Senior Plant Leader

The Plant Manager ensures safe and reliable finished product is delivered in a cost effective and efficient manner without harm to people or the environment. The Plant Manager reports into the Integrated Supply Chain organization. 

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES: 

The roles and responsibilities are broken down into five main key performance indicator (KPI) categories listed below as well as the tasks associated to each of those categories: 

Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) 

• Owns the Area/Location HSE Strategy & Metrics  

• Owns the Area/Location Metrics, Measures and Targets for  Plant HS&E 

• Drive “Perfect HSE Day” campaign throughout Area/Location 

• Drives leadership engagements across the organization (Five Fundamentals of a Perfect HSE Day) – ensures integrity and thorough understanding of the Perfect HSE Day campaign 

• Ensure safe operating environment for all employees. Identification and control of risks in the work areas / identify specific training to prepare employees before undertaking their tasks 

• Ensure reporting and transparency of all HSE incidents, and thorough investigation completed with corrective actions implemented 

• Ensure, Develop and Implement an HSE Ideas Platform – review, voting and approval. Investing in local initiatives to develop global solutions 

• Present any recordable incidents in area of responsibility to the Incident Review Board (IRB) 

• Work with HSE representatives in ensuring goal alignment 

• Conduct monthly HSE communications to ensure full compliance to; PL & OFS requirements for PPE, HSE Checklist, Permits to Work, MOCs, ORA/HRA, Site Evaluations, HSE Modules, Waste Disposal, Sump/Oil Water Separator Maintenance and any other site specific HSE requirements 

• Review required monthly Hazard Hunts from each of your locations and look for trends to communicate back for improvement opportunities 

• Work with HSE reps for your area/location to conduct and participate in routine HSE audits, HH’s and Safety discussion  

Delivery/Production 

• Owns the Ready in Manufacturing / Productivity Strategy Plant  

• Owns the Metrics, Measures and Targets for Plant Production, On-Time Supply and Productivity for the Plant 

• Ensure production schedule and job planning process is in place and being executed across area 

• Review plant throughput and efficiency, identify opportunities where labour hrs or parts consumption are higher or lower than normal – investigate and develop action plans to address 

• 6S and Lean – Ensure 6S (Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardise, Sustain and Safety) strategy in place and executed as per plan across the globe 

• Be the primary link between the Plant and Product Line Global Supply Chain 

• Any needs, changes, tempos, goals, financials, HC, M&E, incidents (HSE or Quality), NTI, Customer requirements, etc. for the Plant must be owned by the Plant Manager and approved by the PL Global Supply Chain Leader in order to keep the plants standardized and laser focused on Service Delivery expectations 

• Elevate any Inventory needs/shortages up immediately that may impact Plant’s ability to meet OPS Demands on-time and operate the plant most efficiently 

• Deliver plant level monthly update and KPIs to see if any adjustments required to better meet and exceed all expectations.  Elevate any issues immediately for support driving most favorable results forward 

• Ensure plant has formal preventive maintenance and contingency plans in place for production equipment. 

Quality 

• Defines the Quality Strategy for plant  

• Defines the Metrics, Measures and Targets for Plant Quality 

• Drive “Perfect Quality Day” for plant 

• Ensure all Manufacturing policies, processes, procedures, workflows, plant equipment, signage, personnel, etc. adhere only to the approved global standards  

• Ensure appropriate, compliant, accurate and timely data entry for all associated systems of record; SAP, MaPS, PRIDE and AMO Work Center 

• Ensure Plant is clean and organized at all times 

• Report up any facility issues to real-estate contacts for site and region immediately and follow-up to ensure timely completion. Elevate if necessary. 

Financial 

• Develop and meet the financial plan of the Plant (hours, cost) 

• Review and ensure that the plant is moving and managing Rental Assets in full accordance PL Asset Management expectations and policies to contribute to our CE and Utilization metrics 

• Ensure the proper Production Supplies are being ordered consistently on items for your plant and that your Supervisors are appropriately managing usage to prevent abuse/unnecessary cost 

• Review 3rd Party (Inspection & Machine Shop) pricing and service levels periodically (at least bi-annually) to ensure they meet MFG Production needs and MFG Cost efficiencies. Communicate any opportunities to PL Sourcing & Procurement and PL Global Supply Chain Leader to support driving favorable results forward 

• Ensure and review that Plant is fully utilizing 6S & Lean principles, reach out for any assistance needed to PL Global Supply Chain Leader 

• Overtime Approvals, Financial Efficiency and Standardization  

• Review Labor Rate for accuracy every 6 months 

• Support any M&E management needs; transfers, scrap, counts, tagging, AFE, etc. 

People/Employees 

• Owns the Employee and Talent Strategy for Plant 

• Owns the Metrics, Measures and Targets for Plant Employee & Talent  

• Foster a positive, respectful and inclusive work environment across the Plant; instilling our Company Values throughout all our day-to-day activities and communications 

• Meet frequently with each of your Shop Floor Supervisors and Team Leads to ensure all expectations are being met and any other long term & short term goals are addressed to schedule, etc. 

• Meet frequently with the various Internal Customers and Functional leads to confirm that they are getting what they need from Plant per expectations 

• Participate and support Plant employees with career progression. Communicate any opportunities to HR, COE’s and PL Global Supply Chain Leader for support driving favorable results forward 

• Be fully engaged and lead all hiring, RIF, termination, discipline, PD reviews, etc. related to your Plant teams