Site Manager

SCHEDULE
Days, M-Th 7:00 am – 4:30 pm, Fri 7:00 am - 11:00 am
This position requires to work on-site

SALARY
$136,000 - $204,000

SUMMARY OF JOB CONTENTS 

Plans, directs, and coordinates all strategic and operational activities of a medium size plant of up to 195 employees including production, materials, quality control, and manufacturing engineering, to produce products in the most cost-effective way while meeting shipping requirements and sales commitments.  Implement strategies in alignment with strategic initiatives and provide site personnel with a clear sense of direction and focus. Implement processes that will drive continuous improvement, in order to maximize stewardship, safety, quality and productivity. 
    
Ensure the decisions and direction of the plant is within all legal regulations concerning environment, health and safety, as well as, with defined standards and procedures. Interact closely with support functions, e.g. HR management, manufacturing engineering, materials, quality control, plant accounting, plant engineering and maintenance. 
    
This position makes decisions that may significantly impact the Company financially and the image and reputation of the Company.

 
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES 

• Ensures that products are produced on time, of good quality, and meet or exceed all customer and company standards.
• Enforces a strong safety culture at the site. Complies with the procedures and best practices to ensure prevention of accidents and continuous improvement of quality, environment, safety, and energy levels.
• Directs all operation functions and ensures cost effectiveness and consistency with pre-described quality, accuracy and performance standards-therefore, develops and manages a setup of KPls and objectives on site to easily review the current performance and identify potential gaps and risks for the business. Proposes corrective measures.
• Manages inventories and commercial obligations to optimize working capital requirements
• Promotes the organizational changes as per the company strategy aiming the business success.
• Drives continuous improvement through implementation of continuous improvement (CIP) principles and best practices
• Ensures effective internal plant communication and reporting procedure.
• Ensures compliance with legally mandatory rules, company and group rules and social responsibility.
• Represent the company before all public authorities, ensuring organizational identity and based on the Company Board of Management international manufacturing company decisions for the strategy and policies in place.
• Responsible for staff recruitment, training & development within the area of responsibility. Ensures effective procedures for management development, review, and control of performance by and for key managers in the assigned area.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS / EXPERIENCE 

• BS/Technical University Degree (e.g. Material Sciences, Engineering, Business Management or related field) and a minimum of 5 years of experience managing a manufacturing plant
• Broad background in manufacturing technology management experiences preferably in a carbon fiber manufacturing plant.
• Strong communication, planning, organizational, leadership and managerial skills required.
• Strong team building, decision-making and people management skills.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
• Knowledge of business and management principles (budgeting, strategic planning, resource allocation and human resources).
• Ability to motivate employees to keep operations running smoothly.
• Fluent in English
• Required knowledge in the following areas: Quality Assurance, ESHA regulations, Legal regulations (e.g. labor law), Engineering, Project Management, Finance & Accounting
• Ability and experience speaking in large group formats internally and to higher level management.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The following physical activities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations.

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear; frequently required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and the employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. 

WORK ENVIORNMENT 

The following work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts, extreme heat, risk of electrical shock; occasionally exposed to work in high, precarious places.

This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and Team Member and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.
 

BENEFITS
SGL Carbon offers a competitive benefits package available to full-time regular employees.

• Medical with Prescription Drug Program
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts / Health Savings Account
• Company paid Short and Long Term Disability
• Company paid Basic Life / Accidental Death and Dismemberment / Travel Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program 
• Optional Life Insurance/AD&D for Employee and Dependents
• 401k Savings Plan with company match
• 401k Additional Company contribution after 1 year of employment
• Paid Time Off  - 120 hours annually, balance increases each year by 8 hours, rollover up to 80 hours each year.
• Company Paid Holidays - 12 paid holidays and up to 3 additional floating holidays based on hire date