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Plant Manager

PhoenixOn-siteFull-time

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Lead factory operations for a robotic homebuilding facility, managing production, maintenance, quality, logistics, and a multi-department team to meet production and financial targets.

About this role

We’re excited to launch a new state-of-the-art robotic homebuilding facility in partnership with several large homebuilders within the Pheonix area. Powered by Promise Robotics' transformative production lines for timber-based panelized construction, the new facility enables our group of homebuilding partners to significantly increase the capacity and speed of home production within the fast-growing region of Pheonix, AZ.

What you'll do:

  • Operational Leadership: Lead all aspects of factory operations, including production, maintenance, quality, and logistics to meet or exceed objectives.

  • Team Management: Hire, train, and supervise staff across all departments. Foster a collaborative and high performance-driven culture. By setting goals, tracking performance, and fostering continuous improvement. Collaborate with HR on staffing, hiring, training, and employee performance management.

  • Oversee Factory Production & Support Field Construction: Develop and manage the production schedules, ensuring timely delivery of products while optimizing labour, equipment, and materials. Monitor field construction performance, including safety, schedules, quality, and compliance.

  • Quality Control: Ensure all products meet quality standards and compliance with industry regulations.

  • Cost Management: Prepare, monitor and control budgets, production costs, and efficiencies to meet financial targets. Managing the P&L ensuring departments meet or exceed budgetary commitments.

  • Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for process improvement, cost reduction, and operational efficiency. Implement strategies to improve cycle time and overall operational efficiency.

  • Reporting: Provide regular reports on production performance, safety metrics, and financial results. Analyze and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) such as production cycle times.

  • Customer Liaison: Act as the primary point of contact for clients, addressing concerns, providing updates, and ensuring long-term relationship success. Manage client liaison and relationship building, ensuring clear communication and alignment on production expectations, timelines, and quality standards.

  • Health and Safety Compliance: Maintain a safe work environment by enforcing health and safety standards and policies.

What you will need to succeed:

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, manufacturing, business, or related industry experience.

  • 15+ years of experience in a leadership role in housing construction processes or a manufacturing environment, preferably in prefab.

  • Strong understanding of production management, quality control, and health and safety standards.

  • Proven experience in a role with P&L responsibility by managing costs and driving operational efficiencies.

  • Excellent leadership, communication, and decision-making skills.

  • Intermediate computer competencies within Microsoft Office preferred.

  • Ability to travel to Canada ~10%.

Skills

Health And Safety ComplianceKPI ReportingMicrosoft OfficeOperational EfficiencyP&L ManagementPrefab ManufacturingProduction ManagementQuality ControlTimber-based Panelized Construction

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