Plant Manager

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Job Summary

• Proven and demonstrated experience in leadership of people and manufacturing
• Must have strong understanding of Electrical manufacturing and products
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes (electrical/mechanical assemblies and motor assembly is preferred)
• Knowledge of 6S Lean Manufacturing is required
• Experience with and knowledge of understanding and interpreting financial reports – using them to make business decisions
• Knowledge of Mexican tax and labor laws
• Requires a mindset of Continuous Improvement
• Ability to influence and lead multidisciplinary projects.
• Management of multiple projects simultaneously.
• Leadership and culture development experience and skills
• Must be able to communicate in English at a high level – with customers, suppliers, peers and leadership
• Strong communication skills are required including presentation skills and communicating with all levels in the organization
• Must be resilient, self-motivated, and have a strong positive attitude
• Demonstrated ability to be innovative and challenge the status quo

Job Description

Direct and manage all plant operations and maintain overall responsibility for production, maintenance, quality and other production-related activities.
Responsibilities & Duties
• Manage shipping and receiving, including minimizing premium freight and repair expenses.
• Monitor shop schedule as is it relates to project site schedules.
• Manage capital asset maintenance.
• Maintain facilities and equipment, and monitor overtime.
• Labor relations including interviewing, hiring, training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
• 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field.

Additional Job Details

Management – M4
Organizational Impact
• Recommends tactical and operational strategies that will directly impact the achievement of overall business unit, department and/or job family group results
• Directs the execution of strategies established by functional and/or executive leadership
• Establishes operational plans for department and/or job family group with short- to mid-term impact on results (e.g., 1-3 years)
• Work requires a high degree of responsibility for resources, and frequently influences business decisions made by senior leadership
• Typically responsible for moderate revenue and/or expenditures in multiple areas or over multiple teams with moderate oversight, with signature authority
Communication & Influence
• Communicates with parties within and outside of own business unit, department, and/or job family, and typically has responsibilities for communicating with parties external to the job family group, which may include clients or partners
• Works to influence others to accept job family group/business unit’s view/practices and agree/accept new concepts, practices and approaches. Requires ability to communicate with executive leadership regarding matters of significant importance to the organization
• May conduct briefings with senior leaders within the business unit/job family group. May at times be required to negotiate regarding operational issues
Innovation & Complexity
• Responsible for making significant improvements of processes, systems or products to enhance performance of business unit, department and/or job family group
• Problems and issues faced are numerous and undefined, where information is typically difficult to obtain
• Problems are frequently complex. Problems typically impact multiple business units and/or job family groups
• Problems are typically solved through drawing from extensive prior experience and analysis of issues
Leadership & Talent Management
• Manages a department or job family or a large team that includes multiple teams led by other people leaders
• Responsible for creating workforce and staffing plans for department/job family group/team to ensure availability of talent necessary to accomplish departmental business results
• Typically has hiring, firing, promotion and reward authority within own area, in accordance with Corporate Guidelines
Knowledge & Experience
• Requires advanced management and leadership knowledge to lead cross-department project teams or manage across multiple job family group
• Typically has mastery within a specific technical or broad expertise across multiple related disciplines
• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional certification and 10 years of prior relevant experience

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at Nidec
Nidec is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, genetic information, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following website: http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf

No Soliciting

Nidec will not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to Nidec job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. Pre-approval from the Nidec Talent Acquisition team is required before any external candidate can be submitted and such candidate must be submitted to the Nidec Talent Acquisition team.