Plant Manager

Overview:

Who We Are:

Lippert is a leading, global manufacturer and supplier of highly engineered products and customized solutions, dedicated to shaping, growing and bettering the RV, marine, automotive, commercial vehicle and building products industries. We combine our strategic manufacturing capabilities with the power of our winning team culture to deliver unrivaled customer service, award-winning innovation, and premium products to all of our customers.

Why We are Different:

At Lippert, Everyone Matters. This is not just a tagline or empty promise; it is who we are. We have intentionally created a culture that values and celebrates our team members’ unique and varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We strive to give our team members a deeper sense of purpose at work, and we continue to build a better work environment by aligning our cultural and business strategies with the needs of our team members.

What You will Get:

A unique, inclusive and supportive company culture.

Comprehensive benefit offerings including medical, dental, vision, 401k with employer match, vacation, and more!

Fair and competitive compensation.

Career development and mentoring and opportunities to grow.

Vacation, personal and vacation days.

Summary/Objective:

The Plant Manager (PM) is responsible for managing and leading manufacturing department group leaders, team leaders, and team members for assigned areas / shifts to ensure safety, quality, positive work environment, customer requirements, and fabrication manufacturing needs are met. Provide leadership and motivation to direct reports in manufacturing system that emphasizes safety, quality, customer satisfaction, accuracy, productivity, cost reduction, housekeeping, efficiency, training, teamwork, and morale.

Required Education and Experience

2 years of college preferred and a minimum of a high school education and 3+ years of fabrication factory-related experience.

Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office and Navision.

Preferred Education and Experience

Fabrication Manufacturing / industry experience a minimum of + years

Management / Leadership experience at least 3+ years required.

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Ensure fabrication manufacturing operations are running effectively in the areas of safety, quality, efficiency / productivity, cost, and team member morale.

Provide direction and motivation to group leaders focusing on safety, quality, efficiency, cost, and morale.

Conduct daily fabrication manufacturing production area audits to ensure procedures for safety, quality, equipment, and training are being followed and all aspects of manufacturing are effective including correcting sub-standards.

Lead development of Group Leaders.

Implement short- and long-term corrective actions for manufacturing problems.

Ensure all departmental procedures are compliant with quality and environmental management systems and programs.

Monitor daily build sheets and analyze efficiency rates and downtime to ensure customer requirements are being met.

Coordinate and maintain standardization of process/methods.

Lead identification of manufacturing problems and eliminate waste.

Develops, leads, monitors, and participates in a Manufacturing continuous improvement system.

Implement, monitor, and maintain a clean, organized department.

Assists Production Manager in developing, planning, and maintaining the budget including making adjustments to achieve targets.

Review and track Manufacturing Key Performance Indicators (KPI) including leading problem solving for negative trends or goals not met.

Participates in management discussions and planning sessions to help formulate cost reduction, product improvement, and problem-solving activities.

Develops and maintains positive team member relations centered on mutual trust, dignity, respect, fairness, consistency, two-way communication, teamwork, and harmony.

Provides direction and motivation to team members emphasizing quality, efficiency, productivity, cost reduction, safety and health, and morale.

Ensures further development of group leaders, team leaders, and team members through performance evaluation, development of training plans, feedback, coaching, corrective action, and cascade training. Update team member training matrix and schedule any needed training.

Competencies:

Communication Proficiency / Coaching

Organizational Skills

Staffing

Initiative

Thoroughness

Time Management

Management Proficiency

Financial Planning and Strategy

Process Improvement

Decision Making

Strategic Planning

Quality Management / Contro

Supervisory Responsibility:

This position has the following positions reporting to it:

Team Leaders

Production Supervisor

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires 98% standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling. The employee may have to lift and/or move items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. This position requires Personal Protective Equipment. Protective Equipment supplied by the company includes Coating suit, Coating Boots, Spray Socks, Respirator, Work Gloves, Safety Glasses and Ear Plugs. Employees may be required to provide additional Protective Equipment (Safety Shoes, etc.).

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time salary position, and hours of work and days are decided by production and your reporting General Manager.

Travel:

Travel will be minimal and would be primarily local during the business day.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the Team Member for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Permanent