Plant Manager

Regal Rexnord Corporation (RRX) is approximately a $5B publicly traded global manufacturer of electric motors and controls, electrical components and power transmission products serving customers around the world in the general industrial, consumer, commercial construction, food & beverage, and alternative energy end markets, among others. Regal Rexnord sells its products and solutions to OEMs, through distributors, and directly to end-users. The company has approximately 29,000 global associates with significant operations in the US, Mexico, Europe, China, and India. Regal Rexnord Corporation is the result of a merger between Regal Beloit Corporation and Rexnord’s PMC business which was completed in 2021.  The headquarters for Regal Rexnord is located in Beloit, WI with an executive satellite office in Rosemont, IL.

You may not know it, but Regal Rexnord  impacts your life every day.  Our products enable the fans in HVAC systems that keep us comfortable; the power source that keeps smart buildings running; the agricultural and food service equipment that keeps us fed; and the conveyer systems that keep e-commerce flowing.

Our business purpose is to create a better tomorrow by energy-efficiently converting power into motion. For us, this means creating innovative solutions while focused on both customer needs and our commitment to sustainability.  Join our team to create your better tomorrow.

Scope of leadership role

Key Responsibilities

Leads by example, champion and demonstrate the Regal Rexnord Values everyday

• Servant Leadership Mindset

• Strong Bias for action

• Strong Business & Financial Acumen

• Visionary Leadership

• Executive Presence

• Engaged and dynamic leadership style

• Strategic and tactical skills

• Process Focus

• Customer and employee focus

• Cross-functional facilitation skills

• Ability to develop and maintain internal and external relationships based on integrity, trust and performance

Organizational Leadership:

• Be responsible for the Plant and lead all aspects of manufacturing operations, facilities, materials and employees.

• Lead a cross-functional organization and operational value stream by setting objectives, developing plans, executing daily management activities and implementing corrective action (as required) to ensure customer success

• Drive collaborative relationships with other Regal Rexnord plants to foster a “One Team” mentality

• Ability to establish organizational vision in both quantitative and qualitative measures with the ability to progress toward established vision.

• Foster a learning organization that is invested in recognizing and understanding performance gaps, investing energy to perpetually tackle the tough problems, embrace change for  progress in organization and in business.

• Effectively remove ambiguity and align the organization toward both the long and short term business objectives

Drive Business Performance - SQDC:

• Utilize an 80/20 mindset to overserve our top customers through strong operational performance

• Effectively develop, communicate and align the organization around the business' Key Performance Indicators to ensure performance targets are achieved.

• Champion all EH&S efforts. Ensure that employee and product safety are the top priority. Drive a culture of Safety, zero accidents and actively provide leadership relative to safety accountability with site leadership team.

• With the site leadership team, lead the business management cadence (Daily/Weekly/Monthly) that drives Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost performance throughout the organization.

• Responsible for operational and financial performance of the business focused on Revenue, Operating Income and Cash performance. Effectively manage budgets and spending to achieve long and short term business objectives.

• Partner with other Site Leaders,  Business Unit, Business Segment and Central Functions to ensure both Regal Rexnord's and Customer's Success.

Talent Management:

• Provide experienced and effective leadership, coaching and mentorship for the organization.

• With Plant Leadership and HR Business Partner, lead talent management system for the plant, driving organizational effectiveness, proper structure  and employee development aligned with achieving business objectives.  

• Identify, recruit and retain top talent. Talent hawk.

Continuous Improvement Leadership:

• Set a clear vision for the site with a supporting Continuous Improvement (CI) Roadmap to achieve the intended future state.

• Lead the development, organizational alignment and achievement of  long term value stream/operational improvement priorities (Policy Deployment).

• Lead Daily Management activities at Gemba to drive SQDC performance and improvement across the business.

• Lead and engage employees during daily management, kaizens and projects to drive continuous improvement and foster a progressive organization.

• Leverage knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma and Continuous Improvement principles to solve problems utilizing  a structured, data-driven, fact-based and team oriented approach.

• Establish and lead an organization energized by effective problem solving, defect elimination and effective root cause corrective action.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS

The successful candidate will have proven experience:

• Master's degree or equivalent related experience required, advanced degree preferred

• 5+ years (Production, Mfg Eng, Quality), min. 3-5 year in Leadership role in a manufacturing company, preferably in machining industry

• proven managerial experience, adequate knowledge of business and management principles (budgeting, strategic planning, resource allocation and human resources)

• technical background, familiarity with industry standard equipment and technical expertise

• be knowledgeable of safety, quality, productivity, demand creation, inventory and stewardship processes

• result and performance oriented, decision-making skills, communication and change management, strong teamwork and people management skills

• very good command of English

• knowledge of Lean tools (Green Belt in Lean Six Sigma required - Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma preferred)

• experience with 80/20 business simplification preferred