Description The Plant Manager is responsible for driving continuous and significant improvements in the areas of safety, quality, delivery, cost, people and working capital. This will be achieved by developing a world class plant operations organization and methodically implementing the strategic objectives (a unique combination of strategic planning, strategy deployment, lean management and manufacturing techniques).Major ResponsibilitiesDrive rapid, significant and sustainable improvement in on-time delivery, lot size, lead time and cost reductionProvide the leadership necessary for the development and execution of a manufacturing strategyLead regular KPI reviews for the manufacturing teamLeads the development and implementation of the roadmap to achieve breakthrough operating performanceCoach and mentor an outstanding teamEnsure key manufacturing metrics and key performance indicator systems are consistently trackedContinually evolve manufacturing efficiency and assess opportunities to reduce cost, taking aggressive action to drive financial performanceOversee coordination of the manufacturing function with sales, marketing, design engineering, and other functional organizationsContinually benchmark best practices and drive use of such across responsible operationsEducation Required:Bachelor's degree in Business or related field is required. An MBA is preferred.Work Experience RequiredEducation Required:Bachelor's degree in Business or related field is required. An MBA is preferred.Work Experience Required: Eight years manufacturing / operations leadership experience.Skills & Knowledge Required:The potential to lead larger and more strategically complex manufacturing organizations or assume a full P&L general management assignment is desired. The successful candidate will also be a strong developer of people and teams, believing it a critical component in driving organizational change and effectiveness. Strong knowledge in metal -mechanic, assembly operations and motors experience. Additional traits and competencies that define the successful candidate are: Highly customer responsiveVery resourceful, combining strong manufacturing and technical abilities with good overall management acumenAbility and passion to lean operating system cultureAbility to create followership and lead an organization through significant change and improvementStrong communication skills, both verbal and written, and the ability to effectively communicate throughout all levels of the organizationPossesses a high sense of urgencyHigh degree of credibility to be convincing and persuasiveThis position includes slight travelExperience is large manufacturing sites (over 500 employees) with bi-cultural experience (US and Mexico)Spanish speaking is a mustJoining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 58,000 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.Global Benefits & PerksYou'll be rewarded with a competitive salary plus receive entitlements and benefits unique to your country of hire. What You'll Also GetCareer 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.
