Our company culture is built upon YKK's philosophy called the CYCLE OF GOODNESS. We believe that providing value and being fair to our customers and our employees is what makes us a successful company in return. Guided by our core values and fundamental behaviors, we strive to foster a caring company, committed employees and challenging work that benefits our employees, customers, and communities. We offer competitive compensation packages, training and advancement opportunities. YKK AP America provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package designed to provide the security they need to enjoy life at home and at work. By providing a high level of benefit coverage at a reasonable cost to the employee, we hope to foster a long and productive employment relationship.
Summary:
The Plant Manager will be responsible for the overall performance, profitability (P&L), and growth of the Commercial Fabrication plant. This role requires a strong leader who can run a high-quality, efficient modern manufacturing plant and who relates well to the technical demands of the products manufactured. The position also involves proactively managing material flow and inventory. The Plant Manager will support organizational objectives in customer satisfaction, inventory control, and cost improvements.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Leadership and P&L Management
Own the Profit & Loss (P&L), including managing budgets, controlling costs, and driving revenue growth.
Build, lead, and motivate a disciplined team that delivers results in safety, operational execution, quality, andcost.
Foster environment that promotes cross-functional teamwork and employee growth and development. Maintainpositive employee relations by solving issues related to the work environment.
Manage plant personnel matters, including determining work procedures, preparing work schedules, andmanaging workflow to meet production demands.
Collaborate and correspond with internal customers in the sales group to answer questions and resolvecustomer service matters.
Engage in leadership and culture building through presence on the production floor.Manufacturing Operations and Performance
Oversee all production and operational activities to meet daily, weekly, and quarterly output, schedule, and costobjectives.
Drive continuous improvement in cost, focusing on manufacturability, cost reduction, and product quality.
Implement and champion Lean Manufacturing principles (e.g., Value Stream Mapping, 5S, TPM) andcontinuous quality improvement methodologies to maximize efficiency and capacity utilization.
Monitor production scheduling to ensure orders are completed on time and complete managing againstvariances in operations.
Planning, Budgeting, Operational Support and Compliance
Jointly develop the annual fabrication operations budget with assistance from Engineering and Finance teams.
Support capital planning and execution based on engineering and operational planning.
Analyze plant performance against the cost basis plan, order entry forward load, backlog, and capacity control.
Make necessary changes to plant operations to meet target goals or adapt to changes in the sales budget dueto variability in sales order entry and economic conditions.
Enforce Safety and Quality culture, ensuring strict adherence to company culture as well as policies andstandards.
Manage purchasing execution of hardware and materials to ensure timely delivery and optimized cost forproduction as well as inventory of aluminum profiles.
Participates as required and supports new product initiatives from Marketing and PD. Also executesrationalization projects for existing product lines that might be deemed obsolete based on Marketing analysis.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Manages 2 or more employees in the department. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Education/Experience/Skills:
Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university in engineering (Mechanical or Industrial), preferred.
Minimum of 10-15 years of progressive senior leadership experience in a heavy industrial, high-mixmanufacturing environment.
5+ years leading a large and diverse manufacturing workforces (200-500)
Experience with metal fabrication of anodized, painted and mill finished aluminum extrusion and variousprofiles, required.
Experience integrating automation into plant operations to drive cost improvement and operationalefficiencies.
Industry light to heavy manufacturing (preferred), fabrication (paint and metal, fabrication finishing) wouldbe preferred
Strong analytical processing and presentation skills.
Self-starter and collaborator with ability to effectively engage business stakeholders directly across alllevels of the organization.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects
Strong project management, organizational and time management skills.
Proficient within system platforms of Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Office, etc.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully to perform the essential functions of this job. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Proper lifting techniques required. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The travel required for this position is less than 10%.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an individual encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. An individual is required to wear appropriate safety protective equipment at the proper times and in the proper environments as required by safety program rules. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. While performing the duties of this job, an individual is occasionally exposed to work near moving mechanical parts.
Recruiter Contact:
Eric Camp
ericcamp@ykkap.com
YKK AP America Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to an inclusive workforce. YKK AP America Inc. will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation or that of other applicants. YKK AP America Inc. participates in the E-Verify program as required by law. Learn more about the E-Verify program (Opens in a new window) .
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