Hands-On Plant Manager: Lean Leader for Safety & Throughput

LeoForce; Corcoran (CA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus up to 10%

Job summary

LeoForce is seeking a Plant Manager in Corcoran, CA to lead daily operations, ensure safety, and drive continuous improvement. You will manage a team of managers and supervisors, advance Lean initiatives, and optimize production KPIs like quality and on-time delivery.

The role demands hands-on leadership and strong strategic oversight. The position offers a competitive salary up to $190,000 plus a 10% bonus and requires 5–7 years in manufacturing operations management with a BS in a related

Qualifications

• Proven work experience in a plant leadership role.
• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in manufacturing operations management.
• BS Degree in Business Management or related field.
• Demonstrated leadership ability to drive change, improvement, and meet productivity expectations.
• Excellent interpersonal communication, analytical, change-management, and PC skills.
• Must be a dynamic leader who is an active leader and participant for positive change and continuous improvement.
• Strong Lean manufacturing experience with a track record of effective implementation of CI tools, methods, and projects.
• Ability to hold others accountable and to effectively direct and coach the activity of others.
• Ability to work and lead others, and being aligned with other corporate organizational and functional expertise.
• Proven managerial experience & adequate knowledge of business and management principles (budgeting, strategic planning and resource allocation).
• Must be knowledgeable of safety, quality, productivity, demand creation, and inventory processes.

Responsibilities

• Champion safety within the plant, ensuring proper safety equipment, methods, and behaviors to build a safety culture.
• Provide effective leadership to enable the plant team to improve KPI’s including production efficiency, output, quality, and on-time delivery.
• Monitor operations and trigger corrective actions to meet KPI targets; track results and drive improvements.
• Develop and coach managers, supervisors, and other personnel; hire and train employees; conduct performance appraisals.
• Proactively minimize scrap and customer returns; track quality indicators.
• Develop spreadsheet applications for QC and monitoring plant processes.
• Work with functional experts to learn, install, and implement company processes.
• Use Lean methods to drive continuous improvement and optimize processes; ensure sustained improvements.
• Hands-on supervisor and leader.
• Ensure training programs for production personnel, safety compliance, and SOPs are developed and implemented.
• Demonstrate creative troubleshooting, decision-making during change.

Skills

Leadership

Lean Manufacturing

Problem Solving

Training & Development

Data Analysis

Quality Improvement

Operations Oversight

Safety Compliance

Education

BS Degree in Business Management or related field

Tools

Excel

Job description

LeoForce is seeking a Plant Manager in Corcoran, CA to lead daily operations, ensure safety, and drive continuous improvement. You will manage a team of managers and supervisors, advance Lean initiatives, and optimize production KPIs like quality and on-time delivery.

The role demands hands-on leadership and strong strategic oversight. The position offers a competitive salary up to $190,000 plus a 10% bonus and requires 5–7 years in manufacturing operations management with a BS in a related