AUTOKINITON is a leading North American supplier of propulsion-agnostic, structural automotive components and assemblies. Our 100% vertical integration capabilities allow us to offer our customers end-to-end engineering, manufacturing, and in-house logistics. At AUTOKINITON, we are building a better foundation for every vehicle on the road.

We have an exciting employment opportunity in our Belleville I plant in Belleville, MI for an experienced Plant Manager to join our team. If you are interested in joining a company that has an outstanding reputation in our industry, that offers excellent benefits and career growth opportunities, do not miss this chance - apply today.

POSITION SUMMARY:

As a Plant Manager you will be responsible for providing leadership, directing and managing plant operations and supporting departments to achieve optimal levels of safety, quality, productivity and delivery to assure internal and external customer satisfaction. You will provide outstanding customer service, support and coaching to all associates, including supervisors and leaders to help meet all company goals and initiatives. You will be responsible for managing the financial performance of the plant.

LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support the Company’s mission, vision, values and goals in the performance of daily activities.
• Provide direct leadership, mentoring, and coaching and supervise the leadership team and all salaried staff in the plant.
• Responsible for the development, performance feedback, direction and leadership of all colleagues in the plant including mentoring, coaching, counseling and corrective action when situations dictate.
• Responsible for the identification, selection, training and coaching management talent.
• Drive the utilization of problem-solving methods for related plant and customer problems / issues.
• Directs, drives, establishes, and implements new programs and plant productivity improvements to achieve plant productivity goals and customer cost reduction goals.
• Responsible for plant manning levels and assures compliance and improvements to the budget.
• Provide plant input into quoting and business development activities (ex. pricing, program management, plant capacity, etc.)
• Responsible for leading the plant safety committee.
• Assign clear responsibilities for Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) and hold all direct reports accountable for enforcement
• Responsible for ensuring the entire team has the necessary tools and materials to properly perform their roles safely and efficiently.
• Utilize teamwork to develop plant synergy.
• Maintain high standards of housekeeping throughout the plant.
• Maintain a positive working relationship with all levels of the organization.
• Provides model behavior to demonstrate corporate values.

MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for interactions with outside groups including local, state and national government officials.
• Responsible for customer and supplier interface.
• Represent the company during customer visits / surveys and during meetings / presentations at customers location.
• Provide key input into the development of North America’s strategic business plan.
• Develop and drive the plant’s strategic business plan along with identifying key measurable to support the plant business goals.
• Responsible for the financial performance of the plant.
• Direct the utilization of the company performance metric format to effectively track, monitor, and implement required improvement activities related to business plan, goals, issues, etc.
• Responsible for the safety, quality, productivity and delivery of all plant operations and colleagues.
• Ensure accountability and discipline within the plant.
• Responsible for overall coordination and communication of North America and plant goals.
• Drive implementation of a progressive production system and required operating procedures and work instructions to improve plant performance metrics and meet or exceed customer expectations.
• Provide active leadership role in meeting / exceeding customer expectations in all related areas.
• Develop, drive and support plant activities towards achieving customer awards and Quality registrations (ex. TS 16949/ISO14001)
• Responsible for assuring that all internal and OSHA required procedures are being followed in the performance of daily activities.
• Assure all safety devices are properly in place and utilized, and to verify individual usage of personal protective equipment by the entire work team.
• Comply and oversee compliance with all internal and OSHA required safety procedures in the performance of daily activities.
• Adherence to all company policies & procedures (ex. Quality Policy Manual, Colleague Handbook, Level II Procedures, etc).

LEADERSHIP/SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Directly supervises the leadership team and responsible for all salaried staff in the plant.
• Responsible for leading, coaching and mentoring the leadership team and providing them with the skills to lead, coach and mentor their direct reports.
• Provides model behavior to demonstrate corporate values.
• Entrepreneurial in a manner of turning problems into opportunities.
• Engaging leader that facilitates, strengthens, connects and inspires employees throughout the plant.

REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s Degree in business related field, prefer manufacturing, engineering or quality, with a Master’s preferred.
• Minimum ten (10) years’ experience as a Plant Manager, Operations Manager or Department Manager in a manufacturing environment with experience in a metals environment preferred, or a combination of degree and experience, and seven (7) years of management experience.
• Excellent organizational, analytical and communication skills.
• Experience in applying lean manufacturing concepts.
• Proven leadership ability and excellent interpersonal skills.
• Strong business acumen to interpret financial and performance data.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office software.
• Experience in quality and environmental measurables such as TS 16949 and ISO 14001.
• Ability to read and write in English and to perform mathematical calculations.

PREFERRED ADDITIONAL SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Possess knowledge of plant department functions and corresponding roles and interactions to facilitate overall plant synergy.
• QAD experience as well as strong understanding of supply chain
• Vision and ability to translate progressive operating techniques into applications and results.
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment.
• Ability to mentor and teach the team effective problem-solving methods.
• Ability to work well with others in a team environment

AUTOKINITON Promotes a dynamic and collaborative work environment for everyone.

AUTOKINITON is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. AUTOKINITON makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

Required Skills

Required Experience

The duties and responsibilities described above are the essential functions of the job. The qualifications below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 1)  HS diploma or equivalent with 2-4 years of relevant administrative/operational support in manufacturing operations or office environment directly related to the duties of the job, OR demonstrated ability to meet the job requirements through a comparable number of years of work experience. 2)  Requires very good knowledge of general administrative/manufacturing operations procedures and knowledge of job specific processes to successfully execute and complete the more progressive/complex duties of the job.

3)  Ability to follow company policy and understand any rules or regulations governing the work being completed and impact work has on department or company.

4)  Must have very good knowledge of technology to include computers and software programs such as MS Office or MAC word processing, spreadsheets or other programs specific to the job in order to complete duties successfully.

5)  Requires good knowledge of multiple functions or areas of the business in which there is frequent contact with while completing daily work assignments of the job.

6)  Must have very good oral and written communication skills sufficient to explain departmental policy, methods and/or procedures when completing assignments. Requires very good organizational skills sufficient to accomplish work by established deadlines and ability to coordinate phases of work with others.

7)  Must have ability to: Apply bookkeeping practices and procedures Apply basic accounting techniques Apply office methods and procedures Compile complex financial information Operate electronic and/or other standard office equipment Work independently and exercise judgment

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