Plant Manager

Plant Manager II

Objective of the Position: Provide leadership that directs and coordinates all daily operations of EETAM production facility assigned, to produce products of high quality and reliability at optimum cost and in accordance with customer shipping schedules.  Operations include Launches, Engineering, Materials, TPEM, Quality and Human Resources. This position is also responsible for Profit and Loss at facility assigned.

Essential Accountabilities: The position incumbent ensures, that

• Assures housekeeping standards are met.
• Coordinate activities in support of flawless product launch including the assigning of cross functional resources, along with the Program Manager.
• Coordinate and support Lean, continuous improvement and TPEM culture thorough establishment, monitoring and review of goals on a regular basis.
• Coordinates the activities of the various operations with the Managers and Team Leaders to ensure maximum effectiveness is obtained for the production of quality product within budget and planned schedules according to business plan and customer requirements.
• Develop a robust process for converting waste costs/quality issues into high impact projects.
• Ensure customer schedule compliance.
• Ensures training standards are defined and met.
• Maintains and enforces standardized work instructions for manufacturing processes through the use of lean techniques (Workplace organization, housekeeping (5S), Kan Ban, standardized work, etc.).
• Prepare and recommend operating budgets to management including capital requirements and cost reductions.
• Responsible for interviewing, hiring and training employees, appraising performance, rewarding, disciplining, addressing and resolving problems.
• Review job orders to determine work priorities.
• Reviews plans for efficient use of materials, machines and Team Members
• Reviews production costs and product quality and modifies production and inventory control programs to maintain and enhance profitable operations.
• Support and promote full SAP system utilization.

Secondary Accountabilities: The position incumbent ensures, that

• Conduct all business related activities for, and on the behalf of, Eberspaecher within the limits of applicable local, state, and federal legal requirements.
• Provide support to, and compliance with, all local and corporate Eberspaecher Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) policies, procedures and other HSE related requirements.
• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and follows all EETAM polices related to TS16949 and ISO 14001; looks for way to improve and promote quality.
• Other duties as assigned.