General Manager - Dover Corporation : Job Details

At SWEP, we believe our future rests on giving more energy than we take – to our planet and to our people.

As the world's leading supplier of efficient heat transfer technology, we are driving the conversion to sustainable energy usage in heat transfer. We are dedicated to constantly creating more from less energy, material, and space. For us at SWEP, it's more than just a job; it's a commitment to making a difference and an impact by finding new ways to make energy last longer – globally and locally. We are striving for record-breaking growth and are looking for individuals who think like entrepreneurs, have an open mind, care about the environment, and want to inspire and be inspired. Come and join us!

Role Description:• The Plant General Manager is mainly responsible for leading all activities relating to the manufacturing operations at the site. In addition, oversee with dotted line accountability to global departments based onsite such as IT, R&D, Marketing, and Global Supply Chains.

• S/he will lead a multifunctional staff and direct overall manufacturing activities for the plant.

• S/he will inspire the staff to achieve results in alignment with company and business strategy as well as operational objectives focused on safety, health and environment, quality/warranty, lead-time/delivery, productivity, resource/asset utilization, and employee engagement.

• S/he will deliver operational excellence and drive the implementation of a continuous improvement culture across the site.

• The position requires the ability to work and communicate closely with plant teams and across the regions and at all levels of the organization, with customers and suppliers, and to work in teams worldwide.

Key Role Responsibilities:• Responsible for all aspects of the plant including delivering on Cost, EBIT, Inventory, Productivity (Material and Conversion Cost) and other key goals.

• Manage production operations while developing methods to maximize productivity and cost efficiency.

• Direct capital equipment requirements including efficient use of equipment, materials, and personnel required to produce products in the plant.

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, disciplined problem-solving, high-performance work teams, and transparency.

• Oversee all Continuous Improvement initiatives, including facilitating the Zero-Dover (0Dover) journey, with the support and guidance necessary to assure manufacturing success for the facility and its team members.

• Develop department budget and recommendations on capital expenditures and labor aligned with annual operating plan and operating company long-term strategy.

• Coach, provide feedback to, and develop the plant management team members. Motivate and manage the plant management team to achieve annual goals/objectives set at the individual and organizational level.

Leadership Competencies and Personal Characteristics:• Strong future-development mindset, challenging status-quo, out of box perspective and thinking.

• Creates and communicates a shared vision; defines where to go.

• Result-driven with understanding of the need to achieve results with and through the team, making strong use of the team's competences and experience.

• Highly developed and present ability to judge and evaluate each situation from various aspects, objectively and sensitively; feel the “temperature” of organization and situation.

• Experienced talent and team manager able to motivate, inspire and encourage others, while also providing opportunities to learn and develop.

• Demonstrates discretion, confidentiality, and integrity.

Education/Qualifications:• Successful track record of achieving growth and profitability targets in an operation, including reducing direct/indirect costs while increasing operational efficiency, productivity, and quality.

• Expert level knowledge in general operations, lean manufacturing, and safety processes.

• Experience in managing a plant or Value Stream/Manufacturing/Operations.

• Diverse functional experience within operations including manufacturing, engineering, materials management, supply chain, quality, human resource, etc.

• Requires at least 5 years of plant management or significant operations experience within an Industrial Manufacturing environment.

• Culturally aware of the region having worked in Slovakia. Able to converse or have a degree of Slovak fluency would be preferable.

Work Arrangement: Onsite

We consider several job-related, non-discriminatory factors when determining the pay rate for a position, including, but not limited to, the position's responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, a candidate's education/training, the position's location, and the key skills needed for the position. Pay is one of the Total Rewards that we provide to compensate and recognize employees for their work.

We are a growing company and a part of the Dover Corporation family. We are dedicated to supporting our customers with optimal solutions and believe in close, rewarding partnerships. We are represented in more than 50 countries and have production facilities in Sweden, USA, Slovakia, China, and Malaysia.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other factors prohibited by law.