Job Description
Plant Manager
Setting/Hours: 100% In-Office | Full-time
Join trak group in partnering with a growing client in Birmingham Metro Area, Bessemer, Alabama, thats expanding its Manufacturing team.
Position Summary
We are seeking a Plant Manager to lead all manufacturing and supply chain operations while driving operational excellence, continuous improvement, and organizational performance. This executive leadership role is responsible for overseeing receiving, warehousing, inventory management, fabrication, assembly, shipping, and supply chain functions while ensuring safety, quality, delivery, and customer satisfaction. The ideal candidate is a strategic, hands-on leader with extensive manufacturing experience and a proven ability to build high-performing teams, implement operational improvements, and lead organizational transformation.
Key Responsibilities Operational Leadership
Provide strategic leadership for receiving, warehousing, inventory management, fabrication, assembly, shipping, and supply chain operations.
Ensure operational performance consistently meets customer expectations for quality, delivery, and responsiveness.
Maintain a visible leadership presence throughout the manufacturing facility, fostering engagement and accountability.
Lead organizational change initiatives and operational transformation projects to improve business performance.
Champion Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, 5S, and continuous improvement initiatives across the organization.
Identify operational performance gaps and implement structured improvement plans to increase efficiency, productivity, and profitability.
Develop, implement, and enforce Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to drive consistency and operational excellence.
Utilize KPIs, operational metrics, and analytics to monitor performance and support data-driven decision-making.
Optimize inventory management, material flow, production planning, and supplier relationships.
Leverage ERP, MRP, MES, and other manufacturing systems to improve operational visibility and planning.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure efficient production scheduling and resource utilization.
Drive improvements in manufacturing processes to maximize throughput, quality, and customer satisfaction.
Build, mentor, and develop high-performing operations teams while fostering a culture of accountability, transparency, and respect.
Partner with Sales, Engineering, Finance, Human Resources, Maintenance, Quality, and IT to align operational priorities with business objectives.
Promote a culture of collaboration, employee engagement, and continuous learning.
Maintain compliance with OSHA regulations and company safety policies.
Promote a strong safety culture focused on employee well-being and operational excellence.
Ensure manufacturing operations comply with quality standards, environmental requirements, and company procedures.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations Management, or a related field required.
15+ years of progressive leadership experience within industrial manufacturing.
Minimum of 8 years in senior plant or operations leadership roles.
Experience leading large-scale manufacturing operations with 100+ employees.
Demonstrated success driving operational excellence, organizational transformation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Experience developing and implementing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, 5S, and continuous improvement methodologies.
Experience utilizing ERP, MRP, MES, and manufacturing information systems.
Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making capabilities.
Exceptional leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
Proven ability to build high-performing teams and foster a culture of accountability.
Experience leading within complex, cross-functional manufacturing organizations.
Strategic operations leader with a hands-on management style and a passion for continuous improvement.
Proven change agent who successfully leads organizational transformation and operational excellence initiatives.
Results-driven executive who uses data and analytics to improve manufacturing performance.
Collaborative leader who builds strong relationships across all functional areas of the business.
Mentor and coach committed to developing talent and creating a culture of accountability, safety, and operational excellence.
Customer-focused professional dedicated to delivering exceptional quality, on-time performance, and sustainable business growth.
If you're ready to take the next step in your career and want to make an impact, partner with trak group to explore this opportunity.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Bessemer, AL |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1972 |
| Website | http://www.trakcincy.com/ |
About Company
trak group, established in 1972, is proud of its impeccable reputation as a professional recruiting and staffing firm. trak has demonstrated an unmatched level of expertise and success in the industry, and takes great pride in its A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau.
trak has been awarded “Best Places to Work” by the Business Courier three consecutive years; following the third and final nomination, trak was respectfully awarded with “The Best of the Best”. We continue to hold the Consumers’ Choice Award for Business Excellence and the “SPECTRUM Award” for Service Excellence from City Beat News indicating a 5-star customer service rating. Six of our employees have been inducted into the prestigious “International Hall of Fame” and four carry national certifications lending to their dedication and passion for our industry.
Specializing in direct hire, alternative hire and contract opportunities, trak is currently partnering with over 300 client companies in the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky Area. Because we are proud of our process, we take time to source, screen and evaluate each candidate. Our placement fields include office support, customer service, accounting and finance, operations, management, human resources, sales and marketing, engineering and supply chain management.
Skills
- Analysis Skillsunmatched
- Business Growthunmatched
- Business Operationsunmatched
- Coachingunmatched
- Continuous Improvementunmatched
- Corporate Policiesunmatched
- Cross-Functionalunmatched
- Customer Relationsunmatched
- Customer Satisfactionunmatched
- Data Analysisunmatched
- ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
- Environmental Regulationsunmatched
- Financeunmatched
- Green Businessunmatched
- Human Resourcesunmatched
- Information Technology & Information Systemsunmatched
- Inventory Managementunmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Lean Manufacturingunmatched
- Lean Six Sigmaunmatched
- Maintain Complianceunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Manufacturing Analysisunmatched
- Manufacturing Managementunmatched
- Manufacturing Operationsunmatched
- Manufacturing Systemsunmatched
- Manufacturing/Industrial Processesunmatched
- Mentoringunmatched
- Metricsunmatched
- OSHAunmatched
- Operational Auditunmatched
- Operational Improvementunmatched
- Operational Strategyunmatched
- Operations Managementunmatched
- Operations Planningunmatched
- Organizational Development/Managementunmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- Partner Salesunmatched
- Performance Analysisunmatched
- Performance Managementunmatched
- Performance Metricsunmatched
- Procedure Implementationunmatched
- Process Improvementunmatched
- Production Planningunmatched
- Production Scheduleunmatched
- Productivity Managementunmatched
- Profit & Lossunmatched
- Quality Metricsunmatched
- Regulatory Complianceunmatched
- Resource Utilizationunmatched
- Safety Complianceunmatched
- Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
- Shipping/Receivingunmatched
- Six Sigma Championunmatched
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)unmatched
- Standards Developmentunmatched
- Supply Chainunmatched
- Supply Chain Operationsunmatched
- Talent Managementunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
- Vendor/Supplier Relationsunmatched
- Warehousingunmatched
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