Plant Director

Job Description

Business Profile:

Our client is a worldwide supplier to the aerospace and industrial gas turbine markets. We hold quality accreditations for all the major airframe and engine manufacturers for both civil and military applications.

Position Summary:

The Plant Director provides executive leadership, ensuring the business unit achieves or exceeds its established operational and financial measures. Determines the overall objectives of the business; formulates plans and policies and allocates resources for the achievement of business unit objectives. Exercises control to see that objectives are achieved in accordance with company policy. Is fully accountable for all business unit results.

Direct reports include functional leads for: Engineering; Environmental, Health and Safety; Finance; Human Resources; Operations; Quality; Sales; Maintenance; and Supply Chain.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Manages the P&L and all major site functions, which include operations, finance, sales, human resources, quality, and engineering. When misses occur, develops a credible recovery plan with the team.
• Responsible for: developing people; process improvement; cost controls, quality monitoring and improvements; and customer service optimization.
• Prepares timely and comprehensive reports including analysis of financial data, statements, and audits covering daily flex, weekly battle plan, and monthly and quarterly business reviews. Presents information as required.
• Performs tactical and strategic planning, consistent with Division and Corporate objectives. Coordinates with appropriate corporate and divisional staff to identify organic and/or acquisition related growth opportunities.
• Develops and organizes the management resources necessary to direct the major functions of the business. Ensures that an adequate supply of talent exists to staff the short- and long-term needs of the business unit.
• Assesses the business implications and potential of identified marketing, legislative and financial trends; encourages innovations in testing development, marketing and technology; directs and participates in growth activities of the business unit.
• Represents the business unit as required on customer visits.
• Ensures that the business unit operates at the highest level of business ethics. Ensures that the business unit is in compliance with all federal, state and local regulations. Ensures that all reporting is accurate and consistent with appropriate accounting and financial standards. Ensures that all corporate requirements are met.
• Ensures that quality systems meet or exceed customer and industry standards.
• Ensures that the interests and welfare of employees are preserved and protected.
• Drive cost reduction and continuous improvement in the attainment of corporate goals.
• Establish and execute capital planning efforts supporting manufacturing.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Measures of Performance:

• Safety Incidents
• Quality Incidents
• Budget forecast vs actual
• On-Time Delivery
• EBIT
• Operating Working Capital
• Cash
• Effectiveness of interpersonal communications and the ability to establish and maintain the trust and respect of customers, management, and employees.
• Quality of business decisions made.
• Maintains the integrity of confidential business information, conducts business ethically.
• Human Capital Planning

Required Skills:

• Proven analytical, problem solving, and process improvement ability.
• Deadline driven.
• Continuous improvement in operational and financial measures.
• Application of manufacturing tools, such as Six Sigma, 6S, Theory of Constraints, Lean Manufacturing, etc.
• Effective interpersonal, facilitation and presentation skills.
• Ability to inspire, motivate and lead people to achieve required results.
• Proficient in the use of MS Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint and other pertinent software.
• Demonstrated ability to develop a strategic plan to meet key business objectives/metrics in the areas of Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, and Cost.
• Demonstrated ability to develop, relentlessly execute and deliver results in conformance with action plans.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities and easily adapt to changing situations and priorities.
• Proven ability to lead large organization in a fast-paced short cycle environment.

Experience & Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or engineering from an accredited institution; MBA preferred.
• 10 years of operations experience in a highly focused, metric driven organization with a revenue of 200 million
• 10 years P&L experience, including sales and marketing leadership highly preferred.
• 5 years of Director/General Manager experience overseeing functional leaders
• 5 years of managing an organization of over 300 headcount
• 10 years in Aerospace Manufacturing; Forgings experience preferred
• Manufacturing process experience with high tonnage presses, heat treating, VARs, machining, conditioning, saws, NDT, and inspection