Plant Manager
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Job overview
Lear Corporation is hiring a Plant Manager. The Plant Manager directs and monitors all plant operations, overseeing production, maintenance, and quality while ensuring customer expectations are met, managing risks, allocating staff, setting long‑term goals, optimizing profitability, and maintaining vendor and community relationships in a just‑in‑time manufacturing environment.
Key focus areas include Direct overall plant operations and production activities, Perform quality reviews across functions, and Develop risk contingencies based on customer needs.
Skills & qualifications
Qualifications
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Experience Required
Three (3) years
Minimum Education Required
Bachelor's Degree
Compensation
$212,000.00 - $212,000.00 / yearly
Hours Per Week
40
Number Of Positions
1
Job Description
Responsible for directing, managing, and monitoring the overall plant operations with general responsibilities for production, maintenance, quality and other production-related activities; perform quality reviews of the various functions; ensure facility and customer expectations are met or exceeded; determine the risks associated with production and develop contingencies based on the needs of the customer; allocate workload if necessary to ensure all teams are fully staffed and able to complete work goals; set long-term goals and objectives for the facility; anticipate and plan for future endeavors; attain production goals and efficiencies while controlling and reducing costs with full plant responsibility; interact with vendors, nearby customers, and suppliers to ensure the plant provides superior customer service; optimize plant profitability, production, quality, and service to exceed industry standards and secure a market leadership position; direct production and inventory control programs to maintain and enhance profitable operation of the plant; develop plans for the efficient use of materials, machines, and human resources; research best industry practices in all areas of the operation, and modify and implement them into the facility; drive the budget development process and develop strategies to achieve organization goals; define projects, schedules, and strategies to impact production cost, quality, and performance; calculate labor and equipment requirements and production specifications using standard formulas; utilize Continuous Improvement, Six Sigma Green Belt, Minitab, APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plan, Cost reduction initiatives, and IATF 16949 Lead Auditor to perform duties; confer with various departments to resolve problems, complaints, or grievances; confer with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments; direct and coordinate the activities of employees engaged in the production; strive for continuous improvement of processes; direct and coordinate plant operations while adhering to company policies and procedures; establish and maintain a positive community and customer relationships; determine methodologies and strategies to foster a well-trained and motivated staff that includes both hourly and salaried workers; confer with department heads to ensure coordination of purchasing, production, and shipping; act as the central point-of-contact for our customers and suppliers; conduct employee performance reviews; schedule and conduct plant meetings to keep employees abreast of the outlook of the plant and discuss long-term goals; attend scheduled corporate trainings, meetings and community events; and direct and oversee both the processes and working relationships needed to be maintained to ensure that the facility is operating at its optimal level in a just-in-time manufacturing environment.
Location: 521 Industry Road, Suite 100, Louisville, KY 40208;
Salary: $212,000 per year;
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, or in a related field of study (will accept equivalent foreign degree);
Experience: Three (3) years in the position above, as an Operations Manager, as a Plant Quality Manager, as a Supplier Development Specialist, or in a related occupation;
Other Requirements: Experience must include one (1) year’s use of all the following: Continuous Improvement, Six Sigma Green Belt, Minitab, APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plan, Cost reduction initiatives, and IATF 16949 Lead Auditor.
Will also accept any suitable combination of education, training, and/or experience.
Job Type
Full time
Benefits Offered
Benefits not specified.
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer
Yes
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant
No
Veteran Preference
No
Background Check Required
No
Industry
Manufacturing
Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
(Job Code: 1118)
Application Instructions
All applicant resumes must reference Job Code: 1118 and be submitted via: 1st Class US Mail to:
Lear Corporation
Attn: NA Seating Systems
21557 Telegraph Road, Bldg. 400
Southfield, MI 48033
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