DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Direct and manage plant operations for production, manufacturing engineering, maintenance, quality, logistic, safety & environment, NPI Launch and continues improvement

Coordinate plant activities through departmental managers to ensure corporate, group, and plant objectives are met

Provide vision and direction for the plant leadership team, while driving daily plant objectives by setting expectation and driving accountability. Initiate strategies at the plant level and carry out the delivery of plant objectives

Maximize use of the talent, resources, and systems to achieve deliverables and drive business objectives while reducing cost and meeting the needs of the customer

Ensure the efficiency and performance of the plant

Accountability for site P&L

Responsible for New Product Introduction / Launches

Develop and control profits, plans, and budgets

Deploy corporate Lean Manufacturing and other productivity initiatives

Ensure plant produces parts meeting or exceeding customer demands, delivered on time, in a safe and efficient manner

Implement cost effective systems of control over capital, operating expenditures, staffing, wages, and salaries

Oversee capital asset maintenance, including maintaining existing plant facilities and equipment, and replacing or adjusting plant facilities and equipment when necessary

Oversee preventive and/or predictive maintenance programs

Incorporate safety, shop floor organization, and plant cleanliness among plant personnel

Provide leadership and training to accomplish company goals and objectives

Ensure compliance with country regulations

Support the research, evaluation and recommend investments in technology, capital, equipment, systems or other assets that will enhance the plant’s production capabilities and material savings

Ensure the Plant is aligned to the corporation’s business plan

This job description is not to be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive and you may be required to undertake various duties as may reasonably be requested of you by the Company.

REQUIREMENTS:


PERSON SPECIFICATION

Role Related Skills, Knowledge, Experience, Critical Competencies and Personal Attributes

1. Qualifications or Functional Experience
Essential
Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field or equivalent
8 years of manufacturing experience and/or operations experience
Plant management experience in a unionized environment
Experience in the automotive industry
Leadership experience in high accountability culture and metrics driven environment
Advanced knowledge of manufacturing operations and quality methods

Desirable
Six sigma certification

2. System or Knowledge
Essential
Strong customer orientation
Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing techniques
Kaizen
Process improvement
Freight and distribution
Materials Management
Production Scheduling

Desirable
EHS system (ISO14001 & OHSAS18001)
Quality system (IATF 16949 and special customer quality system like VW Formel-Q)

3. Personal Attributes
Essential
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Excellent leadership skills
Ability to plan over a 6 month – 2 year period
Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities

Desirable
Global mindset and ability to work in a multinational matrix organization.

4. Other
Requirements
Essential
Small amount of travel to regional and occasional international meetings

Desirable
Fluent English on both oral and written communication.