Job Description:

Company:                      

Confidential

Position:            

Plant Manager – Lean Focus - Kentucky

Location:            

Kentucky - USA

Reporting:                      

Position reports to VP of Operations

Compensation:   

Excellent Compensation and benefit package       

Relocation:                     

Relocation Available

Company Profile:

Market leading consumer products company seeking to further advance its Continuous Improvement initiatives with Lean focused Plant Management placement at one of its flagship plants in Kentucky.

Position Description and Responsibilities:

This is a key leadership position at one of our client’s flagship manufacturing plants located in Kentucky. Reporting directly to the VP of Operations, this position will require a candidate with a solid leadership skills and Lean experience, preferably with a high mix / high volume product background. Key to success in this role requires a leader that is able to facilitate and drive service, quality, cost and safety leveraging Lean methodologies in a fast paced and “ever changing” environment. The position will require a leader with a strong blend of both strategic and tactical approaches to operational and business objectives, leveraging his/her background and experience to drive results via credibility, influence and leadership by example.

NOTE:  This is a growth position and the person that fills the this role must be promotable to the level of General Manager for manufacturing (multi-site) or VP of Manufacturing (overall manufacturing in the future). 

NOTE:  Our client is only interested in currently employed candidates who are seeking a growth role.

• This position will be responsible for mannufacturing operations, enabling managers to achieve monthly and annual targets in service, quality, cost, safety, and other key performance targets.
• This role will lead by example to drive  and sustain the cultural and technical changes necessary to make our client’s plant a world class Lean manufacturer.
• This role will serve as the leader and catalyst for implementing Lean Enterprise principles, tools, and techniques within the plant.
• This position will be responsible for the preparation of annual operating budgets, business plans for both the plant and distribution center.
• This position will have responsibility for the management of the people resource through good practice, employee appraisal systems, implementation of compensation and benefit programs, communication systems, and performance management techniques

Position Critical to Quality + Success (CTQ+S):  Technical Behavioral Requirements:

• BS degree Engineering  or Business / MBA or M.S. Advanced Degree preferred
• 15+ years of increasing responsibility in manufacturing leadership roles
• Advanced Training in Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, 5s, SMED, and other continuous improvement methodologies
• High volume / high mix JIT experience / background
• Strong financial acumen - understanding of 4 wall operating costs and P+L measures
• Knowledge of Word, Excel, MS Power Point required

Position Critical to Quality + Success (CTQ+S):  Skill/Ability Behavioral Requirements:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills…edge, energy and the ability to lead and energize others.
• Demonstrated track record of promotion within a minimum of two different organizations / business cultures
• Strong ability to quickly assess and develop talent to build team and operational bench strength
• Ability to work under pressure of multiple projects and deadlines… sometime with conflicting requirements
• Ability to effectively prioritize workload and manage changes in direction and priority
• Ability to develop, interpret and apply required policies and procedures
• Ability to work/ in a team / matrix environment
• Ability to address tactical business shortcomings with strategic solutions
• Ability to build buy-in with multiple stakeholders with sometime conflicting priorities
• Motivated to take on a career enhancing challenge… high level of energy