Assistant Plant Manager

Nidec Motor Corporation • Mena, AR

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About The Position

As the Assistant Plant Manager you will support the plant manager by overseeing the front-line leadership as well as all operations and maintenance personnel to ensure long-term plant strategies and plant objectives are met in this high-paced global motor manufacturing environment at the lowest cost consistent with quality requirement, compliance with Federal, State, Local Safety and Environmental regulations and laws. Much of your focus will be supporting and executing strategic initiatives, managing day-to-day operations, and the development of subordinates to ensure future bench strength for the organization. You will be a key member and your strategic leadership will be sought to suggest and implement operational initiatives to ensure organizational competitiveness and sustainability. The Assistant Plant Manager will ensure employee safety, and oversee the consistent, smooth and timely operation of manufactured products.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or related field
• Experience leading teams
• Ability to work in a team-oriented setting
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written

Nice To Haves

• Strong leadership skills, which include the ability to assess performance, administer personnel policies, and develop personnel
• Previous employment in manufacturing

Responsibilities

• Monitor the activities of production staff to ensure compliance with the set health/safety regulations and procedures
• Ensure that all personnel follow proper quality procedures.
• Manage departments to meet plant quality metrics
• Lead scrap control and corrective actions
• Support the budgeting and forecasting processes, working with cross-functional teams
• Establish and maintain plant hourly staffing plan. Administer adjustments as necessary.
• Promote flexibility through cross-training
• Lead actions and projects necessary to achieve plant metrics
• Plan, organize, direct, and run optimum day-to-day operations
• Direct production flow consistent with plant lean and inventory objectives
• Lead and develop the operations and maintenance teams, fostering performance and continuous improvement
• Manage plant continuous objectives by playing a key contributing role in projects, kaizens, and training events
• Assist with budgeting, financial reporting, and preparing reports as needed
• Assume all responsibilities of the plant manager in their absence
• Analyze data to inform operational decisions or activities.
• Analyze financial records to improve efficiency.
• Direct organizational operations, projects, or services.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager