Assistant Plant Manager

We begin with dreams. Dreams drive our motivation. Dreams are our future. The world's dreams, people's dreams, our dreams. Our passion creates ideas that make dreams come alive. Technology and products that were only dreams become reality.

All for dreams. Dreams challenge and the Nidec-Group will continue to meet the challenge. For the world's and people's tomorrows; the world's first, the world's best technologies and products; we will continue our part in creating a better society.

Job Summary

Job Description

• PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Monitor the activities of production staff to ensure compliance with the set health/safety regulations and procedures
• Ensure that all personnel follow proper quality procedures. Manage departments to meet plant quality metrics
• Lead scrap control and corrective actions
• Support the budgeting and forecasting processes, working with cross-functional teams
• Establish and maintain plant hourly staffing plan. Administer adjustments as necessary. Promote flexibility through cross-training
• Lead actions and projects necessary to achieve plant metrics
• Plan, organize, direct, and run optimum day-to-day operations
• Direct production flow consistent with plant lean and inventory objectives
• Lead and develop the operations and maintenance teams, fostering performance and continuous improvement
• Manage plant continuous objectives by playing a key contributing role in projects, kaizens, and training events
• Assist with budgeting, financial reporting, and preparing reports as needed
• Assume all responsibilities of the plant manager in their absence
• Analyze data to inform operational decisions or activities.
• Analyze financial records to improve efficiency.
• Direct organizational operations, projects, or services.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in: Engineering, Business Management or related field
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing leadership roles
• 5+ years of experience leading teams, including cross-functional groups
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team-oriented, results-driven environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present operational/financial data to corporate leadership

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in: Engineering, Business Administration (MBA) or other advanced degree with a concentration in operations management, finance, or other related technical areas
• Working knowledge of manufacturing cost accounting, inventory valuation and basic financial statements (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow)
• Strong leadership skills, including the ability to assess performance, administer personnel policies, and develop talent
• Previous employment in a manufacturing environment with P&L or cost-center responsibility
• Ability to partner effectively with finance and operations teams to drive operational efficiency and profitability

KPI's:

• Safety
• On-time Delivery
• P&L
• Productivity

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Requires remaining in a stationary position, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods
• Requires moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another
• Requires contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise)
• Requires use of electronic mail
• Requires telephone conversations
• Requires face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams
• Requires writing letters and memos
• Freedom to determine tasks, priorities, and goals
• Includes exposure to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable
• Requires being exact or highly accurate
• Requires meeting strict deadlines
• Requires coordinating or leading others in accomplishing work activities
• Requires work with others in a group or team
• Requires work with external customers or the public

• Includes conflict resolution situations

• Requires making decisions that impact the results of co-workers, clients or the company
• Opportunity to make decisions without supervision
• Requires making decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization
• Includes responsibility for the health and safety of others
• Includes responsibility for work outcomes and results
• Requires wearing common protective or safety equipment
• Job tasks are performed in close physical proximity to other people
• Requires working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions
• Requires working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions

This position description is meant to describe the typical kinds of duties or difficulty level that may be required of positions with this title. The use of a particular expression shall not limit or exclude other duties or difficulty levels not mentioned. This position description is not meant to limit or modify Nidec Motor Corporations right to assign, direct or control the work assigned to this position.

Additional Job Details

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

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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.