Plant Manager

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading home, security and digital products company. We’re focused on exciting opportunities within the home, security and commercial building markets. Our driving purpose is to elevate every life by transforming spaces into havens. We believe our work and our brands can have incredibly positive impacts for not just our business and shareholders, but for people and the planet, too.

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As the Plant Manager, you will development of site strategies to support the overall company goals and objectives of the plant operations for our 400+ employee manufacturing facility located in Brookings, SD. This role is responsible for executing the strategy that delivers the operational efficiency necessary to maintain high-quality standards, enhance safety measures, foster a culture of continuous improvement, and provides fuel for our Positive Associate Relations (PAR) culture.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and Develop Teams: Provide coaching to frontline leaders and staff; encourage engagement, communication, and collaboration.
• Champion Safety: Lead safety programs, enforce compliance, and cultivate a zero‑incident culture.
• Implement LEAN & CI: Promote LEAN manufacturing principles, identify improvement opportunities, and reduce waste.
• Drive KPI Achievement: Oversee plant performance across safety, quality, cost, delivery, and productivity metrics.
• Support Positive Employee Relations: Partner closely with HR; maintain open communication, fairness, and a strong team culture.
• Build Strong Relationships: Collaborate effectively with cross‑functional teams, senior leadership, suppliers, and community partners.
• Oversee Daily Operations: Ensure smooth and efficient production, resource planning, and equipment reliability.

• BS Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing or Industrial preferred
• 8 years’ experience in manufacturing leadership
• Experience in Lean and Continuous Improvement methodologies.
• Ability to create accountability and to lead by example
• Strong team building, decision-making and people management skills
• Deep understanding of how to balance the focus on continuous improvement with safety, health, and environmental business requirements in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to balance the strategic and hands-on requirements in manufacturing environments.
• Proven experience managing manufacturing operations of similar scale (300+ employees or equivalent complexity)
• Strong knowledge of safety leadership, KPI management, and LEAN/continuous improvement methodologies
• Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate large, diverse teams
• Excellent communication, relationship‑building, and problem‑solving skills
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) strongly preferred

Fortune Brands believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is Hiring Pay Range: $142,000 USD - $218,000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based sales incentive plan.

At Fortune Brands, we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution, product discounts, flexible time off benefits, adoption benefits, and more. We offer numerous ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) to foster a sense of belonging for all associates.

Fortune Brands is built on industry-leading brands and innovation within the high-growth categories of water, outdoors and security. The Company makes innovative products for residential and commercial environments, with a growing focus on digital solutions and products that add luxury, contribute to safety and enhance sustainability. To learn more, visit our website at fbin.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Fortune Brands is an equal opportunity employer. Fortune Brands evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability/handicap status, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Reasonable Accommodations

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