Plant Manager I

The Plant Manager will report to the VP Global Manufacturing while working in an autonomous fashion with the local team to deliver the strategy for the Region.

• driving manufacturing excellence linked to achieving short term goals and long-range strategy for the Region.
• oversight of location functions including plant engineering, manufacturing, purchasing, human resources, finance, EH&S, and quality as well as dotted line responsibility for the customer operations including order pursuit and order execution functions.
• directing the manufacturing and continuous improvement efforts of the Lethbridge Plant; focused on driving improvements in cost, quality, time, safety, and people with alignment to the Corporate Business Plan.
• Plant Profit and Loss.
• creating a vision for success and overall operational improvement of the facility, engaging the employees, and developing the local staff.
• working closely with the commercial team to develop growth strategies for the Western Canadian region resulting in revenue generation and job creation. The position works in concert with the Commercial leadership team to understand customer needs and drive operations to deliver those needs to the marketplace.
• Develop operating plans in accordance with company policies, goals, and objectives.
• Link established processes and leadership execution in the area of Environmental, Health, and Safety in keeping with the company's proud legacy of attention to these areas and the community in which it exists.
• Lead the development and execution of a manufacturing strategy to deliver financial objectives through establishment of production and service targets. Responsible for financial earnings plan and achieving expected results during tenure.
• Deliver operational excellence and ensure that operating plans achieve cost and efficiency results that maximize value for the business.
• Optimize capital expenditures to sustain operations, drive EHS value, and deliver revenue growth.
• Develop and execute flexible production systems based on Lean Manufacturing, TPM, and Process Control techniques across all manufacturing operations.
• Develop quality strategies that drive process stability, quality assurance, and process standardization with associated controls and feedback.
• Ensures adequate people development plans and capable succession plans are in place.
• Responsible for daily manufacturing operations and achieving expected metrics around scrap, rework, operational productivity, OEE, and OTIF.
• Development of local Lead Team through Hoshin planning cycle and having weekly staff meetings for appropriate dialogue around achieving of goals.
• Liaise with Western Region leadership on establishing firm direction goals and vision.
• Working with local union leadership and HR Manager to enact Global Voices improvement activities.
• Conduct daily walkabouts and interaction with plant Supervision via Daily Visual Management meetings as necessary.