Assistant Plant Manager (Paint, Coatings, Chemicals Manufacturing)

About the role

The Mt. Clemens Deputy Plant Manager will manage all aspects of the site's operations and serve as the site responsible leader for the Mt. Clemens campus where many functional teams are co-located. The Mt. Clemens facility is a key site within the Mobility Business Segment. The Mt. Clemens site has approximately 550 employees across all functions and over 300 operations employees within the span of control for this role.

Responsibilities

• Full accountability for all operational aspects of an integrated coatings facility including production, warehousing, and maintenance
• Consciously create an engaging culture that emphasizes Axalta values and behaviors with a focus on quality and safety
• Drive execution on all key site metrics (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, Cost and People) with a focus on year-over-year improvement and sitewide engagement in reaching goals
• Demonstrate an unwavering commitment to safety and build a strong site culture around safety and PSM
• Manage a team of operational and functional leaders while reporting into the Plant Manager
• Build a diverse and inclusive environment that fosters collaboration and empowerment, and is focused on the pursuit of excellence in operations, EHS, quality, lean, and productivity
• Cultivate a continuous improvement mindset that drives improvements in quality, cost, delivery, and inventory every day
• Manage operations budget through continuous productivity improvement and Quality control
• Identify opportunities for operational excellence and sitewide engagement in related projects
• Close collaboration with business partners and alignment of operations, business, and Axalta strategic goals

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, chemistry or related field; or equivalent experience
• 8+ Years of experience in progressive manufacturing operations leadership roles
• 5+ Years of experience leading managers of people
• Prior experience in a Manufacturing environment as a leader in a manufacturing setting
• Knowledge and experience leading in Process Safety Management (PSM) environment or highly regulated plant

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Experience leading a large complex team and/or organization and driving an inclusive and engaging culture therein
• Demonstrated ability to attract, retain and grow talent
• Strong financial and analytical skills; must be able to develop and implement a strategy to maximize productivity and profitability
• Strong chemical batch processing knowledge in a lean environment with high customization amongst products, including experience applying or implementing lean manufacturing, kaizen methodology and productions systems
• Demonstrated experience in gathering and reporting business data and key performance indicators to senior level leadership teams
• Strong bias for action and keen sense of urgency
• Demonstrated ability to take calculated and intelligent risks using creative/innovative thinking
• Flexible and adaptable to demanding and fast-paced work environment
• Able to adeptly operate in a matrixed reporting structure

Skills

• Strong communication and leadership skills
• Deep, relevant experience across multiple functions/facets of a best-in class manufacturing organization(s)

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

$160k to $180k yearly (Depending Upon Experience)

Schedule

1st Shift (Days)