Plant Manager l Manufacturing

Plant Manager

High-impact role with ownership over people, process, and performance. Lead a growing plant through scale, transformation, and modernization.

About Our Client

Our client is a long-established industrial manufacturer with a global footprint and a strong reputation for engineering excellence. The business is experiencing sustained growth and is investing heavily in operations, leadership, and continuous improvement to support increasing demand and complexity.

Job Description

• Lead and scale all plant operations, including Manufacturing, Materials, Quality, Test, Safety, and Maintenance
• Own overall plant performance across safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity
• Build organizational structure and team capability to support increasing production volumes
• Ensure production plans align with customer demand and shipment targets
• Partner with Engineering on manufacturability, quality, and new product introduction
• Lead workforce planning, hiring, and leadership development
• Oversee Test operations to ensure products meet performance standards
• Own Quality performance, including defect reduction and corrective actions
• Lead Maintenance strategy to maximize equipment uptime and reliability
• Drive Lean and continuous improvement initiatives (Kaizen, A3, standard work, 5S)
• Lead cost-reduction and productivity improvement projects with measurable results
• Improve process stability, flow, and throughput across production areas
• Present operational performance and improvement progress to senior leadership
• Ensure improvements are sustained through controls and standardized processes

The Successful Applicant

A successful Plant Manager for this role will have experience leading manufacturing operations through growth and change, not simply maintaining steady-state production. They should be comfortable owning total plant performance and leading through people at all levels of the organization. Specifically, strong candidates will bring:

• Experience scaling production in a fast-growth manufacturing environment
• Proven success driving safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity metrics
• Hands-on leadership of supervisors and functional leaders
• Deep exposure to Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement
• Comfort operating on the shop floor while engaging strategically with senior leadership
• A data-driven mindset with strong problem-solving and financial acumen
• Experience leading cross-functional teams through ambiguity and change

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary range of $140,000 to $175,000 depending on relevant experience
• Comprehensive benefits package to support your well-being.
• Opportunities to lead and grow within a respected organization
• Collaborative work culture that values innovation and operational excellence.