Kalamazoo Plant Manager: Growth, Lean & Strategy (Freelance)

Strategic Partners Inc; Kalamazoo (MI); On-site; USD 91,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Benefits

Flexible freelance hours

Job summary

Strategic Partners Inc in Kalamazoo, MI is seeking a freelance Plant Manager who turns “we should look into that” into sized, scoped, defensible recommendations. You own outcomes, sharpen Ladder Logic, and grow with a tight-knit team.

Lead 7-year strategy, oversee budgeting cycles, and ensure smooth handoffs between Lean Manufacturing, Predictive Maintenance, and operations. This role offers mentorship, benefits, and flexible freelance hours that respect your life in Michigan.

Qualifications

• 8+ years building trust the slow, unglamorous way.
• Ability to mentor or support manager teammates.
• Judgment to say no to good ideas at the wrong time.
• Instinct to ask what would change your mind before debating.
• Proven experience with FMEA and risk assessment.

Responsibilities

• Shape the 7-year strategy without turning it into a slide museum.
• Oversee budgeting cycles and hold teams accountable to spending targets.
• Smooth the handoff between Lean Manufacturing and Predictive Maintenance onboarding.
• Carry a growth-minded business problem from whiteboard to working pilot in Kalamazoo, MI.
• Set up the Kalamazoo, MI team to make calls without waiting on you.
• Prepare board-ready presentations and quarterly business reviews.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Strategic thinking

FMEA

Budgeting

Lean manufacturing

Communication

Job description

Strategic Partners Inc in Kalamazoo, MI is seeking a freelance Plant Manager who turns “we should look into that” into sized, scoped, defensible recommendations. You own outcomes, sharpen Ladder Logic, and grow with a tight-knit team.

Lead 7-year strategy, oversee budgeting cycles, and ensure smooth handoffs between Lean Manufacturing, Predictive Maintenance, and operations. This role offers mentorship, benefits, and flexible freelance hours that respect your life in Michigan.