What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manufacturing Director position at Ajulia Executive Search?
Ajulia Executive Search is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Plant Manager to oversee the manufacturing, quality control, maintenance, inventory, and personnel management functions within the facility. This role requires a professional with a strong background in operations management, who can drive improvements in individual, team, and organizational performance.
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing all plant operations, including production, maintenance, safety, quality, and sanitation targets. They will also be expected to maintain the highest standards of product quality, safety, and employee well-being within the facility.
Responsibilities:
- Drive improvements in individual, team, and organizational performance.
- Manage all plant operations, ensuring effective coordination between departments to meet production, maintenance, safety, quality, and sanitation targets.
- Maintain the highest standards of product quality, safety, and employee well-being within the facility.
- Foster open communication across departments to align with strategic and operational objectives.
- Provide feedback to corporate on process and procedure changes, addressing their impact on products and staff.
- Select, guide, and motivate departmental leaders within the plant.
- Organize and participate in productive production, safety, quality, maintenance, and sanitation meetings to achieve overall business objectives.
- Collaborate with departmental leaders to drive improvements in individual, team, and organizational performance.
- Partner with Human Resources on talent management, performance evaluations, and recruitment efforts.
- Provide coaching and guidance to leaders in plant maintenance, quality, safety, logistics, sanitation, and production.
- Build trusted relationships, drawing insights from business knowledge, best practices, and industry trends to guide decision-making.
- Hold full responsibility for the plant's financial operations, including managing the P&L.
- E nsure the facility is always audit-ready for customer or regulatory inspections.
- Promote a culture of continuous learning by staying updated with new technologies and processes in the industry.