Plant Manager

About the role

The Plant Manager is responsible for serving external and internal customers by creating and maintaining a safe, reliable operation capable of meeting quality and productivity targets. The Plant Manager will work with the management team to make H. B. Fuller a great place to work, where employees are engaged and have the opportunity for career growth.

Responsibilities

• Drive a robust EHS culture with ‘Safety as a Value.’
• Ensure compliance with all applicable safety and environmental procedures, regulations, and rules.
• Drive continuous improvement in Housekeeping and 5S+1.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain to achieve necessary schedule attainment goals.
• Control plant spend against operational and capital budgets.
• Team up with Supply Chain to determine facility headcount.
• Continue to develop / enhance Houston’s maintenance and reliability program.
• Participate in weekly Operations Leadership call and offer solutions to common issues.
• Lead monthly North America Operations review
• Guide site leadership team in recruiting, hiring, developing and terminating activities.
• Mentor potential successors for plant and operations leadership roles across the network.
• Ensure timely and data driven corrective actions.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with Commercial, Finance, HR, Marketing, Operations, Product Management & Marketing, and Supply Chain.
• Prioritize work to effectively focus on critical items and deliver quality results by deadline.
• Lead significant change for the facility to support significant sales growth in the region.
• Effectively communicate throughout the organization the overall GBU strategy.
• Support New Product Introduction / scale-up and raw material acquisition.
• Administer merit pay programs within the provided guidelines.
• Address employee concerns appropriately in partnership with HR.

Qualifications

The minimum qualifications for this role include a B.S. Degree in a Technical discipline, 7 years of experience leading a manufacturing operation as site leader, and 10 years of experience in chemical manufacturing. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated expertise in managing significant change within a manufacturing operating environment, demonstrated success in organizational development and team building, experience managing large and small capital projects, and proficiency in Quality Management Systems with demonstrated results.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA (Operations Management, Finance, Accounting)
• PSM experience
• Knowledge of SAP or similar ERP database management systems
• Six Sigma certification, (Green or Black Belt)
• LEAN certification
• Experience in distribution & warehouse operations

Physical Environment

Physical activities require continuous hearing; frequent talking, feeling, sitting, handling and repetitive motions of hands/wrists; and occasional standing, and walking. Position may carry and lift up to 10lbs. Position requires continuous visual demand 75% - 100% of the time.

Pay and Benefits

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, and geographic location. The salary for this role is $140,000 - $180,000. In addition to your salary, H.B. Fuller offers employees a competitive total rewards package including comprehensive benefits, incentive and recognitions programs, health & wellness benefits, 401K contributions, paid time off and paid holidays.