Plant Controller

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At Justrite Safety Group
, we're a dynamic organization dedicated to protecting people, property, and the planet. Our growing portfolio of companies delivers advanced industrial safety solutions that set the standard for excellence. As we expand, we seek top talent to join our team and lead the charge in revolutionizing industrial safety, ensuring that every worker returns home safely, every workplace remains secure, and our environment thrives for generations to come.

Safety isn't just a priority—it's our passion.

The Justrite Manufacturing Site Plant Controller will play a vital role in the site’s operating performance. The position oversees site financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, compliance and provides strategic advice to plant and BU management on key drivers influencing site performance. The Plant Controller ensures accurate and timely financial information for decision-making while maintaining a controlled environment that ensures integrity. The role is an active member of the plant leadership team, driving improvements in site performance.

The individual will be a subject-matter expert in cost accounting to lead improved product costing and drive overall plant productivity.

• Leads financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes
• Prepares and delivers the plant financial forecasts and projections to Plant Leader
• Monitors the plant’s monthly closing process in conjunction with the accounting team
• Communicates results effectively to management and non-financial personnel
• Provides in-depth analysis on variances to plan and forecast with the Site Ops Leader(s) as well as holding leadership accountable to plant budget & forecast
• Provides risk analysis for contingency planning

• Participates in the development of annual operational objectives for the plant that are aligned to Corporate and the business unit strategic objectives
• Leads updating forecasts quarterly to provide a real time assessment of site results and the near-term outlook
• Monitors performance against budgets & forecast, providing insights and recommendations for improvement. Leads proactive development of contingency plans, productivity improvement and corrective actions to ensure facility financial results and shareholder value is optimized

• Leads actions in line with achieving targets, mitigating risk, and helping to prioritize resource needs
• Leads proactive development of contingency plans, productivity improvement and corrective actions to ensure facility financial results and shareholder value is optimized
• Provides insightful and competitive analytics that anticipate change and drive decision making
• Provides investment analysis helping to outline the appropriate return on investment
• Educates plant personnel on key performance metrics and ensure those metrics are tracked with high audit standards
• Able to clearly understand, articulate and communicate the difference between hard savings that influence the P&L and type 2 or cost avoidance savings

• Ensures that there is an effective and efficient system of internal controls including data integrity, asset protection, appropriate approval levels, budgeting, financial reporting, information systems and adherence to corporate policies and governmental regulations (GAAP, tax compliance, etc.)
• Comfortable working with the tax and corporate accounting teams to support tax filings and our annual corporate audit
• Help implement & maintain effective internal controls to safeguard company assets and ensure fiscal integrity of our systems and operating results
• Identify and mitigate financial risk through proactive analysis and control

• Establishes and maintains standard costs for materials, labor, and overhead, updating them periodically to reflect operational or market changes
• Analyzes variances between actual and standard costs (material, labor, and overhead), identifying areas for improvement…