Sr. Director of Plant Operations - Tallassee (Manufacturing)

Reporting to Neptune Technology Group's COO, the Senior Director of Plant Operations for the Neptune Tallassee location will be responsible for driving strategic and operational leadership in a manufacturing environment across multiple shifts. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree in an engineering or manufacturing discipline from an accredited institution. You will also bring a minimum of fifteen (15) years of experience with progressive levels of accountability and responsibility in roles focused on Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Finance and/or related support functions in a manufacturing/production environment.

Reporting into this position will be Manufacturing Factory & Foundry Operations, Maintenance, and Manufacturing Services.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Partners with the COO to develop and execute strategic plans.
• Champion a workplace focused on Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) to drive a zero-incident safety culture. Coordinates with HSE team to continuously reduce workplace risks and environmental impacts.
• Foster a Quality culture of early detection and escalations across the site to reduce cost, drive efficiency and ensure compliance.
• Manage operational leadership teams and support the cross-functional staff including Quality, Finance, Health, Safety & Environmental, Human Resources, and Supply Chain.
• Act with analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills to drive Key Performance Indicators.
• Emphasize utilization of Lean/Six Sigma manufacturing tools (Kaizen, VSM, 5S+) to lead cost improvement analysis and implement actionable, measurable plans.
• Partner with Human Resources to drive talent management, learning, communication, and development strategies.
• Maintains Employee Engagement at high levels, including all-employee meetings, communications, and training and support all corresponding development initiatives.
• Coordinates hiring/headcount plans with Local and Corporate HR teams.
• Coordinates with Corporate Finance team in achieving P&L targets.
• Participates in the SIOP process and forecast reviews for site and overall company.
• Prepares for and directs monthly business reviews of the operation with Senior Management teams.
• Establishes criteria to measure short and long-term KPI's and regularly evaluates results against these performance standards.
• Takes action to correct unsatisfactory conditions that may arise in any phase of the business operation and directs necessary actions to accomplish forecasted objectives.
• Provides clear leadership on issues related to asset management, including management of inventory levels and OEE of critical assets within targets.
• Analyzes production capacity against demand projections to identify bottlenecks and proactively resolves them through utilization of Lean Concepts, procurement of additional assets, or both.
• Responsible for overseeing facilities and property management of the Tallassee site.
• Drives development of talent throughout the team and ensures viable succession plans for key team members.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Manufacturing from an accredited institution.  
• Minimum fifteen (15) years of experience with progressive levels of accountability and responsibility in roles focused on Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Finance, OPEX and/or related support functions in a manufacturing/production environment.
• At least 7 years of leadership experience managing people.
• At least 5 years of experience in a large, multi-shift manufacturing environment with direct oversight over production/operations.
• Prior experience as a small to medium sized plant manager would be a plus.
• Experience must include financial P&L, leading manufacturing excellence, customer management, and driving improvements through the implementation of lean manufacturing principles.
• Experience driving improvement through the implementation of lean manufacturing principles and total quality practices.
• Six Sigma Greenbelt or Blackbelt highly preferred.
• Previous experience with ERP transformation and implementation in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Must be able to effectively and confidently communicate and coordinate project assignments with employees, customers, and suppliers at all levels.
• Demonstrated ability to drive change and successfully lead and implement the change activities.
• Working knowledge of information systems, human resources, and driving key projects and plant initiatives.
• Proficiency in business software programs (e.g., Microsoft Office, etc.).
• Demonstrated ability to build positive working relationships with all levels of employees.
• Strong conflict resolution skills.
• Excellent facilitation/coaching skills.
• Ability to coach functional and leadership teams and help leaders of people develop skills to manage workforce.
• Strong leader of people with proven capability to empower, motivate and develop others.
• Strong drive for results and sense of urgency.
• Proven ability to influence and work effectively across all levels in a highly matrixed environment.
• Ability to drive improvement through the implementation of the lean manufacturing principles.
• Demonstrated results in leading manufacturing excellence.
• Strong technical understanding of manufacturing processes.
• Strong analytical, communication, interpersonal, organizational, and negotiation skills.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c) Manufacturing