Plant Manager

Our client is looking for an enthusiastic, ambitious team member to join their Salisbury, MD team as a Plant Manager. This person must embrace change, be self-motivated and inspire others inside and outside the mill.
POSITION SUMMARY
Directs and manages all plant operations with overall responsibilities for production, maintenance, engineering, quality, and other production-related activities while ensuring the mills number one priority is safety. Leads the mills culture initiative to create a great place to work for attracting and retaining top talent. Employs Lean Manufacturing techniques, visual controls, and plant performance measures to meet production goals and strives for continuous improvement. Provides leadership for problem resolution to facilitate faster improvements and better working relationships.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
* Seeks to improve the mills operational performance and competitive positioning through continuous improvement of production related processes.
* Assists with overseeing policies, procedures, and processes designed to minimize costs and maximize production.
* Oversees the mills manufacturing processes and identifies opportunities for process improvement or efficiency optimization.
* Develops a manufacturing plan and production schedule that increases profit while reducing overhead.
* Work directly with department heads to coordinate purchasing, production, quality, and distribution processes, with the expectation of achieving budgeted year-over-year improvements in revenue, ROS, yield, and productivity.
* Execute the strategy deployment plan within the business including implementing, operating, and optimizing new technologies and processes that build on our sustainable competitive advantage and position the business for decades of highly profitable rapid growth.
* Champion health, environment, and safety initiatives within the business, while maintaining compliance standards.
* Provide expectations, accountability, and direction to direct reports.
* Prepares and maintains plant budgets; control and monitor cost to maintain budget goals.
* Champion the company system and utilize PBS concepts in all aspects of the business resulting in elimination of waste, clarity of purpose, and organizational focus, while driving continuous improvement within the organization.
* Develop a culture that promotes involvement, communication, mutual trust & respect, expectations and accountability, and a passion for excellence.
* Model values and behaviors as outlined in the mission statement
* Represent the company in a professional manner.
* Follow all company environmental and safety policies, procedures, and standards.
* Follow all company quality standards.
* Work with engineering, maintenance and quality organization to assure project work is effective and meeting expectations to assure KPIs are meeting desired targets.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:
* Bachelors degree in Engineering, Material Science, Operations Management or Business; and / or combination of education and equivalent relevant years of experience.
* 8-10 years of manufacturing experience.
* A strong lean manufacturing background.
* Previous experience in metals is strongly desired.
* Some travel required