Plant Manager - Precoat Metals

Since 1961, Precoat Metals (www.precoat.com) has been setting the standards in the coil coatings industry worldwide. We are able to achieve a "culture of excellence" thru the hard work and talent of the people on our team.

Looking for an opportunity that will challenge you while you take the next step in your career?  In this role, you will drives the success of Precoat St. Louis through operational guidance of our plant strategy to meet customer needs. In collaboration with the Regional General Manager, you will lead the overall plant objectives,  set production performance standards and align the organization to achieve standards. Responsibilities include cost efficiency, continuous improvement on processes, service, and safety for the plant across all shifts. You will be responsible for managing multiple shifts of the plant’s employees and developing a team of the front line, supervisor, and managing employees. Other responsibilities will include:

• Manage using metrics and a proven management experience & process. 
• Drive continuous improvement in the areas of  Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Productivity, Employee Relations, Customer Service, and profitability. 
• Drive analytical problem solving using Organizational Excellence tools. 
• Manage at a level that is removed enough to see the big picture and allow staff to grow while remaining close enough to the details to keep things on track.      
• Develop and implement capital investment strategy. 
• Build strong customer relationships to ensure an understanding of their needs while demonstrating a sense of commitment to them. 
• Ensure complete Safety, Quality, and Environmental compliance. 
• Manage plant P&L to ensure profitability while always doing “the right thing”.      
• Create a plant culture of high sense of urgency, total employee involvement & accountability 
• Drive true 6S culture 
   

As the selected Plant Manager you will bring with you at least 10 years experience in a manufacturing environment, with experience in at least 3 different manufacturing disciplines (Quality, ME, Maintenance, Materials, Customer Service, Six Sigma, etc) 

• BS degree in Engineering, Business or other technical discipline or equivalent combination of experience & education. 
• 6 Sigma Certification is strongly preferred
• Must have Front Line Supervision, or Production Management Experience.
• Must have strong financial acumen & worked in a role requiring a solid understanding of plant financials.
• Must have experience managing both hourly and professional employees, and experience developing talent.
• Experience in the metals and coil coating /service center industry a strong plus.     
• Proven ability to drive root cause problem solving & counter measures.
• Worked in a role that demonstrates ability to work under pressure and be tenacious in meeting goals and deadlines.
• Experienced in SOP/WI writing to ensure consistency and getting the job done.      

Key characteristics of the leader in this role include:

• Must possess highest integrity, and be a mature leader.
• Must be respected by peers and the plant 
• Great communication skills at all levels 
• Passionate and energetic with the ability to motivate and inspire
• Creative and looks for “out of box solutions”
• Strategic, yet practical with day to day business judgment. 
• Entrepreneurial spirit with a strong work ethic  (roll up your sleeves mentality)
• Ability to delegate, follow-up, and hold people accountable.
• Process driven and results oriented.
• Not afraid to take calculated risks, and a proven track record of success in evaluating risks.
• Must be a change agent that always seeks out best practices.
• Must be committed to ensure things get done  during major outages to minimize downtime    
•  Able to bring ideas from concept to reality
• Willing to accept total responsibility for the entire facility 

   

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

Precoat Metals is a Drug Free Workplace