Plant Manager - Harlan, Iowa

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively and assure plant operations complies with all regulatory requirements; ensure a vigorous Safety Program is in place and executed.
• Develop plant objectives, priorities and operating plan targets including key metrics and implementation of same.
• Deploy these goals and priorities to staff and manage team activities to achieve objectives.
• Evaluate and continuously improve plant operations and facility, including EHS, quality, productivity, and profitability.
• Coincide and manage changes including perspectives from key stakeholders.
• Consistently and proactively promote a company culture that embraces integrity, teamwork, customer focus, learning and teaching, innovation, accountability, respect, inclusiveness, and perseverance.
• Establish and implement effective communication plans with sales management, companion plants, and engineering to ensure all employees are current on key initiatives and have an opportunity to ask questions.
• Actively participate in the recruiting and onboarding new employees to develop culture and implement actions to reduce employee turnover.
• Represent CPM to the community and develop relationships with local groups to advance the workforce.
• Aid in capital planning and build your team to flesh out a traditional manufacturing organization structure to support 25% capacity growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of planning and plant production management experience in related industry in a job shop environment
• Significant experience with metal machining
• Understanding materials flow and purchasing supply chain in a manufacturing facility is essential to success in this role
• Experience using MRP/ERP systems is critical, implementation experience is helpful
• Technical experience and completion of relevant manufacturing management training programs helpful
• Strong background in Continuous Improvement, Root Cause Corrective Action, Problem Solving and Waste Elimination/Process Improvement is important
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in technical field

The Person

• The successful candidate must be a strong cultural fit and bring high level of ethical, intellectual, professional and personal values that complement the team and company culture
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and successfully manage staff at all levels to achieve plant goals
• Assertive in style, but respectful of others, and skilled in navigating competing organizational priorities and agendas
• Strong relationship builder with strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to motivate staff, facilitate change, and influence peers
• High energy, self-motivated, and hands-on management style working with all levels of the organization to drive performance and continuous improvement using an analytic and metrics based approach
• A strong bias for action with the willingness and ability to wear many hats

Benefits

CPM Acquisition Corp. offers competitive compensation and benefits, including paid holidays and vacations, 401k, medical/dental insurance, tuition assistance, and more.