Summary: The Plant Manager has direct responsibility for the plant site including safety, environment, operations, performance, communications, and community relations within the plant. The Plant Manager works closely with Safety personnel, Sales, Customer Service, Material Manager, Quality Control, Human Resource and Finance personnel.  The Plant Manager will Lead and coach team leads and hourly work group by providing support, facilitating effective performance management, cultivating a positive culture and working environment, driving business initiatives and encouraging self-development needs.   Laminate Technologies, Inc. company advantage:

• You’re part of the family
• We believe in People Development
• We are customer focused
• We continue to grow
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid vacations & holidays

  Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Safety: Ensures that employees, equipment and processes meet or exceed OSHA guidelines. Actively engages with the workforce to reinforce safe behaviors and pursue an objective of “ZERO” injuries or incidents
• Plant Image: Maintains the plant for cleanliness and appearance including housekeeping, equipment, vehicles, entrance and property of the building.
• HR/labor relations: supervises the workforce, typically through line leaders, department manage. Responsible for safe and productive work environment for recruitment and merit/ recognition. Making sure all federal and local law posters or current and up to date.
• Provide consistent high quality and value to customers
• Set annual budgets, monitor and control all costs of operation
• Lead manufacturing operations and overall plant performance
• Planning: Coordinates with the VP of Manufacturing to develop operational and capital plans for the plant to continuously improve productivity and contain cost. Prepares budgets and forecast in 12 month increments.
• Capital:  Coordinates with the VP of Manufacturing to identify necessary sustaining and development of new equipment purchases and assists of installation / construction of the projects as required.
• Quality: Understanding the value of quality and ensure processes are in place to provide a quality product to our customers and responsible for communicating that to support staff. Utilizes best practices processing to use reclaimed material, obsolete materials, or stock piles of overflow materials. Works hand and hand with quality manager, directly related to CAR (corrective action reports)
• Inventory: Works with Materials Manager and Purchasing to assure the flow of raw materials to meet the needs of manufacturing.
• Customer focus: Interacts with customers if required to ensure their expectations for quality and quantity of material are met.
• Partner with the sales team on creative solution design and product testing to meet customer needs
• Community relations: Works proactively with local community to ensure plant is a valued member of the community.
• Attend scheduled corporate training and meetings
• Responsible for establishing all shift work schedules
• Responsible for establishing annual plant budget and responsible for managing to the budget.
• Maintain individual skills keeping up to date with the latest production concepts
• Security of the facility at all times
• Implement manufacturing strategies and action plans to assure that the facility supports Laminate Technologies strategic initiatives.

  Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Bachelor’s degree is required with 5-8 years’ experience.