Plant Manager, Advanced Components

1. Actively promote and drive a culture of safety.
2. OTD targets – Management of and Support to scheduling and Production team - to achieve on time delivery targets.

1. Manage labor and machine efficiency to achieve management profitability goals.

1. Support continuous improvement - Maintain effective internal communication by planning and conducting and /or attending informational meeting at plant or department level, which will result in greater operating efficiency.
2. Develop, support, and manage the department to obtain profitable growth for SPG’s short and long term  

growth and EBITDA goals.

1. Identifying compliance with all safety rules and regulations; and corrective action needed concerning potential safety hazards. Serves on in-house safety committee.

1. Adjust schedule hours as needed to assure timely deliveries - Provides adequate staffing to meet production requirements - Schedules overtime to meet peak demands.

1. Participates in decisions related to employee selection, assignments, promotion, and discipline.

1. Enforces company’s affirmative action and equal opportunity program. Maintains a working environment which allows for employee advancement & recognition on the basis of job performance removing all discriminatory practices from the workplace. Supports and contributes to the company’s affirmative action goals.

1. Communicates with employees on a regular and on-going basis in order to maintain a high level of morale by responding to questions and concerns. Inspire team work to achieve common goals. Encourage open expression of ideas in order to problem solve and resolve conflicts, and achieve a win- win situation.

1. Oversees regularly scheduled production meetings – Supports and participates in plant meetings as required.

1. Facilitates communication between manufacturing groups and project management groups. Promotes effective use of teams.

1. Maintains open communication with General Manager as appropriate on issues of importance.
   1. Provides support to other activities as needed (Engineering/Sales)

1. Works on Continuous improvement

Four-year college degree and five years related experience and/or training. Should be assertive self-starter who is able to motivate others. Should have experience with good manufacturing practices and quality initiatives/programs.

Should have experience with engineered resins in an injection molding-processing environment.

Should have experience with high precision injection molds in a high precision injection molding-processing environment. Should have experience with MRP and other manufacturing scheduling computer systems (both PC and Mainframe). Should have well-developed leadership skills and be able to develop, foster, and maintain a team-oriented work environment.  Able to read and interpret blueprints for parts and injection molds.