What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plant Manager position at Insight Global?
Required Skills & Experience
• 5 – 10 years of experience managing operations in an industrial manufacturing environment • Experience in an industrial steel manufacturing plant
• Experience with project management involving materials and manufacturing processes in a steel fabrication environment
• Led operations with products on manufacturing lines and cells including cutting steel plate, fitting, welding, and outfitting
• Able to apply quality control and manufacturing best practices for customer specification, code and regulatory & testing requirements
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles and practices
• Ability to communicate and interface with peers and customer representatives
• Proficient within Microsoft suite
• Flexibility to be available after hours, weekends and holidays as needed to support operations
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
• Bachelor’s degree
Job Description
Insight Global is looking for a Plant Manager to join a new start up plant for a large client. You will be responsible for coordinating and executing on-the-ground plant start-up activities. Once production begins, you and your team will streamline and standardize workflows, fostering a collaborative environment to boost productivity and cultivate a culture of safety, respect, and empowerment. Your role will also involve identifying and driving continuous improvement efforts, optimizing inventory, increasing plant capacity, enhancing process planning capabilities, and improving both short- and long-term delivery performance.
Day to Day:
• Own and develop employee and plant safety culture in order to ensure OSHA and company policy compliance
• Develop and accurately forecast financial budgets and activities to fund operations, maximize investments and increase efficiency
• Lead production, material procurement, production planning, distribution, cost accounting, EHS, and customer service teams
• Direct and manage resources to implement tactical business plans and programs to see work through completion
• Develop and communicate the vision for the plant and implement strategy and objectives effectively
• Set clear and consistent expectations for performance, hold teams and individuals accountable and leverage resources available both at the plant and division levels to accomplish goals
• Ensure the team has necessary resources and removes barriers where appropriate
• Ensure operation of machinery and mechanical equipment by developing the maintenance department and vendor/contractors to coordinate preventive maintenance requirements
• Prioritize the necessary resources and create the tactical steps required to accomplish goals on time
• Identify talent correctly and develop a collaborative team of key contributors
• Show ownership of all aspects of plant staffing and drive retention
• Exhibit a strong work ethic and focus on Lean Manufacturing, Safety, Quality, Cost, Productivity and P&L management
