Scope of Responsibility:  This Plant Superintendent will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the facility, coordinates progress of projects and directs staff to maximize the effectiveness of plant operations while maintaining a safe and clean work environment.  This position is also responsible for ensuring the achievement of department objectives through performance of assigned duties and responsibilities in compliance with the organization’s high standards for safety, quality, profitability and customer service.

Essential Duties:

• Develops and maintains appropriate employee-management relationships through proactive leadership, effective regular communications, organizational efficiency and profitable operations.
• Directs and coordinates all plant activities regularly reviewing performance against operating plans and established standards and provide reports to subordinates and management on results.
• Provides positive, credible, energetic, hands-on leadership to assigned staff to ensure the achievement of plant and company strategic and operational goals. Proactively provide training and development for the staff.
• Responsible for the accomplishment of division goals and initiatives within the business unit. 
• Drives the implementation of new processes as required to reduce product cost, improve quality, reduce working capital, improve cash flow and achieve a superior manufacturing environment.
• Monitors external and internal performance metrics for on time delivery, cycle count accuracy, inventory management, cost, product quality, capacity plans and utilization, production schedule accomplishment and overall productivity. 
• Recommends and drives continuous improvement activities with a staff to meet annual objectives.
• Monitors, analyzes and manages controllable expenditures.  Participates in budget creation and explanation of P&L discrepancies.
• Assists the VP of Operations in overseeing all financial aspects of plant operations including profitability, manufacturing efficiency and cost reduction and containment. Assist in preparing a facility budget and operating forecasts and monitor results against budget.
• Analyzes staffing needs to ensure the facility is properly staffed with qualified individuals at all times to meet business goals and customer requirements.
• Assists in planning and ensuring the effective and timely execution of all projects and strategies including any required coordination with other departments to positively resolve all issues.
• Keeps management informed on all critical operations related matters on a timely basis so issues can be addressed in an expeditious manner. Maintain effective communications within the plant, with other divisions of the company, with the corporate organization and the local community as appropriate.
• Develops operational programs, policies, procedures and controls. Makes recommendations to improve production flow, equipment performance, quality of products and cost savings.
• Ensures maintenance and security of all necessary company information.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable government regulations and guidelines for both plant and personnel and maintains a safe and healthy workplace.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Primary Focus:

• Strong interpersonal skills; influencing, relationship and trust building, communication and listening and personal engagement
• Provides leadership and direction in the areas of company operations policies, customer relationships, accountability, training, employee development subcontractor and supplier relationships, and project profitability, in order to achieve overall Company objectives
• Designs and implements necessary improvements to maintain safe, clean, energy-efficient, and well-organized facilities.  Responsible for the safety and security of all employees within the site
• Leads the development and implementation of company and departmental processes and best management practices within areas of responsibility
• Maintain strong working relationships with internal and external team members including staff, clients, subcontractors, vendors, and other industry professionals
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills and the ability to be adaptable and flexible

Position Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business/Management/Operations or another related field preferred

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of steel manufacturing (welding) and operations leadership experience

Skills & Abilities:

• Effective interpersonal, communication and organizational skills. Able to function independently and also work in a team environment
• Takes initiative, develops and implements creative and effective solutions to key problems. Strives for continuous improvement. Thinks outside the box to solve problems
• Leadership, team building, and advanced coaching skills; ability to work with teams and lead decision-making processes in a team environment
• Action-oriented. Has a bias for action and results
• Must be able to analyze data and possess acute attention to detail while working in a fast-paced work environment.  Must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Possess positivity and enthusiasm with the ability to focus on agreed recommendations and results
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office products such as Word, Excel, Access, and Outlook, along with ERP/MRP manufacturing software
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills and the ability to be adaptable and flexible
• Ability to build relationships, engender trust, and inspire a strong sense of camaraderie and accountability; the ability to motivate employees across the organization to achieve higher levels of performance
• Strong interpersonal skills; influencing, relationship and trust building, communication and listening, and personal engagement
• Excellent communication skills: ability to effectively and persuasively interact with front line employees up to senior executives at the Board level
• Ability to fluently read, write and speak in English is required.  Spanish is preferred
• Applies sound business ethics and exhibits a high degree of integrity in all business interactions
• Regular and timely attendance is required

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to work in an outside manufacturing environment exposed to extreme temperatures, including weekends as needed
• Must be able to perform physical activities that require considerable use of arms and legs and moving entire body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, bending, twisting and handling of materials
• Must be able to perform physical activities that require substantial use of fingers, hands, wrists and arms, such as sitting, typing, picking, pinching, using office equipment and reaching.
• Position requires manual dexterity, arm-hand steadiness and a safety-minded individual
• Occasionally required to lift and /or move up to 25 pounds
• Must have the ability to concentrate on tasks for long periods of time and be able to observe and receive information from all relevant sources
• Demonstrated ability to work with frequent interruptions in workflow and constantly changing priorities
• Position requires manual dexterity, arm-hand steadiness and a safety-minded individual
• Must be able to perceive the nature of sounds with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and to make the discriminations in sound
• Effectively and safely utilizes ladders, manlifts, forklifts, overhead cranes, etc.  Ascend or descend ladders, stairs, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms

Sabre-Wide Cultural Elements:

Care:

Cares about our customer, each other and the product/outcome they deliver

Personal Responsibility, works independently and displays a strong sense of ownership for work.

Develop and coach team to build on strengths and opportunities.

Drive team collaboration to drive for overall results.

Curious:

Leads with questions to understand the how and why so that we can improve

Actively seeks and supports continuous improvement activities in process efficiencies, costs and effectiveness of work.

Sets stretch goals for self and team to drive continuous improvement and development.

Innovative, develop new ideas and drive creative thinking.

Compete:

Competes with a passion to achieve uncommon results

Demonstrates initiative, sense of urgency and bias for action.

High expectations, passion for excellence and drive self and others to be better than average.

Metric driven

Sabre Industries is an Equal Opportunity Employer: M/F/Vets/Disabled/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity