Plant Manager

Plant Manager

Byron Center, MI

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Plant Manager to lead manufacturing operations at a facility located in Byron Center, Michigan.This is a highly visible leadership role requiring a hands‑on manufacturing leader who is passionate about being on the plant floor, developing people, improving operations, and taking ownership of major initiatives.A critical component of this search is identifying a leader with demonstrated success executing large capital equipment and manufacturing automation projects. This individual must be comfortable taking projects from concept through implementation-working across engineering, operations, maintenance, vendors, and leadership to ensure investments are executed successfully and deliver measurable operational results.The right person will bring an owner's mentality, strong operational discipline, and the ability to lead people through change while maintaining a strong presence on the manufacturing floor.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership for plant operations, people, performance, safety, quality, delivery, and productivity.
• Maintain a highly visible presence on the manufacturing floor and build strong relationships with employees at all levels.
• Lead and develop plant leadership, supervisors, and manufacturing teams.
• Drive accountability, communication, employee engagement, and continuous improvement throughout the facility.
• Take ownership of plant performance and proactively address operational challenges.
• Lead the planning and execution of large capital equipment investments and automation projects.
• Partner with Engineering, Maintenance, Operations, and outside vendors on equipment selection, installation, commissioning, and implementation.
• Ensure capital projects are executed effectively against scope, schedule, budget, and expected return.
• Identify opportunities to increase manufacturing automation, capacity, throughput, quality, and labor efficiency.
• Lead plant layout, equipment, workflow, and process-improvement initiatives.
• Drive Lean manufacturing and continuous-improvement initiatives across the operation.
• Develop and monitor key operational metrics and establish clear accountability for results.
• Ensure production requirements are achieved while maintaining strong safety and quality standards.
• Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, HR, and senior leadership.
• Develop operating plans and capital priorities that support both immediate production requirements and long-term growth.
• Build organizational capability through coaching, succession planning, and leadership development.