What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plant Manager position at Adient?
Job Description
Summary:
The Plant Manager leads and directs all plant activities, is responsible for meeting production schedules and producing a product in accordance with customer requirements while achieving the plant financial targets.
Specific Duties
Battle Creek Seating Component
Summary:
The Plant Manager leads and directs all plant activities, is responsible for meeting production schedules and producing a product in accordance with customer requirements while achieving the plant financial targets.
Specific Duties
- Establishes goals, objectives and guidelines covering all phases of plant operations and staff activities to maintain a safe, efficient, functional, operational and profitable plant.
- Drives performance to achieve financial and operational targets
- Communicates across the organization to ensure attainment to targets and successful launches
- Engages the hourly workforce through continuous improvement actions to ensure all employees are involved in the business.
- Directs, guides and motivates immediate subordinates in attainment of projected goals and objectives to increase operational efficiency.
- Ensures compliance with all corporate communications, adheres to and promotes HSE & E policies and procedures.
- Leads activities to ensure a continuous improvement culture is established in the plant. Leads and manages, the plant continuous improvement operations around safety, quality, efficiency, and/or financials.
- Communicates with customers and suppliers to identify/resolve concerns on an as needed basis.
- Positive Employee and Labor Relations
- Ensure that material released from this facility has achieved the highest quality standard possible.
- Plans and forecasts plant requirements with respect to equipment, manpower, materials and facilities to establish budgets for labor and materials.
- Maintains contact with civic and business leaders in the community relations and to improve the Plant’s local image by participation in organizations with company interests.
- All other tasks as assigned
- Bachelor’s Degree in industrial management, engineering, or business administration.
- 8 to 10 years of experience in manufacturing to include at least 5 years in a leadership role
- Solid leadership skills
- Strong written, verbal, and communication skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external customers.
- Good decision maker
- Certification in Lean; prefer Green Belt
Battle Creek Seating Component
