Plant Manager

At Electrolux, a leading global appliance company, we strive every day to shape living for the better for our consumers, our people, and our planet. We share ideas and collaborate so that together, we can develop solutions that deliver enjoyable and sustainable living.

Come join us as you are. We believe diverse perspectives make us stronger and more innovative. In our global community of people from 100+ countries, we listen to each other, actively contribute, and grow together.

Join us in our exciting quest to build the future home.

All about the role:

This highly visible, hands-on leader is responsible for driving and deploying Electrolux's manufacturing strategy that ensures ultimate satisfaction from the Customer as well as the best performance (SQCDP) while ensuring a safe working environment for all Electrolux's team members. The Plant Manager will also lead the continued proliferation of Electrolux's goal of world class performance, where quality is built-in to all manufacturing processes. He/She drives the continuous effort for productivities in all aspects of the operation to ensure the highest level of efficiency.

In this role you will be reporting to the Vice President of Manufacturing for Electrolux Major Appliances NA. You will be based in Springfield, TN. The Plant Manager position leads the continued proliferation of Electrolux mission of Shape Living for the Better leading the Manufacturing plant towards our Manufacturing Excellence roadmap while ensuring the Electrolux Employer of Choice program is fully implemented with the proper skilled and trained employees are assigned to all manufacturing positions, leading the Safety, Environmental and Healthy initiatives to assure both the safety of our employees and compliance to regulatory elements applied to our facilities, assuring the quality plan is executed at all levels of the manufacturing. In addition, the Plant Manager is responsible for executing the Manufacturing Engineering activities including labor mapping, line balancing, automation execution, assuring NPI introductions on the line and productivity/efficiencies projects and ultimately assuring continuous cost optimization. Finally, this position is responsible for leading the supply chain activities for the plant including responsibilities production plan, material plan, flow and handling and inbound logistics.

What you'll do:

• Ensure plant world-class manufacturing activities based on EMS (Electrolux Manufacturing System) and global manufacturing principles and guidelines, while ensuring Quality and Safety are met on every process.

• Directs the company's manufacturing, production and operating activities, with discipline, toward the accomplishment of group objectives

• Employee safety as measured by total case incident rate (TCIR)

• Customer quality as measured by service call rate (SCR) and first time quality (FTQ)

• Customer delivery as measured by delivery on time (DOT) and backorders.

• Drive the execution of manufacturing initiatives by:

• Providing Lean manufacturing training, guidance and leadership to the internal manufacturing, product development teams and suppliers

• Understanding and responding to the requirements of Electrolux's customers and suppliers

• Integrating suppliers into the total manufacturing strategy

• Lead implementation of new process and equipment in accordance with Manufacturing Engineering guidelines with a special focus in process automation.

• Ensure timely and effective new products launches up to a complete production ramp-up, according to the plans agreed with Product Development and Product Line

• Partner with Product Care to ensure the timely and successful manufacturing launch of product design modification and

• Partner with Group ME Product Line to ensure the timely and successful manufacturing launch of all new products

• Drive continuous productivity improvement across the operation through the implementation of lean manufacturing initiatives and partnering with all functions to generate cost savings across the value chain (R&D, Purchasing, ME, Product Care…)

• Grow the production volume of existing products to satisfy increasing demand without significant capital expenditure while new products are launched and produced.

• Ensure maximization of overall productivity level and cost competitiveness

• Ensure timely and effective industrialization of new products up to a complete production ramp-up, according to the plans agreed with Product Development and Product Lines;

• Drive Value Creation into every function of the organization

• Develop operating budgets, capital plans, cost reduction initiatives and monitor Manufacturing, as well as taking appropriate actions in order to exceed stated objectives

• Develop site strategy and drive cascading tactical goals and objectives at all levels of the plant operation

• Inventory management of raw/indirect materials, ensuring inventory days and accuracy according to company policies, while guaranteeing supply to assembly lines as planned.

• Ensure appropriate logistics systems are in place in the plant and with external interfaces in order to achieve the service level requested

• Provide direct leadership, supervision, and coaching to Springfield operations leadership team and plant employees, creating a work environment that drives engagement and stresses accountability, while behaving and reinforcing the Electrolux Purpose and Behaviors. Develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with community organizations. Network with governmental and non-governmental organizations, institutions.

Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor's degree in technical field, MBA highly desirable

• Record of progressive leadership roles within a complex, high volume, manufacturing company with a minimum of 10 years

• Profit planning and operational P&L leadership at a plant (at least 3 years)

• Proven success implementing Lean manufacturing concepts and Six Sigma processes

• In-depth understanding of the Supply Chain and its different processes (MRP, Inventories control, Production planning, etc.)

• In-depth understanding of standard costing and development of variable and fixed overhead rates

As part of Electrolux, we will continuously invest in you and your development. There are no barriers to where your career could take you.

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Electrolux Home Products, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.

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