Job Posting Title

Plant Manager

Job Description Summary

We are searching for a Plant Manager to join our Fort Wayne, IN team.

The Plant Manager will manage all aspects of operations and infrastructure maintenance for a manufacturing facility. Develop strategic and tactical plans: oversee processes to run facility and manage staff in accordance with regulatory procedures and ethical standards. Support negotiation of, and adherence to infrastructure service agreements with local government, service providers, and utilities. Develop and support systems to ensure continuous improvement; supports AAM Operating System and lean manufacturing principles. Ensures communication and cooperation among all plant functions and with other plants or locations.

Job Description:

• Direct plant human resource strategies by determining accountabilities; communicating and enforcing values, policies, and procedures; implementing recruitment, selection, orientation, training, coaching, counseling, disciplinary, and communication programs; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; reviewing compensation strategies.

• Direct plant organizational strategies by contributing information, analysis, and recommendations to strategic thinking and direction; establishing functional objectives in line with organization goals.

• Direct plant operational strategies by analyzing trends; preparing critical measurements; implementing production, productivity, quality, customer-service, safety, security, and health strategies; leading system improvements.

• Direct plant financial strategies by anticipating requirements, trends, and variances; developing action plans; measuring and analyzing results; initiating corrective actions; minimizing the impact of variances.

• Plan plant operations by evaluating sales and delivery information; identifying short-term and long-range issues; identifying and evaluating options; choosing a course of action.

• Deliver customer-acceptable products by enforcing quality standards; maintaining good manufacturing practices.

• Improves quality production results by studying, evaluating, and re-designing processes; implementing changes.

• Maintain organization stability and reputation by complying with legal requirements; helping others comply.

• Maintain safe, secure, and healthy plant environment by adhering to organization standards and policies, and to legal regulations; alerting others regarding potential concerns.

• Prepare plant information and reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.

• Contributes to plant and organization success by welcoming related, different, and new requests; helping others accomplish job results.

• All other duties as assigned.

Required Skills and Education

• Bachelor’s degree in operations management, business, engineering, finance or related field and 7+ years in manufacturing management experience or combination of education and experience.

• Possess strong leadership qualities to include giving clear direction, thinking proactively and a high sense of accountability

• Demonstrated ability to drive operational excellence and align team objectives with company strategy.

About AAM:

As a leading global Tier 1 Automotive and Mobility Supplier, AAM designs, engineers and manufactures Driveline and Metal Forming technologies to support electric, hybrid and internal combustion vehicles. Discover how we’re Bringing the Future Faster at AAM.com.

AAM will not discriminate against any Associate or applicant for employment because of age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law. AAM will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that Associates are treated equally during employment, without regard to their age, race, color, gender, religion, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or other characteristic protected by law. For the Disabled Job Seeker: We offer reasonable accommodations for qualified disabled individuals who are applicants for employment. To request assistance or accommodations, please e-mail TalentAcquisition@aam.com. AAM is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.