Assistant Plant Manager
Lear Corporation
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Vance • Alabama • United States
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About the role
- Establishing and leading cultural change in a participative work environment
- Actively supporting launch activities for all OEM plant customers
- Sets long term goals and objectives for the company to keep, anticipate and plan for future endeavors
- Performs a quality review of the various functions
- Communicate & realize the vision 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 production and develop contingencies based on the needs of the customers
- 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, Human Rights, and Employment Standards
- 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.
Requirements
- 5-10 years’ experience in a management function within the automotive industry
- Previous experience overseeing an operation producing automotive seats, interiors, or instrument panels
- Experience in complex supply chains and high complexity manufacturing environments
- Experience with High Performance Work Teams
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Planning and Organization skills
- Time Management and Prioritization skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities
- Ability to work in a team environment
- High attention to detail
- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Experience working with OEM customers for various topics including quality and operations
- Understanding of manufacturing assembly, sequencing, and equipment principles.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible working hours
- Paid time off
- Remote work options
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
manufacturing assemblysequencing principlesequipment principlesproduction goalsinventory controlcost controlprocess improvementsbudget developmentquality standardssupply chain management
Soft Skills
effective communicationinterpersonal skillsplanning skillsorganization skillstime managementprioritization skillsteamworkattention to detailcritical thinkingproblem-solving