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Plant Manager

Murray Resources
  • Cypress, TX
  • Quick Apply
30+ days ago

Job Description

A leading company in the distributed energy and electrical resiliency industry is seeking a Plant Manager to join the team. This is a hands-on, floor-facing leadership role within a fast-growing manufacturing environment, not a purely strategic or executive-level position. The Plant Manager is responsible for overseeing day-to-day manufacturing and production operations, driving operational discipline, workforce leadership, and continuous improvement across the facility.

Salary + Additional Benefits:
  • $180,000–$225,000
  • 30% Bonus
  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • 401K - company match

Location: Cypress, TX
Type of Position: Direct Hire

Responsibilities:
  • Lead the day-to-day operations of the company's manufacturing and production facility.
  • Maintain a strong presence on the manufacturing floor, working directly with supervisors, leads, and technicians to drive execution, accountability, safety, and productivity.
  • Oversee fabrication, assembly, integration, testing, scheduling, and manufacturing support activities.
  • Monitor production schedules, staffing needs, workflow bottlenecks, and operational priorities to ensure on-time delivery and efficient execution.
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, throughput, labor efficiency, and production reliability.
  • Partner closely with Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, Project Management, and Quality teams to resolve operational issues and improve manufacturing processes.
  • Develop and implement practical process improvements that support scalable and repeatable production operations.
  • Coach and develop supervisors and frontline production leadership while building a strong culture of accountability, teamwork, and operational discipline.
  • Ensure compliance with environmental, health, and safety standards across all manufacturing activities.
  • Support hiring, workforce planning, employee development, and performance management for manufacturing teams.
  • Track and manage operational metrics including productivity, quality, scrap, rework, labor utilization, and delivery performance.
  • Assist leadership with operational planning, capacity discussions, budgeting, and facility growth initiatives.
  • Serve as the primary operational leader for the manufacturing site and provide hands-on support during periods of high production demand or operational escalation.

Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Industrial Technology, or related discipline preferred; equivalent manufacturing leadership experience will also be considered
  • 10+ years of progressive manufacturing, production, or operations experience within industrial, power systems, energy, electrical equipment, fabrication, or heavy manufacturing environments
  • Minimum 3–5 years of leadership experience managing production, manufacturing, or plant operations teams
  • Proven ability to lead hands-on manufacturing teams in a fast-paced production environment
  • Strong floor leadership presence with the ability to work closely with supervisors, technicians, and production personnel on daily operational execution
  • Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, production scheduling, workforce planning, and continuous improvement initiatives
  • Demonstrated success improving safety, quality, throughput, productivity, and on-time delivery performance
  • Strong problem-solving, communication, and team leadership skills
  • Ability to balance tactical day-to-day operational leadership with longer-term operational planning and process improvement initiatives
  • Experience supporting manufacturing operations in high-growth or rapidly scaling environments (preferred)
  • Prior experience in a Site Manager, Plant Manager, Manufacturing Manager, Operations Manager, or General Manager role (preferred)
  • Experience working within power generation, generator packaging, reciprocating engines, oil & gas equipment, or related industrial manufacturing environments (preferred)
  • Familiarity with manufacturing KPI reporting, labor utilization tracking, and operational budget management (preferred)

 

Numbers & Facts

LocationCypress, TX

Skills

  • Budget Managementunmatched
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  • Coachingunmatched
  • Continuous Improvementunmatched
  • Dental Insuranceunmatched
  • Electrical Componentsunmatched
  • Electricityunmatched
  • Environmental Complianceunmatched
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  • Heavy Equipment/Vehiclesunmatched
  • Integration Testingunmatched
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  • Lean Manufacturingunmatched
  • Maintain Complianceunmatched
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  • Manufacturing Managementunmatched
  • Manufacturing Operationsunmatched
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  • Metricsunmatched
  • Oil and Gasunmatched
  • Operational Improvementunmatched
  • Operational Supportunmatched
  • Operations Managementunmatched
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  • Performance Managementunmatched
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  • Plant Managementunmatched
  • Power Generationunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Process Improvementunmatched
  • Production Controlunmatched
  • Production Managementunmatched
  • Production Scheduleunmatched
  • Production Systemsunmatched
  • Project/Program Managementunmatched
  • Quality Managementunmatched
  • Safety Standardsunmatched
  • Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
  • Staff Developmentunmatched
  • Staff Requirementsunmatched
  • Supply Chain Managementunmatched
  • Team Lead/Managerunmatched
  • Team Playerunmatched
  • Technical Operationsunmatched
  • Test Plan/Scheduleunmatched
  • Time Managementunmatched
  • Vision Planunmatched
  • Workforce Planningunmatched

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