Plant Manager

idX is one of the largest environment manufacturers and solutions providers in our industry. Ourunique, turnkey approach to managing custom, complex, multi-location rollouts coupled with our logistics capability and financial strength backed by our parent company UFP Industries separates idX from all others around the globe.

Job Summary

The Plant Manager will organize, manage and lead all plant employees in efforts to manufacture fixtures with high quality, within budget, maximizing efficiencies and in a timely manner in order to meet customer's requirements.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

General Plant Operations

• Ensures that building and equipment are maintained in safe, clean and efficient operation condition
• Oversees facilities planning. Ensures that the implementation of those plans is adequate for current and future needs
• Maintains an effective Safety Committee to ensure compliance with all government regulations and operation of a safe workplace

Personnel

• Oversees personnel recruitment, selection and training
• Confers with supervisors to identify personnel needs, job specifications, job duties, qualifications and skills necessary to meet operating deadlines
• Ensures fair and equitable treatment of personnel (including work scheduling, pay standards, discipline, etc.)
• Enforces compliance with administrative policies, procedure, safety rules and governmental regulations

Equipment

• Ensure that equipment is properly maintained and adequately safeguarded at all times
• Recommends capital expenditures for acquisition of new equipment to increase efficiency and capabilities of plant

Financial Responsibilities

• Responsible for revenue production based on assigned work
• Manages efficiency of production and reviews performance on individual jobs
• Monitors operating costs and actively searches for cost-saving opportunities

Production

• Manages and oversees overall production requirements and distribution of work to production areas
• Communicates on a regular basis with Operations manager as to workload
• Meets with department managers at least weekly to discuss production requirements
• Ensures that Operations records are maintained by all production areas
• Reviews operations reports regularly
• Directly supervises Raw Materials Manager, Production Control Manger, Machining Manager, Assembly Manager, Maintenance Manager, Warehouse and Distribution Manager and Administrative staff

Qualifications

• 15+ years experience in a wood and/or metal manufacturing environment, preferrably in the consumer environments industry
• 10+ years experience as a Plant Manager in a custom manufacturing environment
• Good working knowledge of wood and/or metal fabricating operations
• Must be able to read and interpret drawings
• Thorough understanding of modem manufacturing techniques
• Highly effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Exposure to design, retail, engineering and bill of material generation
• Must have experience using Microsoft Office programs with demonstrated knowledge of ERP systems (preferably Vantage)
• Strong math and analytical skills
• Working knowledge of Geometry and Algebra preferred.
• Strong reasoning skills