What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plant Manager position at Bradford Soap Works Inc?
Job Function: Responsible for managing all plant functions at the Indiana site.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Develops manufacturing organizational strategies by contributing manufacturing information, analysis, and recommendations to strategic thinking and direction; establishing functional objectives in line with organizational objectives.
2. Establishes manufacturing operational strategies by evaluating manufacturing trends; establishing critical measurements; determining production, productivity, quality, and customer-service strategies; designing manufacturing systems; accumulating resources; resolving problems; implementing change.
3. Develops manufacturing financial strategies by estimating, forecasting, and anticipating manufacturing requirements, trends, and variances; aligning monetary resources; developing action plans; measuring and analyzing results; initiating corrective actions; minimizing the impact of variances.
4. Delivers customer-acceptable products by enforcing quality standards; maintaining gmp's.
5. Improves quality results by studying, evaluating, and re-designing processes; implementing changes.
6. Plans operations by collecting relevant information; identifying short-term and long-range issues; identifying and evaluating options; choosing a course of action.
7. Maximizes equipment operation by developing and scheduling preventive maintenance; organizing change-overs.
8. Keeps materials available by scheduling, monitoring, and adjusting deliveries.
9. Avoids legal challenges by understanding current and proposed regulations; enforcing requirements; recommending new procedures.
10. Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
11. Accomplishes manufacturing and organization mission by completing related results as needed
Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Provide leadership and direction to all employees
- Communicate desired results and expectation
- Drive change and continuous improvements.
- Align employees to common goals and objectives
- Interact with employees at all levels of the organization.
- Understand all applicable legal and regulatory obligations and ensure a compliant operation
- Facility employee interaction to achieve synergistic performance
- Stay abreast of current trends in improved productivity techniques and implement when benefits can be derived
- Strive for operational excellence from all employees
Working Conditions and Physical Demands:
Must be able to function and perform under stress and mental pressures of position; constant exposure to plant environment.