Plant Manager

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• Develop, manage and achieve annual operating plans for sales, expenses, profitability, inventory and return on net assets.
• Direct and execute business strategies with product and market plans to achieve profitable sales growth.
• Provide leadership to meet or exceed all plant KPI’s, including KPI’s related to productivity, quality, cost, safety and customer satisfaction. 
• Provide leadership to meet or exceed customer requirements for quality, cost, on-time delivery, and customer satisfaction.
• Instill and maintain a positive team atmosphere. 
• Manage resources and foster cross-functional teamwork to allow for Operational Excellence targets and Policy Deployment goals to be achieved.
• Plan and achieve continuous improvement targets by utilizing Lean Systems and Six Sigma for all operating activities.
• Provide leadership to support Division and Company goals and objectives.
• Support the Talent Management process to continuously improve performance and develop personnel skills and behaviors.
• Manage the operations to meet the requirements any regulatory agencies, as well as the requirements of all applicable safety and environmental agencies, including Freudenberg’s Health, Safety, and Environmental Management System (HS&E) requirements.
• Provide leadership to ensure compliance with the Quality System and related standards.
• Develop and execute plans for capital expenditures in support of current and future production requirements.
• Support development of new technologies to increase productivity and competitiveness.
• Provide leadership in a cross-functional team environment to ensure the flawless launch of new products and processes to production.
• Keep your skills current and be conversant with the latest developments in Operations Excellence.
• Be flexible and take on other duties which the Company may assign you from time to time.  These ‘other duties’ will be agreed with Management prior to any assignment.

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering or related field desirable.
• Masters degree desirable.
• Lean operations experience is desirable.

The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.