve production or processing problems.
• Hire, train, evaluate, or discharge staff or resolve personnel grievances.
• Prepare and maintain production reports or personnel records.
• Set and monitor product standards, examining samples of raw products or directing testing during processing, to ensure finished products are of prescribed quality.
• Approve expenditures for supplies, materials, or human resources, ensuring that materials, labor, or equipment are used efficiently to meet production targets.
• Coordinate or recommend procedures for facility or equipment maintenance or modification, including the replacement of machines or equipment.
• Institute employee suggestion or involvement programs.
• Engage, energize and enable the entire plant production team to deliver the strategies and continually work towards the vision.
• Ensures presence on the floor to be in touch with the people, providing leadership and coaching for the site.
• Owns the development plan for direct reports.
• Provides coaching, performance feedback, support and mentorship for all production positions in the plant.
• Ensure plant production KPI objectives are met.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years' experience in a manufacturing environment
• 5+ years' experience in a manufacturing leadership capacity
• Bachelor's degree in management or technical field preferred
• Excellent project management skills
• Demonstrated ability to coach and mentor employees
• Working knowledge of safety regulations
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements for plant operations
• Demonstrated ability to understand, interpret and explain plant financial data
• Proficient with Microsoft Office

Closing

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by employees assigned to this position. This is not intended as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. MonoSol, LLC reserves the right to make changes to the job description whenever necessary.

Disclaimer

As part of MonoSol, LLC's employment process, finalist candidates will be required to complete a drug/alcohol test and background check prior to employment commencing. MonoSol, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, or marital status.