Plant Manager

Job Highlights

Company Profile

Lippert is a leading, global manufacturer and supplier of highly engineered products and customized solutions, dedicated to shaping, growing/bettering the RV, marine, automotive, commercial vehicle, and building products industries.

Job Profile

The company is looking for a Plant Manager who will be responsible for managing and leading manufacturing department supervisors, team leaders, and team members for assigned areas/shifts to ensure safety, quality, positive work environment, customer requirements, and manufacturing needs are met.

Provide leadership and motivation to direct reports in a manufacturing system that emphasizes safety, quality, customer satisfaction, accuracy, productivity, cost reduction, housekeeping, efficiency, training, teamwork, and morale.

Education Level

• Bachelor’s Degree in business or engineering with 5-7 years of experience working in a manufacturing setting.
• A combination of experience and education will be considered

Work Experience

• Minimum 5 years of previous management experience in manufacturing

Duties/Responsibilities

• Be intentional in your interactions and relationships with all team members in your organization by having regular one-on-ones.
• Drive the implementation of standard work, TPM, and 5S on the production floor by training, assigning direction, and following through on the results.
• Ensure all departmental procedures are compliant with quality, safety, and environmental management systems and programs.
• Ensure planning, fabrication, welding, finishing, and assembly manufacturing operations are running effectively in the areas of safety, quality, productivity, cost, and team member morale.
• Implement short and long-term corrective actions for manufacturing problems by engaging with your support groups and following through on the expected results.
• Lead layered process audits in the production areas to ensure procedures for safety, quality, equipment, and training are being followed and all aspects of manufacturing are effective including correcting sub-standards.
• Provide direction, training, and motivation to supervisors as they lead their teams.
• Take ownership of manufacturing’s KPIs by tracking the data, reporting the KPIs daily, and analyzing performance to improve our customer experience.

Essential Functions

• Actively participates in improving the safety of the manufacturing team by monitoring performance and working closely with the EHS manager on corrective actions.
• Coordinate and maintain standardization of process/methods.
• Develops and maintains positive team member relations centered on mutual trust, dignity, respect, fairness, consistency, two-way communication, teamwork, and harmony.
• Develops, leads, monitors, and participates in a Manufacturing continuous improvement system.
• Ensures further development of group leaders, team leaders, and team members through performance evaluation, development of training plans, feedback, coaching, corrective action, and cascade training.
• Implement, monitor, and maintain a clean, organized department.
• Manages the manufacturing budget including adjusting resources to achieve targets.
• Participates in management discussions and planning sessions to help formulate cost reduction, product improvement, and problem-solving activities.
• Prepares the daily debrief (production review) and reports out to the Assistant General Manager.
• Serves as the Manufacturing leader, ensuring that all team members are motivated and engaged with our safety, productivity, quality, and cost targets.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe programs
• Familiar with operations processes, accounting concepts, and information systems (ERP)
• Must be capable of both tactical and strategic planning and execution
• Must have effective analytical/communication skills and business acumen

Work Environment

• May sit or stand for several hours at a time.
• May work on the production floor/outside periodically and could be exposed to elements (heat, rain, etc.)
• Primarily working indoors, production floor, and office environment.
• Prolonged exposure to computer screens.
• Repetitive use of hands to operate computers, machines, printers, and copiers.
• While performing the duties of this job, you may be exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, and vibration.

Benefits/Perks

• The company offers benefits that include medical, dental, vision, 401k with employer match, vacation, and more.

Employer’s Statement

Lippert is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected category.