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Saint-Gobain

Plant Manager

Poplar Bluff, MO

Position Description

Job Summary

Why work for us?

At Saint-Gobain, our employees have pride in belonging to an organization whose culture is made up of these core values: Trust, Empowerment, & Collaboration. Our company encourages diversity and inclusion in all its forms while our products make the world a more beautiful, safer, and sustainable home.

What's the job?

Responsible for all safety, environmental and health, production, maintenance, shipping, receiving, engineering, human resources, quality, purchases, customer service, production planning, security and general office functions.

The Plant Manager is responsible to assure the plant is efficient, profitable, and produces quality products now and in the future. The position is also responsible for the preparation of the plant budgets, long range planning, and for establishing and maintaining a safe, clean facility with positive employee relationships.

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  • Provides guidance and direction to direct reports and other staff employees.
  • Develops and plans managerial and job skills improvements for direct reports and other staff.
  • Key leadership role in overall safety efforts and improvement plans.
  • Responsible for capital and strategic planning.
  • Budget preparation
  • Provides guidance and leadership to improve the efficiency, productivity, and cost savings in all processes.
  • Provides guidance and leadership to improve the quality for products produced.
  • Key leadership role in employee relations.

Required Qualifications

What do you bring?

  • Bachelor of Science Degree, with a strong emphasis in business, finance, and engineering.
  • Minimum of 10 years actual hands-on experience in a key leadership role in a similar manufacturing, mineral processing, or mining environment.
  • Must be able to succeed in challenging situations that require immediate decision making abilities and the ability to excel under strict time constraints and stress levels.
  • Strong interpersonal skills to deal positively and effectively with a wide variety of people and position levels both within and outside the organization.
  • Must be computer literate and have knowledge of the Six Sigma process.

Company Summary

Through the responsible development of innovative and sustainable building products, CertainTeed, headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, has helped shape the building products industry for more than 110 years. Founded in 1904 as General Roofing Manufacturing Company, the firm's slogan "Quality Made Certain, Satisfaction Guaranteed," inspired the name CertainTeed. Today, CertainTeed is a leading North American brand of exterior and interior building products, including roofing, siding, fence, decking, railing, trim, insulation, drywall and ceilings.

A subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, one of the world's largest and oldest building products companies, CertainTeed has more than 6,300 employees and more than 60 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States and Canada. www.certainteed.com

Legal Statement

Saint-Gobain provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Saint-Gobain is an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and supports the hiring of veterans.

Client-provided location(s): Piedmont, MO 63957, USA
Job ID: Saint_Gobain-USA07454
Employment Type: Other