Plant Manager

Oakville, Canada

• Direct reporting line to North America Manufacturing/Operations Leader

• Contribute and connect Site to company’s Vision, Mission & Values;
• Support Company Strategic pillars: Innovation & Technology Leadership, Globalization & Excellence in Execution;
• Establish and develop Site Mission, Vision and Strategy aligned with the ZF’s  Operating System (WOS) and backboned by Six Sigma Lean principles;
• Permanent and ongoing focus on Customer Satisfaction based on Quality, Deliveries and Productivity
• Define clear actions on Site Safety, Health and Environment as well as on Motivation and Communication with employees;
• Organize and interface with different Business Units, Support Functions aligning the business priorities
• Create and mature appropriate environment to support change and transformation from conventional / traditional  to a Lean site (plant wide)
• Establish stretch targets, align Site objectives and cascade down to individual objectives
• Inspirational Leader, who refuses complacency and drives teams towards excellence in execution

• Define the Site key “business problems” and focus the team on addressing those problems with the use of timely and effective action plans;
• Deliver and execute the plan to achieve AOP (Annual Operating Plan) (financial results, cash & capital) and Forecasts;
• Follow up on execution and take responsibilities to drive actions to secure the GGM (Group Gross Margin);
• Able to grasp the “big picture” and identify the “gap” between current status;
• Understand and set priorities to Quality, Safety, Volumes, Costs, Inventory/capital, Delivery and Motivation;
• Create strategic implementation plan to maximize resources and the organization with focus on operational excellence through Six Sigma Lean;
• Develop a culture of continuous improvement and Total Employee Involvement;
• Propose and execute action plan in order to remove blocks, follow up, develop low cost solutions and escalate main issues rapidly;
• Communicate simply, concisely and frequently with BU’s, Function, Customers and Employees;
• Able to maintain the energy, coach teams, develop Talents and inspire others. Establish good Union /Labor relations;
• Realize good results and reliable forecast – Anticipate.
• Interact with local community in which the site is located and define actions that contribute to attract talents. 
• Respect and help the deployment of company’s Code of Conduct

• Customer Satisfaction (Quality, Delivery, Costs, Safety, Motivation)
• Strict compliances to policies and legislation (internal & external)
• Daily follow up of shop floor performance (QCDM) and sales performance
• Respect commitments to Top Management, Customers, Organization, Employees
• Best practices sharing and standardization between Value Streams
•  People Management (safety, succession plan, objectives setting, recognition and reward, continuous feedback, training & development, performance management)

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Six Sigma Lean (minimum Green Belt)  & Quality  knowledge / experience
• Project Management
• Strong Leadership & Communication competencies
• Enthusiastic & open minded
• Business Acumen
• Listening and motivation skills
• Capacity to deal and negotiate in different levels of the organization
• Result driven and continuous improvement approach
• Facilitator and able to train, teach and coach others
• Fluent in English