Plant Manager

BirchStone Management is actively seeking an exceptional candidate for the Plant Manager position at our Houston, TX wooden pallet repair facility.
If you thrive on being part of a service-oriented team, we want to hear from you! If you have the passion to do your best and the potential to excel, we invite you to apply for this
position at the earliest.

Contact:
Jessica Flores - 972-626-5396 for further information

Plant Manager - Up to $130K commensurate with experience

General Summary:
Directs manufacturing operations through a team of front line supervisors and lead employees to ensure efficient use of resources with manpower, materials and equipment. Provides direction, development and leadership to all facility employees either directly
or indirectly through supervisors and lead personnel.

Duties and Responsibilities:
· Responsible for the financial management of the P&L for the facility.
· Reviews costs and product quality, and modifies production and inventory control programs to maintain and enhance profitable operation of the facility. Must control and minimize labor overtime and repair/supply expenses.
· Ensures compliance with product quality standards and safety regulations.
· Acts as a local liaison with customer relationships, conferring with customers and representatives.
· Apply sound communication and motivational techniques in supervising, counseling, and disciplining subordinates while also harboring growth and development opportunities.
· Maintain existing plant facilities and equipment; replace or make adjustments to plant facilities and equipment when necessary.
· Coordinate activities through planning with department managers to ensure the Company objectives are accomplished in a timely and cost effective manner.
· Coordinate with functional department to complete all administrative activities; payroll, reporting, new hire processing, talent management, and implementation of company initiatives that are implemented from the corporate level.
· Administers the production schedule for the plant's processes to affect lower inventories, more economical labor costs, just in time programs and better utilization of existing facilities.
· Maintain departments so that they are in a state of readiness for customer visits and audits.
· Implement an appropriate performance evaluation system for recommending promotions, wage increases, and terminations.
· Establish an environment conducive to employee participation and facilitate the development of teams.
· Conduct periodic audits of work teams to determine their needs and effectiveness.
· Work with management team to develop an action plan to insure that budget, goals and targets are achieved in a timely manner.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
· Strong preference for previous or current CHEP or PECO plant management experience preferred.
· Bachelor degree or equivalent experience in a related area.
· Minimum of 5-7 years’ experience (will vary per position) in a manufacturing or warehousing environment, in a management/leadership role with working knowledge of P&L responsibilities.
· Strong organizational skills, effective time management and the ability to prioritize.
· Strong written and verbal communication skills.
· Skilled in the use of Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and inventory control software.
· Demonstrated success in root cause analysis and the ability to identify opportunities for improvement

· Bilingual is preferred.

BirchStone Management offers a comprehensive benefits plan designed to meet the needs of all our employees:
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(K) retirement plan
Short-Term Disability Coverage
Life Insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays

Requisition #8241