Plant Manager

Chesterfield, MI, United States

Come build something that matters.

It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of approximately 43,500 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.

The Job:  

As a Plant Manager, you’ll be part of our Stanley Engineered Fastening team overseeing our two Chesterfield, MI locations, as well as our Troy, MI location, working as an on-site employee.    You’ll get to:  

• Assume overall leadership of Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Inventory and People (SQCDIP) for products and processes.

• Complete responsibility for site(s) financial performance.

• Directly interact with all support functions including Commercial, Advanced Manufacturing, Quality, EHS, Security, HR, Finance, Engineering, and Supply chain to ensure increasing levels of customer and employee satisfaction while improving the efficiency of labor, materials, and machines.

• Support new product development plans by collaborating with the relevant product managers to improve product profiles, cost, standards, profits, and availability.

• Lead and manage policy deployment in the areas of Lean Manufacturing techniques, quality, cost reduction, complete and on time delivery, safety, customer satisfaction, employee relations, digital factory, and plant performance measures.

• Provide plant and team leadership through visioning, goals, expectations, performance management, coaching and communication, employee engagement, employee development, and employee relations.

• Provide leadership for root cause analysis and effective problem solving, yielding immediate and long-term corrective actions and sustainable enhancements.

• Ensure compliance with all federal and state regulations (e.g. OSHA), as well as all company policies and standards, including cost control, human resources, on-time delivery, quality, safety, and waste reduction.

• Manage material requirements to increase inventory turns and reduce levels on hand.

• Support the development of an accurate annual budget, effectively manage the budget, and provide analysis for forecasting changes.

• Support IBP/S&OP through effectively monitoring demand forecast and comparing/converting it into supply forecast factoring in head/tail winds for labor, material, and machines.

• Effectively plan for, budget for, and manage operations headcount needs driving strong labor efficiencies.

• Identify, justify, communicate, and drive implementation of capital investments and improvement projects.

• Balance work cell loading across the plant and leverage strong material flow optimization opportunities.

• Continually benchmark and drive effective application of best practices and upskilling of our associates.

The Person:  

You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? In fact, you embrace it. You also have:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Operations, or related field required and an MBA preferred.

• Minimum of ten (10) years of related progressive manufacturing operations multi-site leadership experience in a multi shift environment, managing multiple business functions.

• Plastic injection molding, cold forming, and tier I automative supplier experience required.

• Site P&L responsibility experience.

• Certification in Lean or Six Sigma a plus.

• Knowledge of ISO 9001-2015, AS9100, and IATF 16949.

• The ideal candidate is an experienced professional with proficiency in the following areas:

  • Creating a Safety Culture.

  • Unionized site leadership

  • Ability to create followership and lead an organization through significant change and improvement.

  • Financial analysis, including understanding and use of balance sheets, profit and loss statements, etc.

  • Highly customer responsive.

  • Short and long-term planning.

  • Excellent project management.

  • High volume assembly operations preferred.

• The idea candidate models the following leadership competencies:

  • Character – Display high integrity, honesty.

  • Personal Capability – Demonstrate technical and professional expertise, solve problems and analyze issues, Innovate, Practice self-development.

  • Focus on Results – Establish stretch goals and Take responsibility for outcomes with a sense of urgency.

  • Interpersonal Skills – Excellent inter-personal communicate skills; Inspire and motivate others to high performance; Build relationships, develop others, and Collaborate with others.

  • Lead Organizational Change – Develop strategic perspectives, Champion change, Connect internal groups with the outside world.

The Details:

You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan, including:

• Medical, dental, life, vision, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well-being.

• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.

And More:

We want our company to be a place you’ll want to be – and stay. Being part of our team means you’ll get to:

• Grow: Be part of our global company with 20+ brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

• Learn: Have access to a wealth of learning resources, including our digital learning portal.

• Belong: Experience an awesome place to work, where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for a wide range of perspectives and experiences.

• Give Back: Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back, and sustainable business practices.

What’s more, you’ll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors, and everyday heroes all over the world. We’re more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial. We’re visionaries and innovators. As successful as we’ve been in the past, we have so much further to go. That’s where you come in. Join us!

The Salary range for this position is $134,300.00 - $231,700.00

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We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 43,500 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are 

We’re the World’s largest tool company. We’re industry visionaries. We’re solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art “smart factory” products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company. 

Benefits & Perks

You’ll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, retirement benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays & personal days, and tuition reimbursement. And, of course, discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.

What You’ll Also Get

Career Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

Learning & Development: 
Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).

Diverse & Inclusive Culture:
We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too.

Purpose-Driven Company:
You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.

EEO Statement:
All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran’s status or any other protected characteristic.

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