Plant Manager III

 Req ID 54153 OSS La Laguna, Mexico
     

The position is the Plant Manager for the Division R – Passive Safety Systems located at our LaLaguna, Mexico Inflatable Restraints Plant.  This individual will be responsible for the business management within the plant, including all operational and administrative functions. Key areas of responsibility include leadership to all functions to meet key performance indicators, coordination of all fundamental activities and ensuring fulfillment of interests within local statutory requirements, standards, and policies to ensure profitability goals of the plant.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the following main areas: EH&S Environment protection, ensure legal requirement compliance, provide excellent services for all stakeholder, achieve business results (FCM) and develop the team.
• Assure and ensure appropriate assets (manpower, equipment / infrastructure, and materials) of the plant are available and deployed to deliver the required and agreed operational performance and new product introduction.
• Lead, manage, coach, mentor, find and develop plant leadership team with passion to ensure that a diverse result/process and problem solving-orientated organization is in place and is cascaded throughout the plant by empowerment, clear accountability, and compliance.
• Drive the organization in achieving agreed operational performance/budgets, ensuring the achievement of Daily (SFM Process), Weekly, Monthly (BCC process), Quarterly and Annual (OP/SP) Plant Targets of: Safety Performance, Quality Performance, Internal and External Customer Delivery Performance, Production Volumes, Manufacturing Costs, Productivity, Working Capital, Profit, Cash, Production KPIs and the “6 Vital Few” (LTAR,OPV,ITR, PPP, OEE, FCP) and long-term business objectives based on ZF OP/SP. 
• Drives and fosters an environment of continuous improvement, ensures that there is a long-term vision for the plant supported by a detailed plant roadmap following the “ZF PS Way” with a clear correlation between action and results, following Div/Corp Strategy.
• Based on the ZF planning cycles, the plant manager will construct the Plant OP/SP and resource / infra-structure plan with their superior. 
• Ensure that customers and Unions internally and externally are fully understood and that reliable relationships are established and maintained to the mutual benefit of both parties. 
• Ensure 24-hour support of Production Unit leading the daily Gemba agenda and the observation approach.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 8+ years solid working experience in Operations and relevant Functions​
• 5+ years leadership experience including coaching/mentoring skills
• 5+ years restraint technology experience; preferably inflatable restraint systems​
• Experience in Project Management​
• Lean Management, Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement​
• Transformation competence and organizational development skills​
• Coaching and Mentoring Skills​
• Business & Finance Management Acumen​
• Results / Process / Problem Solving - Oriented ​
• In Depth knowledge in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Production and Launch Readiness​

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Master’s degree preferred

KPIs: LTAR, OPV, ITR, PPP, OEE, FCP, NCC, ECI, DPI, DPO, Profit, Cash, Working Capital

Be part of our ZF team as Plant Manager III and apply now!

Contact

Mariana Lizeth Cantu