Plant Manager – Extrusion

Our client manufactures standard High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) conduits for standard installation applications such as standard underground, innerducts in existing conduits, or corrugated products to use in congested areas. They are looking for a Plant Manager for the Sparks NV facility.

Responsibilities:
• Lead all aspects of the 24/7 manufacturing operations ensuring on-time production and shipment of conforming products and materials
• Accountable for making decisions that affect employee health & safety, employee relations, employee growth & development, plant production/profitability/quality, plant maintenance, customer satisfaction, and local community relationships.
• Build a process-oriented continues improvement culture
• Create engagement environment in the facilities by empowering and developing the employees

Must Have Skills/Experience:
• Knowledge of plant manufacturing systems; extrusion knowledge is a plus.
• Understand the process from raw materials to finish good,
• Computer tech savvy (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), ERP systems experience, SAP experience a plus
• Generate reports, use data to drive corrective actions, use MS office to gather and present data
• Extensive and proven experience in Lean Manufacturing with a strong track record of leading in a continuous improvement environment; 5S initiatives, foster a continuous and lean culture
• Experience delivering progressive disciplinary action. Informal mentoring/coaching as well as formal performance appraisal composition and delivery.
• Financial understanding. Propose and execute plant operational budgets, capital budgets, sales forecasts, and resource requirements as well as manage plant project list, plant inventory, quality systems
• Servant leader: approaches job to help others, versus being top down autocrat
• Able to recruit and train new hires. Ownership of the training, qualification, and proficiency process for team
• Hands on, on the floor, involved in meetings, talk and engage with workers, boots on the ground

Nice to Have Skills/Experience:
• ISO requirements and philosophies
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
• Change over plants, experience in custom or make to order background
• Design/build of a facility, property hunting, manage relocation of the plant (project and work with cross functional teams) add newlines/equipment or plant expansion,
• Business case creation and management with high communication skills
to meet production goals within budget.

Compensation: Commensurate with Experience, Bonus, Benefits