Plant Manager

About the role

The Plant Manager position is available at the Casa Grande, AZ, USA location of Hexcel, a global leader in advanced composites technology and carbon fiber production. This role oversees the largest high-performance aerospace honeycomb manufacturing plant in the world, driving operational excellence through continuous improvement, data-driven decision-making, and disciplined cost management.

Responsibilities

• Lead operations of the largest high-performance aerospace honeycomb manufacturing plant in the world.
• Develop and execute comprehensive annual operating plans and lead efforts to provide world-class levels of safety and environmental performance.
• Drive on-time delivery of high-quality products to a worldwide customer base.
• Lead continually improving and intricate processes and systems in all areas (operations and business).
• Understand and analyze cost / financial performance and take actions necessary to achieve optimized results.
• Build a positive work environment and inspire a high-performing workforce, achieving maximum results and employee satisfaction.
• Oversee management of supply chain to ensure effective cash management, uninterrupted production, and minimized costs through utilization of a robust ERP system and production plan modeling.
• Actively represent operations in business discussions and collaborate with site and global Hexcel teams.
• Proactively analyze and manage all relative operations performance metrics.
• Represent Hexcel to customers and suppliers in operations-related matters and represent the company in community matters to help establish Hexcel as an employer of choice and good industrial neighbor.

Requirements

• BS/BA degree required, preferably in engineering, chemistry, related technical or scientific discipline.
• At least ten years’ experience in a multi-shift, multi-product manufacturing environment, preferably in a continuous-run, material processing operation, or five years’ experience in the honeycomb composites industry.
• Strong orientation for excellent service to customers (internal or external).
• Displays integrity, leading by example, strong work ethic, visible and approachable on the production floor, positive motivator, and mentor, effective manager of change.
• Experienced in being highly efficient and organized in a fast-paced environment, providing sound reasoning and judgment, problem-solving and decision-making, perseverance in the face of obstacles, collaborative, and open leadership style.
• Prefer experience leading continuous improvement efforts leveraging best practice tools and approaches (e.g., lean, six sigma, participative work teams, communications, measures, supply chain, etc.) and producing measurable results.
• Prefer Aerospace industry experience (AS9100 Quality Standard), experience with cross-functional business activities (Marketing, Sales, Customer Service, R&T, etc.), supply chain management/systems capability and experience, and prior responsibility for P&L at a plant-level with full knowledge of cost modeling, analysis, and related business implications.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizen, U.S. national, person lawfully admitted for permanent residence, temporary resident under sections 210(a) or 245(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, person admitted in refugee status, or person granted asylum.