**THE COMPANY**
**THE JOB**
**Job description**:
Reporting to the Commercial Products Group General Manager based in France, the Plant Manager’s role is to provide leadership and management of a multi-function team in the areas of safety, quality, schedule and cost performance over the complete operations. The Plant Manager is accountable for the successful start-up and meeting and improving the business P&L.; Driving a culture of continuous improvement in all facets of the operation is necessary for success.
**Main responsibilities**:
- In charge of launching a new plant operation which will include:
- Travel to existing manufacturing sites in the USA and abroad for indepth training.
- Hiring a leadership team and development of all team members including local management team reporting to the plant manager.
- Installation and startup of all equipment
- Establish existing supply chains to a new location and develop new sources to localize material sources.
- Partners with Commercial Division Integral Management Team to set production goals and objectives that align with the needs of the Customer and BU targets.
- Develop and implement procedures to ensure that manufacturing processes run reliably and efficiently by monitoring the supply chain for the production center from raw materials to shipping and invoicing.
- Efficiently communicate and manage in a matrix environment across Quality, Supply Chain, Customer Service and Engineering
- Ensuring that health and safety regulations are met.
- Determining and implementing world class quality control mindset and standards.
- Accountable for the business P&L;,



meeting and improving financial margins.
- Provides leadership and talent development to managers staff including establishing objectives, setting goals, and managing accountability for attaining deliverables.
- Manages production operation expenses and budgets for the production center, including direct and indirect manufacturing expenses and capital expenses.
- Partner with human resources area to manage salary/hourly manpower, training, and development.
**THE CANDIDATE**
- Previous solid experience as a Plant Manager preferably in mid-to high volume and mid-to low mix semi-automated manufacturing environment. Must have at least 10 to 20 years’ experience in overall manufacturing.
- Experience with budget elaboration and control is required and at least partial P&L; experience.
- Strong background in lean and continuous improvement methodologies.
- A technical engineering background is preferred.
- Manufacturing plant start-up experience is a plus, but not required.
- Knowledge of the Mexicali is a plus but not required.
- Solid knowledge of quality and production planning / scheduling.
- Excellent leader with solid management skills. Solid history of hiring, mentoring, training and developing high performing teams.
- Resourceful problem solver who is able to anticipate and execute in a demanding environment.
- Results-oriented with effective communication and influencing skills.
- Bilingual. Fluent in English and Spanish.
- MSOffice, ERP user.
- Bachelor degree in engineering, business, operations, supply chain or similar. Master’s degree a plus.

📌 Plant Manager (Mexicali)
🏢 Barbachano International
📍 Mexicali