Plant Manager

Position Summary:

The Plant Manager leads the Compton facility, optimizing profitability of operations by managing staff and facilitating the accomplishments of PCC's business objectives. Operating in a decentralized and highly autonomous context, he will ensure increasing levels of customer and employee satisfaction while improving the efficiencies of daily operations.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Understand, adhere, and demonstrate to the company's commitment to QUALITY and SAFETY!
• Ensure daily tracking and adherence to budget, adjusting short term plans to accommodate revenue dynamics.
• Own the facility's P&L, budgets, forecasts, and strategic plan development and execution.
• Develop, coordinate, implement, monitor, and update long-range plans by translating Executive Team goals and objectives into actionable programs and initiatives;
• Review financial statements, sales and activity reports, and other performance data to measure productivity and goal achievement and to determine areas needing cost reduction and program improvement;
• Work with other Directors/Managers to coordinate and align operations and activities; Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and resources to meet Division goals;
• Direct and coordinate organization's financial and budget activities to fund operations, maximize investments, and increase efficiency;
• Develop short and long term business strategies that ensure sustained growth revenue, profit, and cash flow.
• Recruits, manages and appraises senior management and ensures there is an adequately trained effective management team;
• Oversees manufacturing and materials department to review production and operating reports to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays and to meet future growth;
• Partner with HR and direct reports to resolve problems, complaints or grievances, and to plan and forecast staffing;
• Partner closely with EHS, Quality, Sales, Finance, Supply Chain, and HR to ensure aligned objectives and effective processes.
• Champion Six Sigma and facilitate lean initiatives;
• Develop and deploy management metrics;
• Set and facilitate plant wide communication expectations, including daily, weekly and monthly requirements.
• Lead monthly and quarterly business reviews with Division and Corporate leadership.
• Perform other duties, as assigned.

Required Skills:

• Demonstrated knowledge and ability to apply structured problem solving and related tools, ISO expectations, basic statistical methods, and other industry-standard skills including Lean Manufacturing, TOC, Six Sigma, and structured problem-solving methods.
• Ability to employ right to left thinking and drive the 26 analytical and reporting schedules utilized by PCC.
• Sound cross-functional knowledge and ability to operate with all functions and departments
• P&L responsibility in at least one prior position
• Demonstrated capability in lean manufacturing techniques and JIT concepts
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Proven ability to lead/support objectives, targets and goals
• Ability to influence, negotiate and gain commitment at all organizational levels.
• Customer relations with regard to work scheduling, pricing, and sales
• New business development through continued customer relations
• Possess high professional ethics, good judgement and its ability to take decisive actions;
• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality controls, and costs;
• Knowledge of machines, tools, and tooling including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance;
• Proven capability to develop action plans, execute relentlessly, and deliver results.
• Knowledge of ERP and similar production management systems;
• Knowledge of management principles involved in strategic planning and forecasting including people, material, and equipment resource allocation; corporate and human resource policies and benefits; leadership and teaming; and production methods;
• Demonstrate an ability to lead, motivate, develop and direct people;
• Consider costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one;
• Able to establish and communicate clear priorities and to influence others to support and act on those priorities;
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to plan, document, and execute key initiatives.

Required Experience:

• 5-10+ years in successive leadership roles in a metals cutting, forging and / or processing business with Manufacturing and Logistics emphasis (Tier 1 Automotive supplier, Metals Manufacturing, and/or Aerospace Industry)
• 5-7 years supervising salaried managerial and/or technical personnel.
• 7+ years related global manufacturing leadership experience

Level of Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in engineering or technical field required, MS or MBA Preferred.
• Demonstrated experience leading people and obtaining results through large, cross-functional organizations.
• Strong track record engaging directly with customers.

Physical Demands & Working Condition:

• May be required to move items up to 35 pounds.
• Exposed to a Manufacturing setting with heavy machinery.

With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability - not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.

PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.