SUMMARY

We are seeking a Plant Manager for a small startup operation in its second year, but it is part of a much larger organization. The plant builds and rebuilds plastics processing equipment, downstream equipment, and auxiliary equipment for plastics manufacturing. Being a part of a bigger company, they have very strong benefits, and offering relocation assistance.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage all aspects of this operation. You will be a jack of all trades with involvement in all areas of the operation.
• Budgeting for your plant’s financials and running the plant “to the budget”.
• The Plant Manager ensures that all supervisors are appropriately trained and that the supervisors appropriately train line workers.
• Manage the housekeeping such that the plant is clean, safe, and well-maintained.
• Sponsor, manage & participate in improvement initiatives.
• Ensure safety is paramount in importance and establish safety committee.

REQUIREMENTS

• The Plant Manager must have a minimum of 5 years of management experience in the building or rebuilding of capital equipment that use pumps, drives, motors, hydraulics, pneumatics, PLC’s, HMI’s, sensors, etc., with a strong preference for plastics equipment.
• Previous experience in building and/or rebuilding capital equipment, ideally in the plastics market.
• The Plant Manager must have excellent people skills, a "leader's" personality, and the ability to have a team rally behind them to meet the output and growth goals of the company. We are looking for TEAM BASED leaders, not “top down” dictators.
• The Plant Manager must have a “take-charge” personality who can efficiently and effectively identify and solve problems and manage this operation as if it were their own business.
• Must have very strong technical skills and a deep understanding of machinery and how it works.
• Strong knowledge of LOTO and other safety requirements, and a strong belief in enforcing safety procedures as paramount in importance in the plant.