Plant Manager - Thermoid Bellefontaine

HBD/Thermoid is seeing a highly motivated, results oriented, driven individual responsible for general supervision of all phases of the Bellefontaine OH plant operations: annual planning and execution, capital improvements, facility and equipment maintenance, and provide a safe working environment. Works closely with team members to improve safety, quality, on-time delivery, productivity, and profitability.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day leadership for plant related business functions
• Review production schedules, monitors scrap rates to find areas for improvement
• Monitor expenses, research approaches for the reduction of costs while improving the overall workflow, safety, workforce requirements, supply flow, etc.
• Communicate business and plant updates to all employees through a regular cadence
• Leadership of Continuous Improvement through rigorous application of the HBD Business System in all aspects of the business
• Lead and support a culture of continuous improvement through employee engagement
• Development of talent including Performance for Growth, Succession Planning, lean, technical, efficiency, safety and adherence to processes and procedures
• Define goals, improve technologies, and resolve problems in conjunction with managers across the organization aligned with our KPIs of Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, and Productivity
• Responsible for determining the need for labor, space, materials, and capital equipment and provide cost analysis to determine Return on Investment
• Work with vendors when necessary to ensure quality and timely delivery of supplies to maintain production schedules

Experience and Education

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or related field
• 5 - 10 years' experience in industrial manufacturing
• Demonstrated understanding of the principles and applications associated with manufacturing operations, maintenance and engineering
• Excellent oral and written skills
• Demonstrated ability to motivate, organize, plan and make decisions
• Proven track record of leading cross functional teams
• Demonstrated leadership and results using a Lean/Kaizen/Continuous Improvement approach
• Ability to identify strategic opportunities and develop, implement, and sustain changes to deliver year over year improvements to safety, quality, delivery, and cost
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office Applications and Manufacturing ERP Systems
• Experience in a union manufacturing facility is preferred

HBD Industries is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.