Position Summary:
The Plant Manager is responsible for the direction and coordination of all production operations of the plant through subordinate supervisors, giving special attention to maintaining East Side Plating's reputation for meeting or exceeding customer expectations of product quality and service.
Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develops long range plans for staffing, facilities, equipment, production process improvement, information systems, and department procedures that contribute to company objectives related to safety, quality, delivery, and costs.
• Directs the plant's safety program, assuring communication of company safety policies. This may include recommending equipment and/or process improvements to eliminate potential injuries.
• Coordinates, supports, and provides quality management system training and day to day work direction for area employees to meet established safety, production, and quality standards.
• Creates and maintains a coordinated team effort to achieve objectives, emphasizing requirements for quality products with functional ability. Proactive planning is necessary to prevent predictable problems that negatively impact manufacturing.
• Maintains operational awareness through the review of reports and schedules as well as through daily personal contact with supervisors and employees.
• Responsible for developing accurate operational budgets, which include capital equipment recommendations based on sales forecasts. Must maintain operational flexibility to adjust to changes on demand, both projected and unpredicted.
• Works with supervisors to develop plans for continuous improvement, improving quality, costs, processes, throughput, on-time delivery, reducing lead-times, and increasing flexibility in both operations and workforce.
• Ensures an effective and qualified workforce by developing and evaluating subordinates in compliance with ESP's guidelines, and supporting training and development initiatives.

Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:

• Generally requires at least 5 years in an operational leadership position with increasing responsibility, including at least 3 years at a supervisor level.
• Ability to effectively manage, motivate, and direct supervisors and their teams.
• Possesses functional or working knowledge of assigned area along with good organizational skills and the ability to manage time and resources effectively. Must also be knowledgeable about safety practices and regulations.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with the ability to work independently and in a team environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A Bachelor's Degree is preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

About East Side Plating:
East Side Plating offers a competitive wage with opportunities for increases in 6 months, medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as PTO, paid holidays and a 401K plan. Background check is required.
Imagine working on the front lines of customer satisfaction. As one of the largest plating, powder coating and finishing process companies in the Northwest, East Side Plating has been satisfying customers across a broad spectrum of industries since 1946. At East Side, we don't make our own products we add value to our customer's products through over 30 different finishes and processes. You'll see parts that we process from the dentist office to the hospital, from Ford trucks to Kenworth trucks and just about everything in-between.
Our continued success depends on finding and hiring the best and the brightest employees and we know that a dynamic, experienced team of exceptional employees is essential to our continued growth. If you have a heart for service and a desire to be part of a winning team, please apply today - you never know, maybe you'll get the chance to see parts you helped create rolling down the road someday.