Plant Manager

Position Summary
The Plant Manager is responsible for the overall leadership, performance, and continuous improvement of a fast‑paced, high‑volume, 24/7 manufacturing facility. This role ensures uninterrupted operations across all shifts while driving safety, quality, delivery, cost control, and employee engagement. As the senior on‑site leader, the Plant Manager aligns plant performance with business objectives and fosters a culture of accountability, urgency, and operational excellence.Key Responsibilities
Operations & Production

• Lead and oversee fast‑paced 24/7 manufacturing operations with a focus on safety, throughput, and consistency
• Ensure production plans meet customer demand, delivery targets, and inventory objectives
• Balance labor, materials, and equipment utilization across multiple shifts
• Drive consistent execution of standard work, escalation protocols, and shift handoffs
• Rapidly identify and remove constraints in a high‑output manufacturing environment
• Prioritize meeting deadlines
• Work closely and collaboratively with all departments and with personnel at all levels

Safety, Quality & Compliance

• Own site‑wide safety performance and regulatory compliance
• Promote a proactive safety culture in a continuous‑operation environment
• Ensure product quality meets internal specifications and customer requirements
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for safety, quality, or downtime events
• Maintain compliance with internal, customer, and regulatory audits

Leadership & People Development

• Build and develop a leadership team capable of operating in a fast‑paced, 24/7 environment
• Ensure strong supervision, communication, and engagement across all shifts
• Establish succession plans for critical operational roles
• Partner with HR on staffing, performance management, and employee relations
• Set clear expectations while reinforcing accountability, urgency, and teamwork
• Prioritize cross training and upskilling
• Promote employee engagement

Continuous Improvement & Cost Management

• Drive Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Improve KPIs including OEE, scrap, downtime, labor efficiency, and cost per unit
• Lead kaizen events and structured problem‑solving activities
• Develop and manage the plant operating budget
• Execute productivity, cost‑reduction, and capacity‑improvement initiatives
• Make recommendations for enhancements and improvements related to systems, personnel, policies and practices.
• Take ownership of labor costs and work to minimize overtime

Maintenance & Reliability

• Ensure equipment reliability to support non‑stop production
• Partner with Maintenance and Engineering on preventive and predictive maintenance strategies
• Support capital planning and equipment upgrades that improve safety and throughput

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 7–10+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience
• Proven success leading fast‑paced, high‑volume, 24/7 manufacturing operations
• Strong understanding of Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement tools
• Demonstrated ability to drive safety, quality, delivery, and cost results
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to administer progressive discipline and corrective action as necessary

Preferred

• Lean, Six Sigma, or similar certifications
• Experience in time‑sensitive or high‑output manufacturing environments
• Experience with SAP

Working Conditions & Expectations

• Factory environment
• Open availability for off‑shift, weekend, and emergency support as needed
• Frequent presence on the production floor

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT:
The physical demands here are representative of those that must be met by an Employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 
While performing the duties of this job, the Employee is regularly required to sit, stand, use hands to finger, handle controls, talk and hear. The Employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms.  The Employee must be able to walk and stoop and must be able to get around the manufacturing facility as well as the office.  The Employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 35 pounds, and occasionally lift up to 50 lbs.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
                                                                        
Note: The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by employees assigned to this position. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.