Onsite Plant Manager: Lean, Safety & Performance

MATTR; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision coverage with

401(k) with company match

Life insurance

Wellness incentives

Employee Assistance Program

Discounts on fitness and travel

Job summary

MATTR seeks a Plant Manager to lead all Blythewood, SC operations, driving safety, quality, and cost effectiveness while coordinating with maintenance, logistics, finance, and leadership to align production with demand and customer expectations.

You will promote a high-performance culture, develop frontline leaders, and oversee material planning and budgeting to ensure efficient, compliant operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of recent experience as a Plant Manager with responsibility for manufacturing operations and shop floor leadership.
• Proven experience leading production, quality, safety, maintenance, and operational performance initiatives.
• Strong leadership, communication, coaching, and team-building skills.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles and continuous improvement techniques.
• Project management and project coordination experience.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Experience managing operational metrics and plant performance.
• Ability to drive accountability, employee engagement, and performance improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead all plant operations to achieve safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives.
• Develop, monitor, and adjust production schedules to align with customer demand.
• Improve production techniques to enhance safety, throughput, standardization, and product quality.
• Coordinate production strategies and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure material planning is aligned with production requirements.
• Monitor incoming material quality and finished product quality.
• Partner with supply chain teams to resolve inventory and material availability challenges.
• Develop frontline leaders and strengthen overall plant leadership capability.
• Partner with Human Resources to implement workforce strategies, programs, and policies.
• Address employee relations matters and support personnel programs.
• Foster an engaged, accountable, and results-oriented culture.
• Promote organizational values and strengthen employee involvement in problem solving.
• Support incentive programs and reinforce shared accountability across the workforce.
• Ensure equipment effectiveness through preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Oversee facility improvements and special projects.
• Develop maintenance processes that improve uptime and operational reliability.
• Build skilled trades capability and promote a proactive maintenance environment.
• Maintain facility conditions that meet organizational standards.
• Partner with Production Logistics to align operations with customer requirements.
• Monitor production schedules, order processing, and backlog performance.
• Resolve operational challenges and implement sustainable solutions.
• Support customer field service requirements and host customer visits and facility tours.
• Monitor finished goods inventories and ensure timely invoicing.
• Analyze operational performance metrics, including labor efficiency, productivity, absenteeism, inventory, backlog, and overall plant performance.
• Manage plant operating budgets and expenditures.
• Support forecasting activities and maintain forecast accuracy.
• Develop capital requests to support production requirements.
• Partner with purchasing to implement effective material procurement strategies.

Skills

Leadership

Lean Manufacturing

Problem-solving

Project management

Communication

Team building

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

MATTR seeks a Plant Manager to lead all Blythewood, SC operations, driving safety, quality, and cost effectiveness while coordinating with maintenance, logistics, finance, and leadership to align production with demand and customer expectations.

You will promote a high-performance culture, develop frontline leaders, and oversee material planning and budgeting to ensure efficient, compliant operations.