Regional Plant Manager-Eau Claire​/Spooner Wisconsin

The regional plant manager ensures that plant objectives are accomplished effectively through leadership of production, maintenance, quality, and warehouse functions. This includes making strategic decisions and implementing improvement initiatives. The regional plant manager is responsible for maintaining compliance with all organizational, environmental, quality, and safety policies and procedures.

• Responsible for maintaining a collaborative work environment amongst the employees at the plants to promote a productive and positive culture.
• Hire, train, develop and evaluate direct reports. Take corrective action as needed on a timely basis and in accordance with company policy.
• Recommend and once approved, coordinate major projects (e.g., plant layout changes, installation of capital equipment, major repairs, etc.).
• Establish group and individual accountabilities for problem solving and cost reduction.

• Monitor plant objectives and metrics (such as gross margin, scrap, quality, safety, turnover and employee engagement) to develop a plan for continuous improvement.
• Evaluate costs of materials, supplies, and labor to determine plans for reducing costs.
• Be proficient in supply chain knowledge and work with purchasing/vendors to navigate market specific supply chain risk and opportunities.
• Work with Director to submit the capital expenditure budget for approval annually.

• Ensure equipment and labor resources are being utilized effectively in all areas.
• With subject-matter experts, develop or adapt production methods for R&D scale-ups, new product introductions and other innovations in a safe and cost-effective manner.
• Work collaboratively with sales personnel and facility talent to evaluate and communicate production capacities for new business opportunities.
• Encourage use of new techniques and technologies to improve plant capabilities.

• Lead plants in accomplishing the established goals and accurately present results to director.
• Review production and other operational reports to ensure company objectives are being met.
• Identify deficiencies or inconsistencies in processes, documents, and work to resolve effectively.
• Focus on fact-based problem solving to resolve issues while working proactively to avoid potential issues before they occur.

• Responsible for management of contract manufacturing accounts at the plants to fill extra line capacity not being used by Cortec product manufacturing.
• Responsible for ERP utilization, customization, and query creation for Plant needs.
• Additional related duties as assigned.

Bachelor’s Degree required, preferably in engineering, operations management, or a related field.

Minimum three - five years of manufacturing management experience required.