Plant Manager - Filtration Group Corp

The FG Indoor Air Quality U.S. business unit is a fast-growing manufacturing and distribution company that is dedicated to making the world a Safer, Healthier and More Productive Place by providing Pure Air Technologies.  The company manufactures a broad range of products for our customers in commercial spaces (i.e. office buildings, factories, hospitality, healthcare, etc, basically any indoor environment that is not a private residence). The company’s filter offering includes panel, pleated and mini-pleated filters, among others, that are focused on the highest minimum-efficiency-reporting-values ratings and high-efficiency-particulate-absorbing requirements.  We manufacture products for brand name customers in both OEM, commercial and retail markets.  Learn more about FG IAQ and our products at www.FiltrationGroupIAQ.com. 

The Plant Manager is responsible for the effective operation and continuous improvement of the entire Joliet IL facility and collaborates closely with 3 other plants in the US and Mexico. This position will help grow the business by providing quality and lead times that win and retain customers as well as overseeing the scale up of new products, new customers, and new technologies. This position is accountable for improvements in safety, quality, delivery, inventory, and productivity. 

Primary duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Responsible for the full scope of operations within the manufacturing facility. Areas of responsibility include Production, Planning, Materials, Shipping, Quality, Safety and Environment, and Maintenance.
• The current size of the facility is 165,000 sq. ft. and 130 people.
• Responsible for the development and achievement of the annual operating plan and budget.
• Advance Lean manufacturing concepts to create a culture of customer focus, continuous improvement and shorten lead times.
• Significantly improve 5S in Plant and Office areas
• Implement a repeatable process for monitoring and improving safety.
• Fully implement the system of Hourly/Daily/Weekly/Monthly SQDIP management
• Develop a Kaizen opportunity funnel and eventually hold 1-2 significant Kaizen events each month.
• Further move the value streams to single piece cellular flow and standard work
• Ensure all new part numbers of existing product families and new products make it to the floor in a systematic fashion such that all specifications, processes, work instructions and materials meet quality, lead time and cost objectives.
• Create a culture of Trust, Bias for Action, and Entrepreneurial spirits at facility, between direct leadership team and hourly teams.
• Recruit, assess and develop an operations team to have a “can do” attitude and the skills, competencies, and drive to achieve world class levels of performance.

An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.  The above list reflects the general details necessary to describe the principle and essential functions of the position and shall not be construed as the only duties that may be assigned for the position.

• Minimum of 5 years experience with Lean Manufacturing.
• Minimum of 3 years in a Plant Manager role.
• Consideration for other education and industry experience will be given.
• Leadership approach that gathers input, develops people, and utilizes a systematic approach to achieve objectives.
• Strong financial/cost accounting acumen
• Desire and ability to collaborate cross functionally

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual - Able to comfortably speak and understand Spanish
• Bachelor’s degree Engineering, Science or Operations combined with an MBA.

More About Filtration Group

Filtration Group is on a mission to make the world safer, healthier and more productive. With a passionate workforce, global footprint and world class engineering and manufacturing capabilities, we are driving innovation and developing solutions across a broad spectrum of applications in the fast-growing and rapidly-evolving global filtration industry. We are committed to maintaining an entrepreneurial culture built on a foundation of trust and in which our leaders exhibit a strong bias for action.   

The Company began in 2009 and has rapidly grown organically and through a thoughtful acquisition strategy to be a global leader in the highly attractive filtration industry. Filtration Group has the broadest portfolio of solutions in the industry and has had a particular focus on building a leading platform of solutions focused on the Life Sciences and Indoor Air Quality end markets which are rapidly growing in the current market environment. Filtration Group produces mission critical products with high replacement rates.  Over 80 percent of the Company’s revenue comes from replacement / consumable products, many of which are specified into customer’s products or processes.  With revenues over $2 billion, Filtration Group is consistently recognized as the fastest growing and one of the largest filtration businesses in the world and has a global footprint of 141 facilities in 28 countries. Filtration Group has over 10,000 employees who are united in their Mission to make the world safer, healthier and more productive.