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Dana is a global leader in the supply of highly engineered driveline, sealing, and thermal-management technologies that improve the efficiency and performance of vehicles with both conventional and alternative-energy powertrains. Serving three primary markets – passenger vehicle, commercial truck, and off-highway equipment – Dana provides the world’s original-equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket with local product and service support through a network of nearly 100 engineering, manufacturing, and distribution facilities.
Position: Plant Manager
Reports to: Operations Director
Location: St. Clair, Michigan
The Plant Manager will lead, drive, and sustain the cultural and technical changes necessary to make Dana a world-class Lean manufacturer. These changes will be required at multiple levels within the organization and will necessitate different approaches and delivery methods while still retaining consistency.
The Plant Manager will:
1. Be responsible for the overall manufacturing operations within the business to include: procurement, supply chain management, manufacturing, assembly, and distribution of all products.
2. Serve as the leader and catalyst for teaching, training, and implementing Lean Enterprise principles, tools, and techniques within the manufacturing organization.
3. Significantly reduce direct costs, improve quality, and shrink inventory.
4. Serve as the leader of the management team in St. Clair.
5. Champion Safety to become a benchmark facility
Key Accountabilities:
• Own and lead all manufacturing operations
• Responsible for leading the continuous improvement efforts. Establish credibility (through Lean knowledge, business acumen, and franchise-specific knowledge) with executive leadership to influence basic strategy and effective inclusion of long-range improvements to business plans
• Create strategic plans to support the long-term profitable growth of the business
• Put metrics in place that have a positive impact on the organization that drives improvements and accountability
• Motivate and supervise the workforce focusing on improving employee engagement
• Manage plant assets associated with improving cost, quality, delivery, and productivity
• Deploy plant processes and systems to ensure world class manufacturing processes are achieved
• Drive results meeting Annual Operating Plan budget
Support the development of all hand’s driven safety culture
Communicate best practices and benchmarks
• Communicate well at all levels within the organization
Position Requirements:
• Bachelor Degree with preference in engineering or a related technical discipline. Business Degrees will be considered, and advanced degrees are a plus.
• Prior Program Management Experience
• Strong working knowledge of quality systems
• At least 10 years of leadership experience in a manufacturing environment which supports Toyota Production System principles
• In-depth hands-on knowledge of Toyota Production System principles with a proven track record of driving TPS principles. Lean experience should include the facilitation of multiple kaizen events, using traditional TPS methodology, as well as experience in the use and implementation of the following lean tools: strategy/policy deployment (Hoshin planning), value stream mapping, standard work, 5S, visual controls, TPM, set-up reduction, Kanban, Heijunka, Jishuken, mistake proofing, etc. Project management skills are also desired.
• Prior leadership, strategy development (general business and specific improvements strategy), and broad business acumen
• Detail oriented with a strong financial acumen and ability to drive to metrics
• Self-starter – results-oriented with a record of demonstrated successes accomplished through teamwork
• Superior communication skills and teaching, mentoring abilities
• Very hands on in a manufacturing environment
• Union experience
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.