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Southwire Director, MSG & Facilities Services in Carrollton, Georgia
Director, MSG & Facilities Services
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Date: Jun 14, 2024
Location: Carrollton, GA, US, 30119
Company: Southwire Company LLC
A leader in technology and innovation, Southwire Company, LLC is one of North America’s largest wire and cable producers. Southwire and its subsidiaries manufacture building wire and cable, utility products, metal-clad cable, portable and electronic cord products, OEM wire products and engineered products. In addition, Southwire supplies assembled products, contractor equipment, electrical components, hand tools and jobsite power and lighting solutions. The company also offers digital solutions including contractor planning and utility grid resiliency as well as field services including cable testing, rejuvenation and replacement to support our customers as a value-add partner. We are proud to offer competitive compensation, employee benefits, tuition reimbursement and unlimited growth opportunities. Our more than seven decades of progressive growth can be attributed to our determination to developing innovative systems and solutions, exercising environmental stewardship and enhancing the well-being of the communities in which we work and live. How will you power what’s possible?
Location: General Services
Southwire Job Description
Job Summary/Objective:
The Facility Services Director will lead two critical support teams that exist to satisfy facility and machining requests by their internal customers. The General Services Group provides project and routine maintenance activities that repair, sustain, or improve Southwire corporate and facility assets and support systems. The Machine Services Group provides machining operations that typically create or repair components and systems critical to the manufacturing facilities. To be effective in this role, the Director should have a working knowledge of facility systems maintenance requirements in addition to extensive exposure to machine shop operation, preferably in a supervisory capacity.
Key Responsibilities
• Direct each facility support team, General Services and Machine Services, to provide cost effective support to all Southwire customers. Provide project support by both teams as requested.
• Lead performance management initiatives to recognize achievement and areas requiring development. Assess team skills and competencies to determine bench strength in advance of succession planning.
• Enforce SAP utilization to capture all time and material expenditures. Analyze performance to close gaps due to unfavorable variances.
• Transition each team’s culture from reactive to proactive with good planning and scheduling practice.
• Ensure resource utilization is acceptable and easily demonstrated in SAP.
• Provide salesmanship of team capabilities to establish a ‘preferred supplier’ relationship with corporate and plant procurement team members.
• Drive effective activities in leading the organization in their transformation to a diverse, equitable and inclusive work force.
• Demand adherence to an effective escalation plan.
• Introduce technological improvement opportunities to advance and improve team capability and cost effectiveness to the customer.
• Increase machining output of team by developing and adhering to a workflow for identifying, re-engineering, and creating selective OEM spare parts.
Education, Experience, and Skills Required
Minimum Education Level: Bachelor's
Years of Experience: 15Field of Expertise: A minimum of 5 years of previous facility maintenance management experience required.
Preferred
Minimum Education Level: Bachelor's
Years of Experience: 15Preferred Field of Expertise: Technical degree from a 4-year accredited university preferred.
Other Preferred Skills, Licenses, & Certificates:
• Prior machine shop leadership experience.
• Supervisory experience and accountability over large teams (> 30 team members).
Spans of Control
Reports To (Supervisor Title): VP, Maintenance Systems
Does this role Manage Southwire Team Members: Yes
Number of Direct Reports: 5-10
Geography
Scope: Multiple Locations
Travel, Physical Requirements, Working Conditions, and Equipment
Travel: Domestic
% of Time: Up to 25%
Workplace Setting: In Office / On Site (4+ days a week)
Competencies
Drives Results
Business Insights
Values Differences
Manages Complexity
Communicates Effectively
Manages Ambiguity
Benefits We Offer:
401k with Matching
Family and Individual Insurance Packages (Health, Life, Dental, and Vision)
Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays
Long & Short-Term Disability
Supplemental Insurance Plans
Employee Assistance Program
Employee Referral Program
Tuition Reimbursement Programs
Advancement & Professional Growth opportunities
Parental Leave
& More
Southwire is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Nearest Major Market: Atlanta
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