Associate Plant Manager

SUMMARY OF POSITION This is a development position that could lead to a position as a Plant Manager in an 18 month timeframe. The emphasis is to hire someone with a proven Plant Manager skills and teach them a Milgard way. The four essential components a successful Associate Plant Manager must learn are: Milgard's pace; MPS; Philosphy; and affinity for people development. During thr eighteen month timeframe, the Associate Plant Manager may fill any number of job roles. An 18th-month development plan will be developed to ensure the Associate Plant Manager has the opportunity to develop the skills and attributes needed to be successful at Milgard. Upon successful completion of training, the Associate Plant manager may be placed at a location.

 

PLANT MANAGER KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsible for one or more of the operations functions: prosuction, Delivery, Service, Maintenance, Scheduling. Materials and Purchasing and all associated personell.
May assist with the department managing. Manages and controls expenditures and variances.
Ensures plant staff enforces Company policies and procedures, plant wide safety rules and employee rules of conduct.
Responsible for; developing people; improving processes; reducing costs; quality monitoring and improvements, new product development and implementation; superior customer service; and on time ddelivery.
Reviews production costs and production quality, and modifies production and inventory control programs to maintain and enhance profitable operation of plant.
Reviews activity reports and financial statements to determine progress and status in attaining objectives and revises objectives and plans in accordance with current conditions.
Incorporates Milgard;s vision and values into day to day activities and behaviors; guides and motivates others remain commited to the Milgard philosophy.
Resposible for interviewing, hiring, training, terminating, disiplining and coaching employees.
Participates in the Leadership Development Program (LDP) for the location.
Creates and executes MPS objectives, meeting MPS commitments and working within the guidelines of MPS; reflects Milgard business values and the Milgard philosphy in all business interactions.

 

Level of Supervision
Could supervise Production, Distribution, Scheduling, Service, Maintenance or Materials Departments either directly or through the respective department head.

Experience Required
Ten (10) plus years operations management and/or production management experience.

Education/License/Certification/Formal Training
Bachelors Degree in Industrial Engineering or management related field.

Essential Abilities
Read, write and understand the English language
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret financial reports and legal documents
Sense of urgency and self-motivation; ability to work independently
Ability to motivate employees to acheive results
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
Computer literacy with the ability to learn new computer software programs
Excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to present to senior management
Attention to detail with strong organizational skills
Excellent customer service skills
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents
Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, and members of the business community
Must possess ability to apply basic concepts of algebra and geometry and an ability to improve processes
Must be results oriented with a people development affinity; proactive in attacking challenges and confident in setting and acheiving stretch goals
Must be able to teach and generate results while enhancing the Milgard work environment and supporting the Company philosophy.
Must have proven employee development and team building skills

Work Environment
Work performed indoors in a climate controlled environment