Position Overview and Responsibilities
Responsible for Elland, the Plant Director manages and directs directing all
manufacturing activities a plant or production process, including production, materials,
quality control, and manufacturing engineering, to produce products in the most cost effective way, while meeting shipping requirements and sales commitments.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead Operations Management, Operational Excellence, Safety, Continuous
Improvement, Manufacturing Engineering, and plant Procurement functions
• Establish processes to ensure manufacturing capabilities meet or exceed
requirements for EHS, cost, quality, delivery, and responsiveness
• Drive plant breakthrough operational performance by increasing productivity and
reducing cost, lead-time and inventory while delivering a quality product complete
and on-time to the customer
• Continuously improve customer satisfaction through improved product quality First
Pass Quality and On Time In Full
• Implement and deliver a continuous improvement environment/culture
• Develop key metrics to measure the plants performance and aligning area key
performance metrics with overall platform goals; organizing resources to deliver on
these metrics
• Support new product launches and other manufacturing projects/initiatives
• Oversee financial and cost management processes to ensure delivery against
performance targets
• Develop requests for capital and implement in accordance with approved plans
• Partner with peers in Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Footprint, HSE,
Planning and Engineering etc.
• Develop and recommend annual and multi-year strategic manufacturing plans,
capital, and special projects
• Manage resource productivity to result in manufacturing and material cost
reductions
• Meet or exceed On-Time Delivery (OTD) standards
• Own and reduce past due backlog using a continuous / solutions drive approach
Qualifications & Experience
• BS or BA Degree in relevant field
• 10+ years of relevant experience in a manufacturing environment, including min. 4
years leading teams
• Strong record of safety performance in a manufacturing plant
• Plant Management/Operations experience in low volume / high mix environment of
similar size and scale
• Asset intensive, discrete manufacturing experience across various manufacturing
functions, such as manufacturing, engineering, CIP, supply chain, quality, EHS,
and related
• Experience in materials management, supply chain, inventory control, planning
and/or logistics
• Experience in a manufacturing to order (must) or engineered-to-order (preferred)
environment
• Track record meeting/exceeding KPI’s in manufacturing cost reduction and
productivity improvement, EHS and related
• Track record implementing continuous improvement / lean initiatives for YoY
results
• Experience developing and managing budgets, schedules, capital expenditure
plans with an understanding of the financial implications of operational strategies
• Proven leadership and people management skills – ability to foster effective
relationships amongst manufacturing teams
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
- 10+ years of relevant manufacturing experience
- At least 4 years leading teams
- Strong safety performance record in a manufacturing plant
- Plant management or operations experience in a low-volume, high-mix environment of similar size and scale
- Asset-intensive discrete manufacturing experience across manufacturing, engineering, continuous improvement, supply chain, quality, EHS, and related functions
- Experience in materials management, supply chain, inventory control, planning, or logistics
- Manufacturing-to-order experience
- Engineered-to-order experience
- Track record meeting or exceeding manufacturing cost reduction and productivity improvement KPIs
- Track record implementing continuous improvement or Lean initiatives producing year-over-year results
- Experience developing and managing budgets, schedules, and capital expenditure plans
- Understanding of the financial implications of operational strategies
- Proven leadership and people management skills
- Ability to foster effective relationships among manufacturing teams
Flowserve Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Flowserve Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by Flowserve Corporation.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are described as strengthened with an enhanced 401(k) match, added employer contributions, and a shorter vesting schedule following recent plan changes. Feedback suggests this compares well with large‑company norms and is a notable part of total rewards.
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Healthcare Strength — Core medical, dental, and vision coverage with HSA/FSA options is described as solid, complemented by life/disability insurance and an EAP. Feedback suggests overall health benefits are comprehensive for a large industrial employer.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An employee stock purchase plan with a company match makes equity participation accessible and financially attractive. Feedback suggests this feature stands out versus typical offerings and adds meaningful value.
Flowserve Corporation Insights
What We Do
Flowserve is one of the world's largest manufacturers of pumps, valves and seals with over 19,000 employees in over 60 countries. Built on more than 50 world-renowned heritage brands, the equity and customer loyalty we have earned over the past 220 years is the foundation of our leadership position across the globe.
