Plant Manager

**Location**:Reynosa

**Opportunity**

BASIC FUNCTION
Responsibility for directing the plant’s operation in accordance with established policies, procedures and objectives; for planning, organizing, directing and controlling performance of ceramic sanitary ware, production, plant maintenance, service and administrative groups; for achieving effective and efficient utilization of all the plant personnel and physical facilities; for coordinating and efficiently utilizing Group and Corporate staff services; for staffing the plant with qualified personnel; for effectively communicating established objectives, policies and procedures; for initiating, as needed, recommendations for modifying established policies, procedures and objectives; and for keeping superiors informed of regular reports reflecting such things as production results, availability of labor, changes in operating requirements, changes in local legislation or other community activity.
Responsible also for capital investments in the plant, coordinate activities for expansions, and act as a Legal representative of the Company.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop and recommend short
- and long-range plant goals in support of Division, Group and corporate objectives and policies, for the approval of the Director - DIR OPER-CI & SS.

Direct and approve the establishment of manufacturing methods, standards, techniques, and plans so as to assure the production is consistent with established specifications for cost, quality, safety, delivery, and sustainability metrics.

Direct and coordinate with the needed Corporate resources, the development of production schedules, economic inventory levels and control procedures to meet sales forecasts.

Direct and coordinate the development of improved processes, materials and design to provide for new and/or improved products.

In coordinating with the Director - Human Resources, develop and administer approved labor relations policies, personnel practices and procedures; salary and wage practices and procedures; health, safety and employee recreational programs; and supervise, direct and control the hiring, training, promotion or separation of all personnel acquired for assigned, including all aspects of fair employment practices, equal employment opportunity and affirmative action programs.

Develop and administer effective maintenance and service organizations that will result in maintaining all facilities in such a condition as to provide production and service groups with dependable low-cost engineering, maintenance and sanitation services.

Direct and coordinate with the Corporate Information Systems group, Materials and Control, PA, in the development and establishment of local purchasing policies and procedures that are consistent with approved company policies.The preparation of annual budget recommendations - administrative, capital and production expense - for submission to the DIR OPER-CI & SS.

Approval of all expense accounts and purchase requisitions in accordance with approved budgets and expenditure limitations and recommend amounts in excess of authorized limits.

Represent the company in the community through active membership in community organizations, striving to represent the company and its employees as an outstanding member of the community.

Direct and coordinate plant sustainability projects that result in year over year improvements in our four-key metrics (water reduction, energy reduction, CO2 reduction, and solid waste reduction).

Administer, in cooperation with other Group and Corporate Management, the coordination of approved plans for division growth and development, informing the Director - DIR OPER-CI & SS. and others concerned, on process being made in comparison with established objectives, budgets, and schedules for various programs and projects.

**Skills/Requirements**

RELATIONSHIPS AND CONTACS

Supervisory Relationships:
Reports Directly to the Director - DIR OPER-CI & SS.

Supervise Directly:
Manager Quality/CI/KOS & Tooling
Manager Process Engineering
Manager Control Materials,
Controller
Manager Maintenance
Manager Human Resources
Manager Manufacturing

Organization Relationships:
Has frequent contact with Corporate Information Systems, Materials and Controller and his/her subordinates to obtain or furnish information on material procurement, production schedules, production problems, to obtain and furnish cost information and consult on budgets, costs, data processing and internal control procedures.

Has frequent contact with the Director - DIR OPER-CI & SS. subordinate staff to obtain or furnish information relative to coordinating the uniform interpretation of quality control specifications and standards.

Has contact as required with the Director - HR and his/her subordinate staff, on legal questions, personnel administration, salary and wage administration, safety programs, training, recreation, fringe benefits and medical services, and all aspects of fair emp