Plant Controller - Manufacturing

About the job Plant Controller - Manufacturing

Job Responsibilities

The purpose of this position is to act as a business partner to the Plant Manager, directing the finance function at a manufacturing facility. This position reports to the Plant Manager with a strong dotted line to the Business Unit. Key responsibilities include: direct the operation of Information Systems, Procurement and Accounting to provide adequate manufacturing systems, with additional responsibilities including, but not limited to:

Identifying key levers to drive business improvement and providing leadership to ensure implementation of business improvement opportunities

Determine, in conjunction with plant management, targeted goals for performance measures of quality, productivity, delivery, cycle time, inventory optimization and profitability

Deploying business unit initiatives

Forecasting, planning and analyzing business results

Complying with the business unit's financial reporting requirements

Coordination of the capital appropriation process and post-project reviews

Supervising department employees Job Roles

Enterprise minded--understands the needs of the business and how decisions affect P&L, balance sheet and future capabilities, influences cap-ex based on broad business case

Responsive expertise--prepared with information to help guide decision making both upon request and future planning based

Compliance--organized and aware of legal and local ramifications to decisions and practices; proactively prepared for audits

Data-oriented--anticipates and solves problems from a data-informed perspective; forecasts accurately and tracks closely; intervenes in ways that influence numbers

Involved and curious--spends time on the shop floor to understand business in greater detail; seeks to make improvements and strengthen partnerships through relationship and comprehension; understands operational consequences of decisions

Analysis--reviews decisions and data ex post facto to glean increased understanding; incorporates learning into future decision-making

Accountability--compares business case to actual performance and collaborates with other leaders to ensure success of investments

Interpretation and translation--able to tell a story with the data; brings life to the numbers through observation and familiarity with the business

Prioritization--understands market and organizational conditions and prioritizes efforts; accordingly, manages tension between revenue and costs, etc.

Communication--proactively provides information about data, forecasting and financials to enable best possible decision-making for individual leaders and the organization; seeks information from others and disseminates accordingly as a conduit or hub

Coach--formally and informally develops others and contributes to talent factory strategy

MANUFACTURING EXPERIENCE IN A PLANT IS A MUST!

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