Assistant Plant Manager

Lear Corporation•Hammond, IN

About The Position

As a member of the Hammond Leadership team, the Assistant Plant Manager will be responsible for managing, supervising, and coordinating all day-to-day plant Operations, Engineering, Materials and Quality function of an automotive plant as well as establishing and maintaining community and customer relations. The Role: Your work will include, but not be limited to: Establishing and leading cultural change in a participative work environment. Sets long term goals and objectives for the family to keep anticipate and plan for future endeavors. Performs a quality review of the various functions. Communicate & realize the vison in terms that the team can understand and know how they each contribute, and what is required to achieve said vision. Recognizing and understanding the requirements of our internal and external customers and is dedicated to establishing the highest industry standards for quality, value, service & technology. Determines the risks associated with productions and develops contingencies based on the needs of the customer. Evaluate the leadership within the plant, coach, and mentor to develop the team into a cohesive team with development and succession plans for high potentials, enable a culture of succession planning and career development. Ensures compliance with the following legislation: OHSA, WSIB, Human Rights, Employment Standards, and Labor Relations. Direct and coordinate plant operations within company policies and procedures and strives for continuous improvement of process improvements. Schedules and conducts plant meetings to keep employees abreast of the outlook of the plant and discuss long range goals. Attends scheduled corporate training and meetings and community events, as necessary. Performs any other duties as required in pursuance to the function of this position or as directed. Allocates workload, if necessary, to ensure all teams are fully staffed and able to complete work goals. Sets long term goals and objectives for the facility to keep anticipate and plan for future endeavors. Attains production goals and efficiencies while controlling and reducing costs with full plant responsibility. Interacts with vendors, nearby customers, operations manager, and suppliers to ensure the plant provides superior customer service. Optimizes the plant profitability, production, quality, and service to exceed industry standards and secure a market leadership position. Directs 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 modifies and implements them into the facility. Drives the budget development process and develops strategies to achieve organization goals. Defines projects, schedules, and strategies to impact production cost, quality, and performance. Calculates labor and equipment requirements and production specifications using standard formulas. Confers with various departments to resolve problems, complaints, or grievances.

Requirements

Experience in complex supply chains and high complexity manufacturing environments
Experience with High Performance Work Teams
Effective communication and people skills and Planning and Organization skills.
Time Management and Prioritization skills. & ability to manage multiple priorities.
Ability to work in a team environment and High attention to detail.
Critical thinking and critical thinking skills.
Supervisory experience preferably within a unionized environment.
5-10 years’ experience in a management function within the automotive industry.
Experience in complex supply chain and complexity
Arbinger Outward Mindset & Lean Manufacturing.
Understanding of manufacturing assembly, sequencing, and equipment principles.

Responsibilities

Managing, supervising, and coordinating all day-to-day plant Operations, Engineering, Materials and Quality function of an automotive plant
Establishing and maintaining community and customer relations
Establishing and leading cultural change in a participative work environment
Setting long term goals and objectives for the family to keep anticipate and plan for future endeavors
Performing a quality review of the various functions
Communicating & realizing the vison in terms that the team can understand and know how they each contribute, and what is required to achieve said vision
Recognizing and understanding the requirements of our internal and external customers and is dedicated to establishing the highest industry standards for quality, value, service & technology
Determining the risks associated with productions and develops contingencies based on the needs of the customer
Evaluating the leadership within the plant, coach, and mentor to develop the team into a cohesive team with development and succession plans for high potentials, enable a culture of succession planning and career development
Enabling a culture of succession planning and career development
Ensuring compliance with the following legislation: OHSA, WSIB, Human Rights, Employment Standards, and Labor Relations
Directing and coordinating plant operations within company policies and procedures and strives for continuous improvement of process improvements
Scheduling and conducting plant meetings to keep employees abreast of the outlook of the plant and discuss long range goals
Attending scheduled corporate training and meetings and community events, as necessary
Performing any other duties as required in pursuance to the function of this position or as directed
Allocating workload, if necessary, to ensure all teams are fully staffed and able to complete work goals
Setting long term goals and objectives for the facility to keep anticipate and plan for future endeavors
Attaining production goals and efficiencies while controlling and reducing costs with full plant responsibility
Interacting with vendors, nearby customers, operations manager, and suppliers to ensure the plant provides superior customer service
Optimizing the plant profitability, production, quality, and service to exceed industry standards and secure a market leadership position
Directing production and inventory control programs to maintain and enhance profitable operation of the plant
Developing plans for the efficient use of materials, machines, and human resources
Researching best industry practices in all areas of the operation and modifies and implements them into the facility
Driving the budget development process and develops strategies to achieve organization goals
Defining projects, schedules, and strategies to impact production cost, quality, and performance
Calculating labor and equipment requirements and production specifications using standard formulas
Conferring with various departments to resolve problems, complaints, or grievances