Position: Facility Manager
Location: Chillicothe, OH
Job Type: Office/On-site (95%), Travel (5%)
Department: North America Operations
Position Purpose: Lead, develop and drive the strategic direction of Leadec within the Customer site.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
· Demonstrates the values and business principles of Leadec.
· Works safely at all times.
· Oversight of all Leadec operations at the site.
· Maintain high ethical standards and an appropriate level of confidentiality.
· Ensures that all safety guidelines at the site are adhered to in accordance with our safety program requirements.
· Provide technical knowledge and problem-solving skills to encourage better decision making.
· Drive successful implementation of Leadec and Customer strategic initiatives.
· Manage all required documentation reporting for both internal and customer needs.
· Relationship management -- both internally within Leadec and externally between Leadec, Leadec's Customers and Leadec's business partners.
· Manage KPI's for Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Morale, and Environment.
· Progressively manage Leadec financial performance for the site. Routine tasks include but are not limited to budgeting, forecasting, P&L review & analysis/assessment and customer receivables/payables oversight.
· Develop & maintain process controls for the most efficient method of performing assigned Scope of Work (SOW) in the most cost-effective way, at a very high standard.
· Establish daily Current Best Practices (CBP) for each employee based on their responsibilities and historical data, to ensure that all necessary tasks of their job are covered.
· Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions and determine a clear path of action with goals and metrics in all areas of responsibility.
· Ensure the implementation of Leadec "Safety It's Your Life" Process to ensure all employees are engaged in safe work practices.
· Demonstrate role model behavior for safety, integrity, and ethical standards as well as portrayal behaviors consistent with a lean manufacturing culture.
· Ensure delivery of maintenance services using root cause analyses, continuous improvement, and problem-solving activities through data driven scientific methods.
· Participating in the development of Standardized Maintenance Practices for all Leadec activities.
· Participate in the hiring process for new employees as required.
· Participate with customer equipment "buy-off" activities as required.
· Adhering to and supporting all EHS and Quality objectives, in accordance with ISO 14001, 45001 and 9001 respectively.
· All other duties as assigned by Leadec manager.
Competencies:
· Managing Tasks
· Open Communication
· Entrepreneurship
· Driving Change
· Self-Management
· Motivating & Developing People
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
· Communication Skills - Ability to communicate with all levels of Leadec and customer employees.
· Language Ability -- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
· Must be a highly organized, self-motivated individual who can work independently.
· Must possess strong leadership skills.
· Must be able to manage multiple tasks and priorities and easily adapt to changing situations.
· Ability to read and interpret a P&L report and generate supporting summaries and analysis.
· Ability to provide direction and hold a team accountable to meet the desired results.
· Ability to work and perform in a matrix origination.
· Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite -- including Excel, Word, Power-point (or similar).
Position Qualifications:
· Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
· 5+ years of progressive management experience required.
· Previous experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment is required.
· Previous project management experience preferred.
· Previous work experience in an organized labor environment preferred.
· Lean management or equivalent experience preferred.
· Occasional travel as required within the United States.
Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the key actions of the job:
· Required to talk and/or hear in an office and industrial setting (noise level moderate). Frequently required to stand and walk on concrete surfaces for 4 -12 hours. Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; lift; stoop, or crouch.
· Vision requirements: close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and focus adjustment.
· Work is performed in an office and industrial-manufacturing environment with significant time spent working on a computer or at a desk.