Plant Manager, BusMgr - OPS - Ops Admin

We believe our employees are the reason for our success, and our compensation and benefits are designed to reflect that belief.

Position Summary

Directs and coordinates activities of the facility to obtain optimum efficiency and economy of operations and maximize profits.

Position Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To:

● Profit and loss responsibility for the operations of the plant.

● Responsible for overall environmental, health and safety performance of the operation.

● Manages activities of departments such as operations, manufacturing, engineering,

planning, sales, and maintenance to affect operational efficiency.

● Guides operations towards continuous improvement of: a safe working environment,

Lean quality (reduction of scrap, customer issues), on-time deliveries, and reduction of

machine set up timeframes.

● Drives employee participation in: following and improving upon safety and following all

environmental and health rules and regulations.

● Participates in current and long range planning of plant objectives and policies.

● Analyzes budget requests to identify areas in which reductions can be made and

allocates operating budget.

● Participates in the development of capital expenditure requests.

● Dispenses advice, guidance, direction and authorization to carry out major plans and

procedures, consistent with established policies and top management approval.

● Works with product development, sales and marketing to discern competitiveness of

new technologies.

● Confers with administrative personnel and reviews activity, operating and sales reports

to determine changes in programs or operations.

● Establishes and maintains an effective system of communications throughout the plant.

● Coaches, counsels, and disciplines employees and plans, monitors, and appraises

performance.

● Reviews operating results of the facility, compares them to established objectives and

tasks steps to ensure that appropriate measures are taken to correct unsatisfactory

results.

● Achieves financial objectives by preparing the plant budget; scheduling expenditures;

analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.

● Maintains operations by initiating, coordinating and enforcing project, operational and

personnel policies and procedures. Works with Human Resources to interpret company

policies for employees.

● Recommends methods to improve and make processes more efficient.

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● Implementation of Lean Manufacturing practices.

● Takes on special assignments as required.

● Other duties as assigned by manager

Qualifications-Education/Experience

Required:

● Bachelor’s Degree in manufacturing or related field

● Minimum 5-7 years management experience in manufacturing environment

● Strong analytical ability and communication skills

● Ability to work well under pressure

● Strong leadership capabilities

● Proficient Microsoft Office software skills

Preferred:

● Master’s Degree

● Fastener experience

● Experience working with Lean Manufacturing systems

● Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma training

● International experience

● Experience using Google for Work

We consider all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, marital status, handicap, genetic infiltration, disability or status as a veteran. Fontana reserves the right to require a drug screening at any time during the employment process.

Job Details

Job Family MNF Mgr - Business Manager

Job Function OPS - Operations Admin

Pay Type Salary