Plant Manager

Plant Manager

Korda Manufacturing, a division of Lukjan Metal Products, is an employee owned and operated business that has been manufacturing high-quality sheet metal pipe, duct, and fittings for the wholesale HVAC industry since February 1964. Headquartered in Conneaut, OH, Lukjan has production facilities located in Ohio, North Carolina, Wisconsin, and Nebraska. These locations have positioned Lukjan Metal Products as one of the leading manufacturers of prefabricated sheet metal fittings in the United States. Our facilities allow the company to bring the finest high-quality sheet metal products to our customers.

Lukjan Metal Products is a fast-growing business in manufacturing. We are supportive and bold.

General Purpose of the Position:

In this highly visible role, the Plant Manager is responsible for the daily management and coordination of plant operations including production, operations, and shipping. This is a hands-on position that is responsible for the development of policies and procedures designed to increase productivity, assure quality, and timely and accurate delivery of finished products to our customers. The Plant Manager will provide direction to supervisors, offering professional expertise and monitoring performance to ensure that departmental and individual objectives are achieved. This leader will motivate employees to perform at, or above, expected levels while maintaining a safe, legally compliant workplace, and enforcing compliance with all corporate policies and procedures.

Essential Functions:

• Monitor production to ensure that quality, productivity, and cost standards are maintained.
• Monitor and continuously improve the quality of our products and responsiveness to our customers' needs as directed.
• Monitor and continuously improve employee productivity by department.
• Evaluate supervisor performance, communicate with employees, and provide information for work performance improvement.
• Support training to ensure that employees are performing job responsibilities safely and effectively.
• Maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures and ensure enforcement of safety standards.
• Always maintain professionalism, tact, diplomacy, and sensitivity to portray the company in a positive manner.
• Record of hands-on leadership resulting in improved operations in a manufacturing facility, including but not limited to quality and productivity.
• Experience identifying measures of performance and actions needed to improve or correct performance.
• Demonstrated ability to set expectations and monitor progress of all direct reports, and motivate, inspire, provide feedback to, and accept feedback from, employees.
• Possess prioritization skills necessary to use time effectively and set action plans to achieve business targets while managing multiple projects.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal, listening, problem solving, organizational, and follow through skills that can achieve results by working through others.
• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.

Qualifications:

Qualified candidates must have at least five (5) years' experience as a plant manager. Additional three (3) years' experience as a supervisor is a plus. Candidates must have the ability to communicate both verbally and in writing. Metalworking experience is strongly preferred.

Lukjan Metal Products offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, which include medical/dental/vision after 90 days, ESOP and 401(k) with employer contribution after one year, employer paid life insurance and short-term disability and buy-up plans for short- and long-term disability, life insurance, and other ancillary benefits.

Salary: $70,000-$80,000