- Field
- Plant and production leadership
- Location
- Lexington, KY
- Work model
- Onsite
- Level
- Director
- Pay
- $150k to $160k
About the role
The Plant General Manager is responsible for the overall leadership, operational performance, and financial results of the manufacturing facility.
What you would own
- Provide overall leadership and direction for plant operations, including production, quality, engineering, maintenance, materials, safety, delivery, and cost performance.
- Develop and execute operational strategies that support company objectives, customer requirements, and long-term business growth.
- Ensure the plant consistently meets or exceeds quality, delivery, productivity, cost, and customer satisfaction objectives.
- Maintain overall accountability for compliance with ISO standards, customer-specific requirements, and applicable quality systems.
- Drive a culture of quality, customer focus, accountability, and continuous improvement throughout the organization.
- Lead and implement continuous improvement initiatives utilizing Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, problem-solving, standard work, waste reduction, and other operational excellence methodologies.
- Establish and maintain appropriate KPIs and management systems to monitor plant performance and drive accountability.
- Develop, monitor, and manage the plant's annual operating plan, budget, forecasts, and financial performance.
- Maintain accountability for monthly and annual plant P&L results, including cost control, labor efficiency, scrap, overtime, inventory, and productivity.
- Ensure effective response to customer quality issues, warranty concerns, delivery issues, and other customer escalations.
- Provide leadership and oversight for new product and new program launches, ensuring successful execution from launch through production.
- Ensure effective execution of applicable automotive launch and quality processes, including APQP, PPAP, FMEA, control plans, and related customer requirements.
- Work closely with corporate and plant-level engineering, quality, sales, materials, and operations teams to ensure successful program launches and ongoing customer support.
- Establish and maintain a safe work environment while ensuring compliance with company safety policies, procedures, and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Ensure the organization is prepared to effectively respond to plant emergencies, supply disruptions, production interruptions, and other operational challenges.
- Lead, develop, and retain employees while fostering a culture of trust, accountability, teamwork, ownership, and continuous improvement.
- Establish clear performance expectations and hold leadership teams accountable for achieving plant objectives.
- Conduct performance evaluations and provide coaching, development, and corrective direction when necessary.
- Communicate effectively with employees at all levels of the organization and create an environment of open communication and accountability.
- Proactively identify and resolve operational, quality, customer, employee, and performance issues.
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships across all functional areas of the organization and with key customers and suppliers.
- Promote a positive, professional, and performance-driven culture throughout the facility.
What they are looking for
- The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of customer requirements, quality systems, Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, financial management, and the demands associated with supporting major automotive customers.
Everything above is the hiring company’s own words, with the company name taken out. The name, the team, and the interview steps come with the first conversation.