Plant Manager

Pretred is a globally recognized, industry leading, sustainable products manufacturing company looking for a Plant Manager to join our team.  We value our team members like family and truly believe in a sustainable future.

• Planning, organizing, directing, and running optimum day-to-day operations
• Managing production asset capacity, and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs and maintaining quality standards
• Ensuring production output, product quality, and on-time shipping
• Creating and managing budgets
• Oversee operations to ensure safety
• Determine appropriate KPIs, analyze data and create management reports
• Keeping up to date with latest production management best practices
• Implementing strategies in alignment with strategic initiatives
• Monitoring operations, initiating and driving corrective actions when needed
• Providing a clear sense of direction and focus to team members
• Building a trusting relationship with workers
• Recruiting, managing, and developing plant staff
• Responsible for problem solving and resolution of issues as directed or required. Supports team during crisis management
• Introduce, drive and maintain lean concepts (5S, Kaizen, Kanban, TPM etc.) throughout the organization
• Implement process improvements, including automation, to improve overall efficiencies
• Develop a World Class Center of Excellence operation with an aggressive goal of worldwide expansion
• Project management of new facility preparations for production. Including permits, tenant improvements, equipment ordering and logistics, building contractors and all other tasks related to gaining a certificate of occupancy and startup of new facility

Required Experience and Skills:

• 10-15 Years Experience
• Prior management of large teams
• Detailed knowledge of plant and manufacturing operations
• Strong Knowledge of Industrial Safety Standards and requirements
• Skilled problem-solver
• Superior attention to detail
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Bachelor's Degree in related fields of Engineering or Manufacturing
• Green or Black belt certification
• Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic startup
• Great attitude and team player!

Preferred Skills:

• Experience working with crumb rubber and binder, or tire processing
• Experience with compression molding manufacturing or concrete batch plants
• Experience in Project Management of building and startup of a production facility

Compensation:

• Competitive pay scale based on experience ($120k-$150k)
• Stock options
• Medical/Dental/Life
• PTO

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