Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to all organizations and individuals in the plant in order to meet customer requirements
• Be part of the Americas Value Stream leadership team, define value stream priorities, action plans and problem solving required to meet Value Stream bowlers and metrics aligned to business priorities.
• Provide development of staff leaders to guide plant and support organizations
• Work with customers, functional leaders, and internal staff to meet organizational requirements
• Lead lean transformation growing the culture of continuous business improvement according to benchmarks and standards
• Lead the establishment and attainment of plant goals in safety, quality, delivery and cost, always with unyielding integrity.
• Lead the team and successful execution of customer requirements for the Warner Robins depot.
• Establish and maintain the plant vision for success
• Lead employee and Union relationships, successfully complete contract negotiations with the CBA
• Facilitate the leadership team in strategic decision-making and problem-solving
• Provide leadership development and performance feedback to the plant staff
• Establish and maintain positive corporate citizenship through community organizations and the media
• Work with local legislative bodies to promote decisions with a positive impact on the business
• Develop and track expense and investment budgets with the input of each organization
• Establish and adjust an organizational structure that best supports the plant goals and measurements

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma / GED with at least 9 years of experience in Manufacturing/Operations Plant Leadership).
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Manufacturing/Operations Plant Leadership.

Desired Characteristics

• Demonstrated ability to manage operations within a unionized environment.
• Experience leading lean manufacturing and change management initiatives for the business, including driving workforce engagement and providing feedback to all employees.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects. Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
• Skilled influencer, able to communicate complex messages to others.

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

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