Plant General Manager -- 24/7 Non‑Union Manufacturing

Job Description

Job Description

Plant General Manager — Hammond, Louisiana

Employment Type: Full-time, Direct Hire, On-site

Why this role is open: The facility is embarking on a major equipment refresh.

A day in the life

Morning starts on the floor—PPE on, safety walk complete, and a quick huddle with supervisors to set targets for safety, quality, and on-time orders. By mid-morning, you’re partnering with customer service to align production plans with demand. After lunch, you’re deep into a capital project review, ensuring new equipment and molds integrate smoothly. Before end of shift, you’re coaching a front-line lead, reviewing corrective actions on a quality complaint, and scanning operating statements to keep costs on track. Throughout it all, you’re present, steady under pressure, and relentlessly focused on a safety-first, quality-driven culture.

About the plant

• Main manufacturing site with an additional off-site warehouse
• Approximately 150 employees
• Non-union environment
• Strategic, high-importance facility for the company
• 24/7 operation running four 12-hour shifts
• Safety-first and quality-focused culture
• Strong leadership team already in place

How you’ll lead

• Own day-to-day plant performance across safety, quality, service, output, cost, materials, equipment utilization, manpower, and planning.
• Ensure compliance with safety, health, quality, GMP, company policies, procedures, and recognized manufacturing practices.
• Advance safety through training, safety meetings, audits, employee engagement, suggestion programs, and recognition.
• Elevate quality via corrective actions, complaint resolution (customer and internal), new product qualifications, audits, and formal action plans.
• Select, train, coach, develop, and retain shift and staff talent.
• Review operating statements; manage spend to budget.
• Build and sustain strong customer relationships; collaborate on improvements and supply chain cost reductions.
• Oversee production planning to meet customer requirements and maximize utilization in partnership with Sales and Customer Service.
• Serve as project lead for equipment and mold initiatives tied to the ongoing refresh.
• Participate in monthly, quarterly, and year-end physical inventories.
• Create and execute strategic and tactical plans aligned to site and company objectives.
• Drive continuous improvement using operational excellence tools across functions.
• Champion an open-door, team-first environment; support cross-functional projects as needed.
• Travel up to 25% may be required.

Team structure

You’ll lead a capable group—not a “come in and fix everything” mandate. Your role is to protect what works and improve what can be better.

• Direct reports (4):
  • Technical Manager (manages Maintenance Manager and Maintenance Supervisor)
  • Operations Manager (manages Supply Chain Manager—who manages 4 Warehouse Supervisors—and 4 Production Supervisors)
  • CI Manager (manages Quality Engineer)
  • Quality Manager (manages Quality Compliance Manager and Quality Improvement Manager)

Our values and your leadership style

We value accountability, collaboration, integrity, respect, continuous improvement, learning, and team development. The right leader sets clear goals, encourages problem solving, supports creative thinking, and strengthens daily management without disrupting what already performs well.

What you bring

• Bachelor’s degree and/or related plant management experience, or an equivalent combination of education and plant leadership experience.
• 5+ years in manufacturing operations supervision or management.
• Proven leadership with strong communication skills across employees, managers, vendors, and customers.
• Calm under pressure; able to meet deadlines while maintaining a positive, motivating presence on the floor.