Plant Director II

Role Responsibilities

• Ensures a strong and effective culture within the plant in the areas of safety, quality, and manufacturing excellence.
• Cultivates a highly engaged and accountable workforce, championing teamwork and commitment.
• Leads teams across Operations, Environmental Health and Safety, Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, and Supply Chain within the manufacturing facility.
• Oversees Environmental Health and Safety programs to ensure compliance to regulatory bodies and creating a safe work environment for our employees.
• Exceeds customer expectations through delivering at high on time delivery and high quality performance through lower PPM.
• Develops and responsible for meeting operational financial budget including manufacturing cost, Capital Expenditure, and Inventory.
• Drives to optimize profit though developing and implementing cost reduction projects for labor, material and overhead.
• Maintains optimal inventory level to meet customer demand while meeting cash conversion targets.
• Develops, recommends, and executes on short- and long-range strategic plans related to plant footprint, equipment, staffing and other resources.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Business, or related field.
• 7+ years of progressive manufacturing operations experience, including 5+ years of people leadership.
• Proven ability to manage safety, quality, delivery, cost, budgets, KPIs, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree or MBA.
• 10+ years of manufacturing leadership experience, including plant-level or multi-function responsibility.
• Experience managing complex operations with responsibility for SQDC, inventory, and P&L performance.
• Working knowledge of EHS requirements, quality systems, Lean manufacturing, and manufacturing financial drivers.
• Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, change management, and collaboration skills.
• Lean Six Sigma, APICS/ASCM, PMP, OSHA, or similar certification.
• Experience leading cultural transformation, employee engagement, and operational excellence.