Plant Manager

Manufacturing Plant Manager

Alkegen brings together two of the world's leading specialty materials companies to create one new, innovation-driven leader focused on battery technologies, filtration media, and specialty insulation and sealing materials. Through global reach and breakthrough inventions, we're delivering products that enable the world to breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before. With over 60 manufacturing facilities with a global workforce of over 9,000 of the industry's most experienced talent, including insulation and filtration experts, Alkegen is uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways.

Alkegen offers a range of dynamic career opportunities with globe-spanning reach. From production operators to engineers, technicians to specialists, sales to leadership, we're always looking for top talent ready to bring their best. Come grow with us!

Responsibilities:

• Plan, direct, and coordinate all manufacturing activities in our Columbiana site.
• Direct and manage plant operations to run production, maintenance, quality, and shipping and receiving in an optimum manner to exceed customer expectations.
• Manage manufacturing staff, typically of 6-12 direct reports, across Production, EHS, Quality, Continuous Improvement, Maintenance & Engineering, Purchasing and Planning.
• Collaborate across cross-functional leadership team with Operations Staff, Supply Chain, Sales & Marketing, R&D, HR and Finance to drive short-term execution and long-term strategy to meet business plan commitments.
• Drive improvements in safety, quality, delivery, productivity, cost and morale while ensuring continuous improvement, talent development and innovation execution.
• Drive growth through R&D collaboration on product development and line trials, proposing/evaluating M&A opportunities, enhancing process and people technical capabilities within a site, optimizing operations to improve financial growth and create capacity.
• Develop plans, and budgets to meet financial goals, develop systems, metrics, and processes to track and optimize productivity and performance targets to ensure effective return on assets, and report out weekly and monthly.
• Implement cost effective systems of control over capital, operating expenditures, manpower, wages, and salaries.
• Manage capital asset maintenance. Control and minimize labor overtime and repair expenses. Variabilize labor as required to meet demand from customers while still achieving financial expectations to budget.
• Maintain existing plant facilities and equipment; replace or adjust plant facilities and equipment when necessary.
• Provide direction, training and development, and leadership to plant personnel to accomplish the company goals and objectives.
• Incorporate 5-S shop floor organization and plant cleanliness among plant personnel.
• Champion safety, health, and environmental issues.
• Maintain good working Union/management relationships, including leading labor management meetings and participating in grievance resolutions.
• Perform other duties or special projects as required or as assigned.
• Remain in compliance with facility ISO, IATF, and/or TS standards and all HSE guidelines.
• Must adhere to all company and location policies and safety rules
• Must be able to work extended hours when required
• Some travel as required
• All other duties as assigned

If you are interested in being part of a world class organization, Alkegen would love to hear from you.

At Alkegen, we strive every day to help people – ALL PEOPLE – breathe easier, live greener and go further than ever before. We believe that diversity and inclusion are central to this mission and to our impact. Our diverse and inclusive culture drives our growth & innovation, and we nurture it by actively embracing our differences and using our varied perspectives to solve the complex challenges facing our changing and diverse world.

Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, nation of origin, religion, color, gender identity and expression, age, disability, education, opinions, culture, languages spoken, veteran's status, or any other protected class