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About the Company:
IPS Corporation is a global, market-leading provider of solvent cements, adhesives, and specialized plumbing products. Founded in 1954 in Los Angeles, CA, IPS began by producing clear cements for laminating acrylic sheet for aircraft canopies. Today, IPS, with its three operating companies, has nine manufacturing plants and nine distribution centers supporting sales to a diverse set of end markets in 85 countries.
Job Title: Plant Manager
Location: Hartsville, Tennessee
About the Company:
IPS Corporation is a global, market-leading provider of solvent cements, adhesives, and specialized plumbing products. Founded in 1954 in Los Angeles, CA, IPS began by producing clear cements for laminating acrylic sheet for aircraft canopies. Today, IPS, with its three operating companies, has nine manufacturing plants and nine distribution centers supporting sales to a diverse set of end markets in 85 countries.
Weld-On Adhesives, the largest subsidiary of IPS Corporation, is the pioneer and leading manufacturer of Weld-On solvent cements, primers, and cleaners for PVC, CPVC, ABS and other plastic piping systems. Weld-On products are globally recognized as the premium products for joining plastic pipes and fittings and are used by professional installers around the world in a variety of applications such as, but not limited to, construction (residential & commercial), industrial (chemical process, water treatment, mining, etc.), irrigation (landscaping & agricultural) and others. Headquartered in California, Weld-On has operations throughout the United States, as well as China, and a worldwide network of sales representatives and distributors.
Position Summary:
Reporting to the Vice President of Operations, the Plant Manager will be responsible for safe smooth running of all production lines while ensuring output meets customer requirements and Company quality standards. He/she will be working closely with Procurement, Sales, Marketing, and Customer Service to minimize / solve production issues or concerns. This position leads activities associated with the development and implementation of lean manufacturing techniques; maintains a good understanding of business and financial metrics; refines operational best practices & KPIs within the facility and improves performance against them. While safety, quality and operational execution leadership is the expectation, this role will also be expected to be willing and able to be flexible to cover multiple business functions as needed (safety, buying, scheduling, maintenance, human resource topics, etc.).
Additionally, the Plant Manager will play a vital role in fostering an enterprise-wide customer centricity supported by operational systems and continuous improvement processes that not only optimize manufacturing efficiencies through safe work areas, disciplined inventory management and process improvements but the overall customer experience in areas such as quality, on-time delivery, etc. This individual will need to roll up his/her sleeves immediately to impact the business and be an effective change agent. The Plant Manager must be transparent, trustworthy, and inspire the team. The Plant Manager must lead by example and mentor employees. A strong, mature business leader who values input and opportunity; possesses superior communication and interpersonal skills; and has a verifiable track record of improving operations and manufacturing processes yielding quantifiable results in the areas of process/machine/layout optimization, 5S and safety, and improved execution are competencies essential to succeeding in this role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for daily production operations and Key Performance Indicators (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, Productivity) while containing costs and adhering to budget in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
- Develop and implement long-term operations strategy to create sustainable SQDIP improvements that benefit stakeholders and customers
- Share best practices for meeting global product needs with other sites.
- In conjunction with senior staff, develop the annual plan and forecasts.
- Drive a culture of problem solving and continuous improvement. Implement process improvements across all aspects of operations and ensures that appropriate lean tools are being used (e.g. PSP, VSM, standard work, pull systems, SMED, variance reduction, etc.) to maximize productivity and throughput while minimizing lead-time and WIP.
- Articulate clear plant, department and individual goals that help fortify a culture of transparency, fairness and accountability. Supervise and evaluate performance of production associates and take corrective action as needed.
- Develop and manage the team, including talent development, performance management and labor management
- Maintain a safe work environment that meets OSHA and environmental requirements.
- Maintain an employee-friendly environment that reflects the company values and that drives engagement.
- Bachelors degree or equivalent experience required. Engineering degree preferred.
- MBA or other advanced degree preferred.
- 5 to 10 years of leadership experience including career progression in manufacturing operations.
- Demonstrated business acumen and a basic understanding of P&L
- Bilingual: English/Spanish
- Proven track record of delivering results in a high-performance continuous improvement environment
- Self-directed with a high sense of urgency and organized
- Driven by high expectations to deliver results and not activity
- Effectively articulates issues, facilitates their resolution and reports results orally and in writing to multiple levels in the organization
- Demonstrated knowledge of a variety of TPS/Lean tools including but not limited to: PSP (Paretos, RCCM, 5-Whys, Action plans), VSM, Standard Work, Pull Systems, SIOP, Daily Management, 5S, Visual Management, 3P, SMED, Transactional Process Improvement, Variation Reduction Kaizen, etc. Danaher companies experience highly preferred.
- Fluency in MS Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Familiarity with ERP systems
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Director
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Full-time
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