Plant Manager

Position Summary
The Plant Manager is an experienced leader responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations to drive growth and contribute to the bottom line of the location. This role focuses on strategic planning, goal-setting, and directing operations to ensure the achievement of business objectives. The Plant Manager is accountable for addressing and preventing operational issues, meeting target goals, and controlling costs to enhance overall efficiency and profitability.
Responsibilities

• Oversee strategic planning and execution to improve profitability, productivity, and efficiency across the location’s operations.
• Manage the location’s manufacturing and/or distribution operations while understanding and leveraging critical success factors and core competencies.
• Support continuous improvement in production through operating procedures, best practice implementation, and ongoing training. Engage in active dialogue with operations personnel to drive performance improvements.
• Develop and utilize key performance metrics to measure success in quality, safety, cost management, capacity management, and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with business leadership to integrate new technologies and processes, ensuring cost-effective and successful implementation. Foster innovation to promote continuous improvement.
• Maintain profit margins in line with established objectives and establish internal control systems to ensure accountability.
• Drive manufacturing and/or distribution growth for the location, aligning with overall company objectives.
• Ensure compliance with all legal, regulatory, and ethical standards governing company operations.
• Regularly interact with Senior Leadership and department heads to align operational priorities with company strategy.
• Identify and introduce process improvement measures, presenting recommendations to the VP for consideration.
• Provide leadership to direct reports, including performance management, coaching, and hiring of employees within the location.
• Keep supervisors focused on key goals, including Safety, Quality, Productivity, and Operator Development.
• Ensure the effective use of D365 or any MRP system by training and guiding the team in its proper utilization.
• Develop and mentor new supervisors to build a strong leadership pipeline within the plant.

Job Knowledge & Skills
This role requires a leader with strong manufacturing experience who can keep supervisors aligned with operational goals, enhance system utilization, and cultivate the next generation of plant leadership.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or Business Management preferred.
• 5-8 years of Operations Management experience, ideally in manufacturing and/or distribution.
• Proven experience managing direct reports, including performance management and talent development.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence internal stakeholders, customers, and senior leaders.
• Highly motivated, driven, and persistent, with confidence in achieving operational targets.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and adaptability to succeed in a fast-paced, results-driven environment.
• Strategic thinker with strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to initiate and support change initiatives that drive continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines effectively.
• Hands-on experience with D365 or similar MRP systems, with the ability to train and develop the team in its usage.

FLSA Status: Exempt Job Family: Management