Plant Manager

Ensuring Chart's Success…

"Cooler Together" - Chart's principal focus is the design and fabrication of cryogenic equipment; so that's how we got our "Cooler By Design" tagline. Of course, we think the stuff we design and build is pretty cool too. What's more, we're problem solvers and strive to work together as a team, making us "Cooler Together". With our recent acquisition of Howden, we're also "Stronger Together". Customers don't come to Chart with an equipment specification, they come to Chart with a challenge. Chart is looking for bright, talented candidates that have a desire for a career in an exciting and evolving industry.

LA Turbines, a Chart Industries Company is currently seeking a General Manager based in Valencia, CA.

• Responsibility for leading and managing the operations of the site (from order to cash). To include all safety, manufacturing, purchasing, manufacturing and product engineering, project management, quality, materials management, scheduling, warehouse, order entry & customer service functions.

• Oversee operational decisions and ensures a smooth execution of the orderbook revenue and associated margin as well as capital/ other major projects in line with the agreed annual operating plan.

• Creates a safety driven culture and works to continuously improve operations utilizing management systems and processes.

What Your Day-to-Day Activities Will Be…

• Drives the Safety culture and is accountable for ensuring the ongoing pursuit of a zero-incident culture

• Drives day-to-day site stability and facilitates operational growth and continuous improvement through establishing and maintaining robust processes including but not limited to strategy/ business plan deployment, project execution processes, standard work, quality systems, and layered audits.

• Creates a learning and coaching environment which develops talent at all levels of the organization and drives a healthy succession pipeline

• Oversees all operations of the site while maintaining focus on the site's business plan, achieving organizational KPI's and has full ownership of the AOP results (between bookings and SG&A)

• Works closely & collaboratively with the finance team to ensure accuracy in the financial forecasts for the site and that all necessary actions are being taken in pusuit of achieving the AOP (between bookings and SG&A) - owns site level P&L.

• Ensure that the local team operates in a cohesive manner and is operating effectively at the local site.

• Provide leadership to the business operation, strategic developments and continuous improvement to ensure that the Company meets or exceeds customer expectations in quality, delivery and cost competitiveness.

• Focus on employee engagement and develop, promote and sustain a culture in line with Chart Values.

Technical Requirements

• Understanding of machining & fabrication manufacturing operations

• Expert knowledge of manufacturing business processes eg. Daily Management, scheduling, inventory control, plant layout, material flow, strategy/ business plan deployment, project execution processes, standard work, layered audits, quality systems

• Financial acumen (P&L management)

• Analytical mindset

• Project Management skills

Your Education Should Be…

Bachelors Degree in Business, Engineer or similar

MBA is preferred

Your Physical Work Environment Will Require…

Office setting with Shop Exposure

Your Professional Experience Should Be…

• 5 years of leadership experience in automotive or similar production (high volume) and experience in an engineered to order environment, would be desirable.

• Experience working with several processes (e.g. welding, fab, machining, assembly) and evidence in using gained knowledge in a different industries

• Experience working with both engineered to order and configured to order products

• Has ideally held the role of Production Supervisor during career

• Experience running a similar size operation in a complex environment

• Team leadership and management experience

• Experience in using P&L to drive the business

Chart is an equal opportunity employer

Salary Range $151,700-$196,700