*: direct and manage all plant operations with overall responsibilities for production, quality, maintenance, and other production-related activities.
*duties*:- develop and control profits, plans, and budgets.- direct and manage plant operations for production, maintenance, quality, and warehouse.- coordinate plant activities through the departmental managers to insure the total manufacturing objectives are accomplished in a timely and cost-effective manner.- implement cost-effective systems of control over capital, operating expenditures, manpower, wages, and salaries.- establish and monitor overall plant performance for production and quality standards.- control and minimize labor overtime, premium freight, and repair expenses.- maintain existing plant facilities and equipment; replace, or make adjustments to plant facilites and equipment when necessary.- provide plant direction, development and leadership to accomplish the company goals and objectives.
*required knowledge/skills*:- bachelor's degree in related field and 5-7 years plant/general management experience in a manufacturing environment.- working knowledge of budgets and financial statements- excellent organization skills.- excellent leadership/change management skills.- background with manufacturing methods, process improvement programs and procedures required.- proven track record of success.
*other requirements*:- proficient in both written and spoken spanish and english- ability to grow a small manufacturing group into a complex 50-75 person organization over several years with responsibility over manufacturing, engineering, maintenance, logistics, customer service and quality functions- automotive supplier experience preferred- available for travel to supplier, customer and other company locations- ability to interface with suppliers and customers as face of the company- ability to work with and create cross-functional teams- breadth of knowledge to understand and execute on the detailed operations combined with the ability to drive the organization to a vision- preferred experience in small company with large company process understanding