Plant Manager

Job Description

Job Description

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