Ridgeview Plant Leader

Ridgeview Plant Leader Job Description:

The Ridgeview Plant Leader is accountable for leading business change and the continuous growth and development within the facility.  The Plant Leader is expected to lead from an outside-in perspective, understand what is necessary for the customer to be successful and manage and oversee all plant operations providing vision, strategy and leadership to achieve and maintain highest standards of safety, engagement, costs, productivity, efficiency, quality and customer service. 

This position reports to: ULF Division Operations Director

Responsibilities: 

Knowing Our Customers 

The Plant Leader will have the responsibility to:

• Develop a culture that embraces the realistic goal of zero defects for our Customers. 
• Raise the level of our quality systems and service to provide a customer experience that fosters strong relations. 
• Ensure open communication between the facility and its customers.
• Ensure customer quality and service concerns are resolved in a timely manner.

Developing and Executing Plant Business Strategy

The plant leader will have responsibility for the development and execution of the Plant’s Business Strategy, consisting of the following: 

• Safety for an Injury Free Work Environment
• TPM Implementation/conversion
• Determining Critical Outcomes for the facility
• People Strategy including talent development and acquisition
• Operational Excellence through Productivity/Cash Flow / Waste Elimination
• Sustainability and Environmental Compliance / Stewardship
• Customer Service and Satisfaction

Directing Operations

The plant leader will have the responsibility to:

• Provide effective vision, leadership and direction to plant personnel
• Provide an injury free environment
• Engage Employees. Create a work environment in which employees become engaged to commit to the organization and its bottom line, feeling pride and job ownership.
• Ensure effective deployment of employee relations practices
• Control/Reduce Operating Cost. Identify and seize opportunities to enhance efficiencies, streamline processes, and leverage resources in order to reduce cost

• Increase Revenue Production. Build and drive sustained revenue growth
• Drive the business toward enhancing product and service quality
• Ensure effective environmental controls are in place
• Identify and implement year over year improvements in sustainability

Leading and Developing Talent 

The plant Leader will have the responsibility to:

• Lead transformative cultural change to drive value creation and innovation
• Lead with inclusive behaviors that attract and engage a diverse employee base
• Create and sustain a culture where talent is developed through effective performance management and talent evaluation. 
• Effective staffing of the organization; competent people and the appropriate mix of internal and external talent satisfying both near-term and long-term succession needs
• Invest in the growth and development of identified high potential talent 

Job Requirements:

Experience:

• A minimum of seven years of broadening industrial assignments and experience.
• A minimum of three years experience in manufacturing leading people in a cross-functional and complex manufacturing environment.
• A Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Engineering, Science, Operations or Business.
• A related Master’s degree is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:   

• TPM manufacturing experience preferred.
• Previous Experience: Operations Leader, Controller, Supply Chain Leader is typical.
• Business and financial acumen
• Building strong teams, understanding social/behavioral dynamics
• Developer of Talent

• Strong process, engineering, and technical abilities
• Able to engage and care for others starting with safety
• Able to achieve results fast both individually and through teams
• People focused leadership style
• Customer orientation
• Action oriented