The Plant Manager is responsible to lead daily operations for the plant and to ensure reliability and consistency on HSE/Compliance and the smooth execution of the production line. Contribute and lead in the development of a business plan for the business unit as a whole. Is involved in discussions with other disciplines about future developments and consequences for the business unit. Develops a strategic midterm plan for the manufacturing unit based upon the agreed strategic plan for the whole unit.

Responsibilities, authorities and accountabilities:

Responsible as site leader for the management and overall leadership of the Shannon plant.
Lead and manage the manufacturing production facility in order to reach defined targets in HSE, Compliance , revenue, quality, cost, delivery and safety.
Lead and develop the plant management team in performance development and career growth and in executing on business strategy goals and objectives.
Lead and drive accountability for everyone meeting HSE delivery and execution for manufacturing plant.
Deliver best in class OTD target at 100%, zero past dues and overdue backlog.
Be responsible for overall cost actions within the plant, focus on VCP, cost management and bullet trains along with tight control for plant po management.
Responsible for overall plant backlog integrity and date maintenance.
Leads resolution of sales order blocks and assumes complete ownership for backlog.
Drive continuous business improvement with focus on lean and additive manufacturing.
Lead plant capacity planning and production/manufacturing planning strategy with drive on zero past due orders and leading indicator focus on planned orders.
Team management of plant leadership team and site leadership for all plant employees.
Management of overall plant P and E, inventory and Obso/scrap execution and strategy.
Conduct frequent interactions on strategic level due to complex long term planning activities and/or complex long term sales processes with high degrees of customizations.
Handles very complex manufacturing processes. Complexity due to inherent technical variety, interdependency of production cycles, required technical know-how, value of assets or scale of production.
Leads a big manufacturing unit. Consistent of several value stream departments and dispersed manufacturing departments.

Required Qualifications:

Engineering or supply chain Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college.
Minimum of 15 additional years of experience ideally in Plant Management and materials management.
Experience in planning and materials management leadership roles.

Desired Characteristics:

Strong oral and written communication skills.
Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects.
Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
Established project management skills.

Plant Manager

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