Leadership: Manage daily plant operations through direct reports.
Workplace Objectives: Ensure that the operation meets key workplace objectives such as safety, employee engagement, and talent development and retention.
Alignment and Accountability: Establish clear goals that align the plant’s efforts with the organization’s vision; ensure synergies between people, processes, and strategies to drive flawless execution of business objectives.
Talent Development: Enhance organizational talent; build a competitively superior organization by attracting, developing, and retaining talent to ensure that people with the right skills and motivation are in the right place at the right time to meet business needs.
Strategic Planning: Develop and implement long-term strategic plans which support the corporate strategic road map and ensure the vitality of the plant operation.
Continuous Improvement: Create a culture of continuous improvement in production, quality, and cost. Foster a culture of innovation and efficiency. Monitor performance metrics and lead cross-functional teams to achieve sustainable improvements that align with organizational goals.
Corporate Collaboration: Work with various functions/business partners to drive plant and company initiatives, facilitate exemplary employee performance, and support company-wide measurables.
Cost Reduction: Proactively seek opportunities for cost reduction and improved productivity, including process and performance improvements, waste reduction, and increased safety.
Performance Monitoring: Monitor key performance indicators to assess labor and variance to budget, yield dollars to budget, total delivered cost, and controllable expenses. Create and lead execution of action plans for any gaps. Also, direct plant performance to support enablers and capital expenditures.
Compliance: Champion quality, safety, and environmental policies, ensuring compliance with all legislative and regulatory responsibilities.
Governance: Establish a strong governance to review and control operational performance and continuous improvement plans, embedding a zero-loss mindset across the site.
Standards and Compliance: Lead and be accountable for all manufacturing standards, governance, and compliance requirements, ensuring they are understood by all employees and regularly reviewed.
Stakeholder Engagement: Interface with key stakeholders throughout the organization