Plant Manager - Multiple Teams at All Jobs Info
Date: 4 hours ago
City: Lynchburg, VA
Contract type: Full time
Company: Advanced Drainage Systems Location: Lynchburg, VA, USA Type: Full-Time Salary: Not Provided
Requirements
Preferred Qualifications
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree or significant manufacturing and management experience.
- 10+ years of managerial experience in a production environment.
- Proven leadership and interpersonal skills.
- Strong operational skills and knowledge of lean business practices.
- Ability to drive results in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to work as a team leader/member with diverse groups.
- Regularly required to sit, stand, reach, bend, and move about the facility.
- Occasionally lift and move up to 25 lbs.
- Travel – 10%.
- Leadership and interpersonal skills.
- Operational and organizational skills.
- Knowledge of lean business practices.
- Ability to coach and develop team members.
- Strong communication skills.
- Champion a safe work environment by leading initiatives that embed a safety-first culture and ensure compliance with all regulatory, environmental, and corporate standards.
- Drive plant performance across safety, quality, productivity, cost, delivery, and employee retention metrics.
- Lead and sustain continuous improvement efforts using Lean principles and data-driven problem-solving to eliminate waste and improve operational efficiency.
- Promote a culture of discipline, consistency, and accountability by reinforcing standardized processes and work practices.
- Manage staffing levels, succession planning, and talent development to align with production needs and build leadership capability across all shifts.
- Coach, mentor, and engage frontline leaders to strengthen decision-making and team performance.
- Support company’s culture statement by fostering employee engagement strategies to reduce turnover, improve morale, and sustain productivity.
- Translate corporate and regional strategies into actionable plant-level objectives, leveraging technology, data, and CI tools to achieve sustained KPI improvements safely.
- Oversee inventory control, materials management, and fulfillment accuracy to support production goals and superior customer service.
- Develop, manage, and adjust the operational budget in response to changing business demands and market conditions.
- Build strong cross-functional relationships with EHS, Supply Chain, Engineering, Maintenance, and Quality teams to align operational plans, schedules, and priorities.
- Communicate plant performance clearly and consistently to employees, peers, and leadership to ensure transparency and shared accountability.
- Participate in regional initiatives and enterprise projects that support manufacturing excellence and align plant objectives with broader corporate priorities.
- Engage with local organizations, schools, and events to build meaningful community relationships that enhance ADS brand visibility and position the plant as a preferred local employer.
Preferred Qualifications
- No benefits info provided.
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