General Manager
Enhance Recruiting
- West Memphis, AR
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Supervise the Production Control Staff in the preparation of the plant’s daily production schedules and functions relating to the daily operations
- Responsible for the purchase of vehicle components (both domestic and overseas) in addition to procurement of MRO materials.
- Create, revise, and manage the yearly budget in addition to providing data for long term budget analysis.
- Responds promptly and positively to questions and requests.
- Champion plant safety, quality, and environmental efforts throughout the facility
- Serve on the management review committee for ISO,
- Contributes to the Team Effort
- Contribute or lead cross functional teams to implement new or changing processes/products. Must be flexible in work assignments and cover for other Staff as needed.
- Utilize the concepts of TPS (Toyota Production System) to improve departmental work processes, research procedures, administrative procedures, etc.; and by recommending changes where appropriate.
- Demonstrate leadership and commitment with respect to the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System as it applies to their areas of responsibility.
- Develop and lead team to achieve KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators) to include but not limited to: Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Daily/Monthly/Yearly Production targets, Expediting Charges, Inventory Accuracy, Cost Control/Budget Management, Cost Reduction
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business Administration, Materials Management or Supply chain is required. MBA is a plus.
- Experience in Automotive Manufacturing a must!
- 12-14 years of Manufacturing experience with assignments in production planning, scheduling, and internal logistics required.
- 4 years of management experience including supervision of professional staff is required.