PITC MFG Plant Leader

Baker Hughes Company; Hempstead (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) Thrift Plan

Life insurance

Disability programs

Wellbeing activities

Job summary

Baker Hughes is seeking a Manufacturing Plant Leader to run a large, vertically integrated facility in a global energy context. You will drive Lean, HSE, and Quality initiatives, lead cross-functional teams, and develop leadership talent to meet safety, cost, delivery, and productivity targets.

The role emphasizes continuous improvement, strategic planning, and scalable operations across multiple departments to achieve sustainable business growth.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a large, complex manufacturing facility.
• Proven track record in Lean and CI programs.
• Strong leadership and talent development skills.
• Ability to manage production schedules and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall facility to meet safety, quality, cost, and productivity targets.
• Champion Fulfillment, HSE, Lean, Productivity, and Quality across the plant.
• Drive safety culture with HSE teams and continuous improvement activities.
• Manage production schedules, priorities, and plant issues to ensure continuity.
• Lead strategic planning and cross-functional collaboration.
• Develop plant leadership teams and workforce planning.
• Support expansions and large-scale transformations.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Continuous Improvement

Leadership

Production Planning

Inventory Control

Quality Management

Cost Control

Stakeholder Mgmt

Team Development

Strategic Planning

Job description

Are you a manufacturing leader passionate about safety, operational excellence, and team development? Do you thrive in driving plant performance, continuous improvement, and business growth? Partner with the best As the PITC MFG Plant Leader, you will be responsible for leading a complex vertically integrated manufacturing facility and driving operational excellence across the plant. You will champion Fulfillment, HSE, Productivity, Lean, and Quality initiatives while ensuring safe, efficient, and customer-focused operations. Working across multiple functions, you will develop talent, optimize plant performance, and drive sustainable business growth. As the PITC MFG Plant Leader, you will be responsible for:

• Leading the overall manufacturing facility to achieve defined targets in safety, quality, cost, delivery, and productivity.
• Championing Fulfillment, HSE, Lean, Productivity, and Quality initiatives across the plant.
• Driving a culture of safety through collaboration with HSE teams, safety observations, hazard identification activities, and continuous improvement programs.
• Ensuring products consistently meet internal and external customer requirements and quality expectations.
• Managing operational requirements, production schedules, changing priorities, and plant-related issues to ensure uninterrupted operations.
• Driving continuous business improvement through operational excellence initiatives, benchmarking, and best practices.
• Leading strategic planning activities that support complex long-term business objectives and customer requirements.
• Managing highly complex manufacturing processes involving technical diversity, production interdependencies, specialized expertise, and significant operational scale.
• Developing and executing strategies that improve efficiency, productivity, fulfillment performance, and operational effectiveness.
• Leading and developing plant leadership teams, including supervisory and administrative personnel.
• Driving workforce planning, talent development, succession planning, and organizational capability building.
• Leading a large manufacturing and/or AMO operation consisting of multiple departments and cross-functional teams.
• Collaborating with business leaders and functional partners to support operational and strategic objectives.

Fuel your passion

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have a proven track record of successfully implementing Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrate strong knowledge of manufacturing management disciplines, including production planning, inventory control, fulfillment, productivity, and operational performance management.
• Have experience managing quality systems, cost management processes, and manufacturing performance metrics.
• Possess strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate, coach, and develop teams.
• Be a team builder who consistently drives value-added business results and operational excellence.
• Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of manufacturing operations, project planning, cost control, and program management.
• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Possess strong internal and external relationship-building capabilities.
• Demonstrate the ability to energize, engage, and develop employees across all levels of the organization.
• Have a global mindset with the ability to operate effectively in a dynamic and diverse business environment.
• Have experience supporting plant expansions, capacity growth, or large-scale operational transformation initiatives, preferred.

Work in a way that works for you

• This role is in general hours (8Am - 5PM)

Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input. Join us, and you can expect:

• Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
• Comprehensive private medical care options
• Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
• Tailored financial programs
• Additional elected or voluntary benefits

You will be eligible to participate in Company-sponsored benefit programs, including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k). You will have a choice of coverage options that best suit your needs.

Coverage options and contribution amounts are related to your benefit elections, base salary level, and specific requirements of each of these plans.

This position is eligible for our comprehensive and competitive benefits package and may also be eligible for additional forms of compensation, including bonus programs, subject to applicable plan terms and company policies.

This position requires valid work authorization in the country of employment. The employer is unable to sponsor work authorization for this role at any time.

You will be eligible to participate in Company-sponsored benefit programs, including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k). You will have a choice of coverage options that best suit your needs.

Coverage options and contribution amounts are related to your benefit elections, base salary level, and specific requirements of each of these plans.

This position is eligible for our comprehensive and competitive benefits package, which can be found here, and is further eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans or policies.

The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Manufacturing Manager - Operations Management

At Baker Hughes, we are transforming the future of energy. With operations in over 120 countries, we are developing and deploying industry-leading technologies and services to take energy forward. For more than a century, our inventions have revolutionized energy. Today, we are bringing our expertise to make oil and gas safer, cleaner, and more efficient. Our people are the trusted experts, relied on to solve customer challenges big and small. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent, and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other. We believe in creating an environment of diversity and inclusion, without bias. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged, and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We're makers, inventors, and leaders who aren't afraid of the tough challenges. We believe pushing boundaries will help to lead the way for a new energy future.