Role Summary:

Responsible for FCD Houston's site (previously MOGAS) the Plant Director manages and directs directing all manufacturing activities a plant or production process, including production, materials, quality control, and manufacturing engineering, to produce products in the most cost-effective way, while meeting shipping requirements and sales commitments. Plant may be a stand-alone facility or a relatively independent unit within a larger site.

Responsibilities & Requirements:

Lead Operations Management, Operational Excellence, Safety, Continuous Improvement, Manufacturing Engineering, and plant Procurement functions

Establish processes to ensure manufacturing capabilities meet or exceed requirements for EHS, cost, quality, delivery, and responsiveness

Drive plant breakthrough operational performance by increasing productivity and reducing cost, lead-time and inventory while delivering a quality product complete and on-time to the customer

Continuously improve customer satisfaction through improved product quality First Pass Quality and On Time In Full

Implement and deliver a continuous improvement environment/culture

Develop key metrics to measure the plants performance and aligning area key performance metrics with overall platform goals; organizing resources to deliver on these metrics

Support new product launches and other manufacturing projects/initiatives

Oversee financial and cost management processes to ensure delivery against performance targets

Develop requests for capital and implement in accordance with approved plans

Partner with peers in Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Footprint, HSE, Planning and Engineering etc.

Develop and recommend annual and multi-year strategic manufacturing plans, capital, and special projects

Manage resource productivity to result in manufacturing and material cost reductions

Meet or exceed On-Time Delivery (OTD) standards

Own and reduce past due backlog using a continuous / solutions drive approach
 

Requirements:

BS or BA Degree in relevant field

10+ years of relevant experience in a manufacturing environment.

Strong record of safety performance in a manufacturing plant

Plant Management/Operations experience in low volume / high mix environment of similar size and scale

Asset intensive, discrete manufacturing experience across various manufacturing functions, such as manufacturing, engineering, CIP, supply chain, quality, EHS, and related

Experience in materials management, supply chain, inventory control, planning and/or logistics

Experience in a manufacturing to order (must) or engineered-to-order (preferred) environment

Track record meeting/exceeding KPI’s in manufacturing cost reduction and productivity improvement, EHS and related

Track record implementing continuous improvement / lean initiatives for YoY results

Experience developing and managing budgets, schedules, capital expenditure plans with an understanding of the financial implications of operational strategies

Proven leadership and people management skills – ability to foster effective relationships amongst manufacturing teams

Preferred Experience / Skills:

Master's degree is a plus

Experience / market knowledge in valves a plus

Lean/6-Sigma certification a plus

Experience working in an SAP environment desirable