Plant Manager

Job Description

Founded in 1995, Novae started making trailers in January 2001 with the idea to offer quality products with great service, deal fairly with people, and recognize that suppliers, employees, community and customers are all important to success. Our purpose is to create opportunities for people to make their lives better and to leave a legacy of positive impact.

Headquartered in Markle, IN, Novae is one of the fastest-growing and most respected trailer manufacturers in North America, operating 12 distinct brands including Sure-Trac, H&H Trailers, CAM Superline, Trailerman, ITI Cargo, Midsota, Mirage Trailers, and LOOK Trailers. Novae has grown both organically and through acquisitions to become the second largest trailer manufacturer in North America. Novae currently has more than 1,200 employees, 22 manufacturing facilities across 9 states and maintains an active dealer network of more than 1,100 partners.

Our company is driven strongly by growth and a set of core values the leadership team emphasizes: Embracing and Driving Change, Service-Minded, Strong Character, Self-Discipline, Accountability, Work Ethic.

In December 2021, Brightstar Capital Partners ("Brightstar"), a private equity firm focused on partnering with families, founders, entrepreneurs, and management teams, completed its acquisition of Novae LLC in partnership with the Company's two founders and senior management team. Under Brightstar’s ownership, Novae has already grown significantly in size and is poised to continue to grow.

As the business continues to reach toward our next level of organizational maturity, we are looking for an experienced and highly talented candidate to join the company as the Plant Manager.

The full job description for the Plant Manager is below:

Job Summary: Direct and manage all plant operations with overall responsibilities for production, maintenance, quality, and other production-related activities.

Essential Job Duties:

Lead a mission driven team to meet or exceed organizational goals while creating an environment where people can be great at what they do and proud of what they have done.

Oversee areas of the manufacturing team, general safety, planning, cost efficiency, and quality of products.

Establish and monitor overall plant performance for production and quality standards and works with department supervisors for improved efficiencies.

Ensure plant goals are consistent with established manufacturing and safety procedures.

Control and minimize labor overtime, premium freight, and repair expenses

Maintain existing plant facilities and equipment, replace, or make adjustments to plant facilities and equipment when needed.

Provide leadership and training to accomplish the company goals and objectives.

Promote a high commitment and performance culture by actively communicating vision, mission, and values.

Provide direction, development, and leadership to production supervisor(s).

Track and resolve quality issues involving trailers.

Maintain workflow by scheduling and monitoring steps of the process, personnel, and equipment.

Maintain professional and technical knowledge.

Resolve concerns from the team using Novae’s Guiding Questions.

Assist in other areas and perform other duties, as needed. (This is not intended to be a comprehensive list of activities, duties, or responsibilities required for this job.)

Qualifications and Requirements

Experience in manufacturing leadership, preferably within a heavy manufacturing and / or welding environment

Bachelor’s degree preferred, but not required, or demonstrated equivalent skills, knowledge, and abilities

Proven experience in leading safety compliance and engagement

Strong computer skills with working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Visual, and related software

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, as well as interpersonal skills

Demonstrated leadership skills

Highly motivated, self-starter

Analytical thinking skills

Proven experience with problem solving and conflict resolution

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Critical Illness Insurance

Accident Insurance

Supplemental Life Insurance (Employee, Spouse and Children)

401(k) contribution after 30 days + company match on first 3%

Weekly Accrued PTO

Company Paid Short Term and Long Term Disability

Company Paid Life Insurance

Annual Steel Toe Boot Reimbursement Program

Novae LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Novae LLC complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.