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Job Title: Plant Manager

Location: Shawano, WI

Duration: Full Time

Job Description:

About the job

We believe operational excellence is a team sport . As a Plant Manager in Shawano, WI, you'll be an essential part of our "we, not I" philosophy, leading all aspects of plant operations. You'll drive success by optimizing processes, developing your team, and upholding the highest standards of safety and environmental compliance, all through a truly collaborative, shared vision. As a company, we believe in investing in people, continuous improvement and more. Our recent acquisition of a pattern/tooling facility in Bonduel further demonstrates our commitment to investing in the Casting business and the Shawano community. Join us. Grow with us!

Position specifics

• Full time onsite position located at our plant in Shawano, WI
• Relocation available to interested candidates

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership & Performance Excellence: Lead the development and execution of strategic initiatives and operating plans to achieve world-class performance across safety, quality, delivery, customer service, cost efficiency, and employee/culture development. This includes coordinating communication and implementation of plans tied to gain-sharing indicators and the overall Business Plan
• Operational Management & Continuous Improvement: Drive continuous improvement efforts, championing Lean techniques to enhance productivity, quality, and cost reduction. Define operational methods, develop supporting procedures, and ensure the plant maintains a clean and organized environment
• Financial Stewardship: Develop, manage, and deliver the plant's capital and operational expense budgets, ensuring alignment with revenue and profit goals
• Team Development & Culture Building: Foster a collaborative, accountable operations and supervision team capable of meeting current and future objectives. This includes defining operational methods, providing oversight and coaching, identifying training needs with HR, and promoting cross-training. Cultivate a culture of trust, teamwork, responsibility, continuous improvement, safety, and open communication
• Safety & Compliance: Create a robust safety culture anchored on behavioral safety, ensuring all employees return home safely. Maintain all applicable quality system standards and procedures, and ensure adherence to Environmental, Quality, and Safety Management System procedures and requirements

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Business, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Ten plus years of experience in Operations within a related manufacturing environment
• Three plus years of supervisory experience
• Demonstrated abilities in planning, leadership, delegation, communications, problem-solving, and decision-making
• Experience with cost reduction methods through process improvements and project management
• Experience in Operational Excellence
• Experience with accident prevention and elimination
• Familiarity with Production Control Systems and Resourcing Planning
• Strong management skills in the area of development and implementation of team-based Continuous Improvement initiatives
• Demonstrated ability to foster and promote a culture of trust and teamwork among employees

Nice to have

• Master’s Degree in Business (MBA) or related degree
• Experience in a related industry
• A passion for building, developing, and coaching high-performing teams, empowering individuals to reach their full potential

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