Position overview: the plant manager will be responsible for ensuring a safe, efficient, and high-performing production environment. The role involves managing personnel, overseeing plant operations, and driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance productivity, cost-effectiveness, and quality. The plant manager will work closely with cross-functional teams to make the facility a great place to work, fostering employee engagement and career growth.
primary responsibilities enforce safe manufacturing practices and ensure compliance with safety and environmental regulationsdirectly manage plant managers and develop a robust succession planbuild strong relationships with internal partners across commercial, marketing, operations, hr, supply chain, finance, and r&densure on-time delivery of high-quality products that meet customer needslead initiatives to address customer issues and drive innovationidentify and implement manufacturing best practicescontrol costs through operational budget management and continuous improvement projectsmanage workforce planning, recruitment, and performance managementoversee corrective action processes and support new product introductionslead and prioritize projects to deliver quality results on time and on budgetfoster strong communication and collaboration within a multicultural team functional responsibilities safety & regulatory (30%): provide ehs leadership, maintain regulatory compliance, and uphold 5s standardshuman resources (20%): select, train, and develop staff while fostering a great work environmentfunctional control (30%): manage production operations, collaborate with supply chain, and support new product introductionscontinuous improvement (20%): drive performance improvements, waste reduction, and capital budget management using lean six sigma tools minimum requirements ba/bs degree in chemistry, chemical, mechanical, or industrial engineeringminimum of 8 years in manufacturing with at least 5 years in progressive operations managementnative spanish speaker with bilingual proficiency in englishexperience in greenfield projects and multinational companiesstrong background in sap or similar erp systemsproven ability to work with unions and manage workplace policiesexperience with osha 1910.119 psm regulations and capital expenditure management.familiarity with lean six sigma methodologiesdemonstrated success in leading facilities and managing large cap-ex projectsstrong communication, analytical, and organizational skillsfamiliarity with iso, tpm, and zero-defect methodologies preferred qualifications mba in operations management, finance, or accountingexperience in process control and quality controlbasic proficiency in portuguesesix sigma certification (green or black belt) with dfss experienceexpertise in continuous improvement techniques, including tqm, dmaic, fmea, and 5s