Plant Manager

The Plant Manager reports directly to the Mexico Director of Operations and will collaborate closely with his/her peers at the Business Unit and Copeland enterprise level.

**Responsibilities**:

- Clearly communicates vision and improvement plans to employees. A model of active listening to all stakeholders and translation of learnings into action.
- Establishes measurements and monitors/drives results on KPIs (Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost) by leading plant operations team.
- Manages the team with high expectations, building a culture of candor, trust, and strong performance. Ensures direct reports are meeting goals as established in the business plan but more broadly speaking, creates a winning team.
- Develops and grows talent at all levels within the plant organization but specifically as related to direct reports or staff
- Provides regular performance and behavior reviews to employees with a mindset of courageous conversations; coaches and counsels team members quickly and effectively to meet the company's expectations for both leadership competencies and performance goals.
- Persuades and conveys key messages and/or unpopular points of view in a motivating, honest and sensitive manner.
- Builds influence and rapport with people across various levels, functions, culture, and geography.
- Gains insight into customer needs to build solutions that also align with organizational needs.
- Implements and manages cost effective process improvements, capital and operating expenditures, manpower levels, scheduling and shipping.
- Leads regular safety, lean, 5S+1 inspections and audits; review performance to targets and root cause analysis and countermeasure steps to correct any abnormal conditions.
- Participates in sales, inventory and operations planning sessions to develop operations objectives in support of organizational goals and customer support.
- Establishes long term plans to achieve continuous improvement in all manufacturing functions utilizing perfect execution and associated tools.
- Models the way in terms of high standards of honesty and integrity - challenges others to think and act similarly.
- Makes people feel that their contributions are visible and valued.
- Tackles difficult issues with optimism and confidence.
- Conveys clear performance expectations and follow up consistently.
- Remains energized and effective (resilient) when faced with ambiguity and uncertainty.

**Basic Qualifications**
- B.S. degree in technical, engineering or business discipline or equivalent combination or education and/or experience
- Ten (10) years of operations and/or business-related experience and proven record of progressive levels of leadership in technical or manufacturing management roles
- Effective communicator and change agent with focus on the customer
- Strong analytical and data management skills
- Excellent communication skills in a multi-language and multi-cultural environment
- Excellent people management and time management skills
- Strong interpersonal skills enabling cooperation in a team-oriented and matrix environment.
- Excellent communication skills including written, verbal and presentation ability.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word.
- Fluency in Spanish / English
- High quality decision making even in the face of uncertainty or when incomplete information is available
- Hands-on leader who possesses a high level of drive, integrity, accountability and energy to connect with all levels of employees

**Preferred Qualifications**
- Experience with customer facing engagements
- MBA or graduate level education in technical or engineering discipline
- Certified in Lean and/or Six Sigma
- Relevant business insight into the electronics manufacturing industry or HVAC-R customer needs