1. Job Purpose
To oversee and direct all plant operations, including Manufacturing, Maintenance, Logistics, Quality, Industrial Performance, and Environment, Health & Safety (EHS), in alignment with the company’s corporate strategy, policies, and procedures.
The Plant Manager provides strategic and operational leadership across all plant management processes, including business planning, budgeting, cost control, customer management, financial performance, business integrity, and risk management, ensuring the achievement of plant objectives in line with the company’s overall strategy and vision.
2. Key Accountabilities & Main Activities
A. Strategic Planning & Operational Excellence
- Develop and implement the plant’s strategic and operational plans in alignment with the corporate operation strategy.
- Establish and supervise the implementation of plant policies, procedures, and organizational structures, ensuring compliance with corporate standards.
- Drive the implementation of corporate initiatives, projects, and best practices, ensuring knowledge sharing and continuous improvement across Group entities through the COFICAB Production System (CPS).
- Promote operational excellence and ensure alignment between plant activities and corporate objectives.
B. Business Planning, Budgeting & Cost Management
- Lead the plant’s annual business planning and budgeting processes, including the preparation, review, and negotiation of CAPEX and OPEX budgets.
- Monitor the effective allocation and utilization of approved budgets, ensuring optimal deployment of financial resources.
- Oversee periodic budget reviews, P&L analysis, and variance reporting, defining and implementing corrective actions when required.
- Identify cost optimization opportunities and lead the development and implementation of cost-reduction initiatives.
- Ensure effective financial management and sustainable operational performance.
C. Plant Performance & Resource Management
- Ensure the effective allocation of human, financial, and operational resources in line with approved budgets and business objectives.
- Establish appropriate performance measurement and monitoring systems, including dashboards, KPIs, and regular management review meetings.
- Monitor and evaluate the performance of Manufacturing, Maintenance, Logistics, Quality, Industrial Performance, and EHS.
- Analyze performance gaps, assess the effectiveness of corrective and preventive action plans, and ensure timely implementation of improvement measures.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance productivity, efficiency, quality, and overall plant performance.
D. Customer Satisfaction & Service Excellence
- Oversee customer service and operational activities to ensure customer requirements and expectations are consistently met.
- Ensure effective coordination between plant functions and relevant stakeholders to support customer satisfaction.
- Proactively address operational issues affecting customer service, delivery, and product quality.
- Promote a customer-focused culture across all plant functions, ensuring timely and effective responses to customer needs.
E. Capacity Planning & Optimization
- Monitor current and future plant capacity utilization to ensure alignment with business requirements and demand forecasts.
- Identify capacity constraints, operational bottlenecks, and potential gaps between available capacity and customer demand.
- Lead capacity reviews and optimization initiatives in collaboration with Operations, Sales, and other relevant stakeholders.
- Ensure that production capabilities and operational resources are aligned with business growth and future requirements.
F. Corporate Culture, Stakeholder & Community Relations
- Promote COFICAB’s corporate values, culture, and ethical standards throughout the plant.
- Maintain effective relationships with government authorities, local communities, and other external stakeholders.
- Support corporate social responsibility initiatives, charitable activities, and community development projects.
- Strengthen COFICAB’s reputation and employer brand within the local community and surrounding industrial area.
- Foster a collaborative, accountable, and high-performance organizational culture.
G. Continuous Improvement & KPI Management
- Review and communicate plant performance results and key performance indicators to relevant stakeholders.
- Develop and implement continuous improvement plans covering strategies, policies, processes, procedures, and operational systems.
- Ensure that improvement initiatives contribute to the achievement of plant and corporate objectives.
- Promote a culture of operational excellence, efficiency, innovation, and continuous learning.
H. Leadership, Talent Development & Compliance
- Recruit, develop, and retain a high-performing plant management team.
- Establish clear performance expectations and promote accountability across all plant functions.
- Develop leadership capabilities and ensure effective succession planning for key positions.
- Review and approve plant security plans and programs, ensuring the protection and integrity of company assets.
- Ensure compliance with Quality Management Systems, EHS requirements, applicable legislation, and corporate policies.
- Ensure adherence to the company’s Code of Conduct, business integrity standards, and confidentiality requirements, including non-disclosure obligations.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
- Experience: Minimum 15 years of experience in the manufacturing industry, preferably within the cable manufacturing and/or automotive industry.
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