All positions are on-site unless noted otherwise.  Some of the positions can become hybrid.

PLANT MANAGER

Luzerne county, PA

Responsibilities

Develop and ensure the implementation of the Site Strategy and Master Plan Operations for the assigned site, to ensure that Operations takes place against optimal cost/yield ratio.

Responsible for:

design of all relevant processes

operational effectiveness of the plant to deliver both profit and growth

 all activities on the Operational site. site management

the review / definition and execution of the Operations Strategy and Factory Master Plan.

 strategic activities within the Operational Site to ensure we can realise regional portfolio requirements.

optimising processes within the Operational Plant with continuous improvement and ensuring the correct knowledge and skills in the functions. Line responsible for the Operational Plant.

Job Accountabilities

▪ Site Strategy: Translate Manufacturing Strategy into the development of a approved Site Strategy and budget and ensure realization, monitor performance and initiate corrective actions if necessary

▪ Master Plan Operations: Analyze sales volume forecasts and available capacity and formulate long term capacity requirements and production plan for the assigned production sites

▪ Production: Ensure execution of the production plan, monitor performance, identify deviations and initiate corrective actions if necessary

▪ Logistics: Ensure production and raw materials planning, storage and distribution of raw materials, service goods and finished goods, based on forecasts and demands and balancing costs and benefits

▪ Engineering & Maintenance: Ensure formulation and execution of preventive maintenance plan and troubleshooting service, identify required replacement or expansion of machinery and formulate investment proposals

▪ Investments: Translate current and future business requirements into the approved Capital

Expenditure and Investment Proposals and Local Investment Plans and ensure execution

▪ HSEQ: Ensure compliance to HSEQ procedures within Operations, e.g. by stimulating awareness and identifying bottlenecks, in order to minimize HSEQ incidents in execution of Operations activities

▪ Stakeholder Management: Develop and maintain a network with major stakeholders inside and outside the site, such as suppliers, unions, and government bodies

▪ Reporting: Monitor KPI’s and progress of year plan, budget and projects and develop reports for VP BU Textile and other stakeholders

▪ Facility Management: Ensure maintenance of offices and site facilities, review and approve proposals for structural changes

▪ Continues improvement: Ensure development, optimization and execution of processes and initiate methods e.g. Lean Manufacturing and Project Management as a basis for (efficient and effective) development, innovation and optimization of products

▪ Organizational Development: Organize, staff, manage the commitment on culture and strong leadership and management

       –     Quality Management

• Circularity: Ensure development of environmental and circularity programs in line with strategic expectations and policies

Reports to: Vice President NAM USA

Dotted line: Vice President BU Textile

Direct reports: (phased recruitment)

Production Operations Team Leader/Manager

Engineering & Maintenance Team Leader/Manager

Quality Team Leader/Manager

R&D Team Leader/Manager

Scheduling & Process control Team Leader/Manager

Status: recruiting 

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