Plant Director

Honeywell INC. in; Northford (CT); On-site; USD 179,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSU program

Relocation assistance

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Honeywell Building Automation in Northford, Connecticut seeks a Plant Director to lead one of its largest manufacturing and distribution sites, delivering fire, life safety, and building-management solutions to customers worldwide.

You will drive world-class performance across operations, quality, supply chain, safety and continuous improvement, develop the organization across multiple leadership levels, and partner with functions to ensure customer satisfaction and sustainable growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of operational plant management experience.
• Proven success driving operational transformation and performance improvement.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing stakeholders at multiple levels.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for a large-scale manufacturing and distribution site.
• Lead, coach, and develop a diverse organization through multiple layers of leadership.
• Drive a culture of safety, accountability, employee engagement, and continuous improvement.
• Deliver operational excellence across quality, delivery, cost, productivity, and inventory performance.
• Develop and execute site strategies that support business growth and customer commitments.
• Champion Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Partner with Quality, Supply Chain, Engineering, Planning, Sourcing, and HSE leaders.
• Lead organizational and cultural transformation efforts, fostering innovation and collaboration.
• Ensure regulatory, environmental, safety, and compliance requirements are met.
• Build relationships with customers and key stakeholders; establish succession plans.
• Drive capital investment planning and execution to support growth.

Skills

Operational leadership

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

Stakeholder influence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Business

Master’s degree in Business Administration or Engineering

Professional certifications in Lean or Six Sigma

Tools

ERP systems

Quality management systems

Manufacturing execution systems (MES)

Job description

As a Plant Director within Honeywell Building Automation, you will lead one of the organization's largest and most strategic manufacturing operations. Based in Northford, Connecticut, you will have overall responsibility for a flagship site that manufactures and distributes critical fire, life safety, and building management solutions serving customers around the world.

This role requires an exceptional operational leader capable of driving world-class manufacturing performance while leading large-scale transformation initiatives across operations, quality, supply chain, safety, and continuous improvement. You will lead a sizable team through multiple levels of leadership and partner across functions to ensure operational excellence, customer satisfaction, and sustainable business growth.

The successful candidate will combine strong manufacturing leadership experience with a passion for people development, culture transformation, and driving measurable business results in a complex, high-volume production environment.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for a large-scale manufacturing and distribution site.
• Lead, coach, and develop a diverse organization through multiple layers of leadership.
• Drive a culture of safety, accountability, employee engagement, and continuous improvement.
• Deliver operational excellence across quality, delivery, cost, productivity, and inventory performance.
• Develop and execute site strategies that support business growth, customer commitments, and operational objectives.
• Champion Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement initiatives that enhance efficiency and eliminate waste.
• Partner with Quality, Supply Chain, Engineering, Planning, Sourcing, and HSE leaders to achieve business goals.
• Lead organizational and cultural transformation efforts, fostering innovation and collaboration throughout the site.
• Ensure regulatory, environmental, safety, and compliance requirements are consistently met.
• Build strong relationships with customers, business leaders, and key stakeholders across Honeywell.
• Establish succession plans and talent strategies that strengthen organizational capability and leadership depth.
• Drive capital investment planning and execution to support future business growth and manufacturing excellence.

Qualifications

YOU MUST HAVE

• Minimum 10 years of operational plant management experience
• Demonstrated success driving operational transformation and performance improvement initiatives.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing stakeholders at multiple organizational levels.

WE VALUE

• Experience leading large, multi-shift manufacturing operations.
• Proven success in Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or similar operational excellence methodologies.
• Strong understanding of quality systems, supply chain operations, planning, sourcing, and manufacturing execution.
• Experience leading cultural change and organizational transformation.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Business, or a related field.
• Master's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, or related field.
• Professional certifications in Lean, Six Sigma, or Supply Chain disciplines.

About Honeywell Building Automation

Honeywell Building Automation helps buildings become more intelligent, efficient, safe, and sustainable. Our solutions enable customers to improve operational performance, increase resilience, and create smarter spaces for the people who rely on them every day.

What We Offer

Honeywell offers a competitive compensation package, comprehensive benefits, professional development opportunities, and the chance to make a meaningful impact within a global technology leader. Join a team that is transforming the future of intelligent buildings, fire safety, and connected solutions.

The annual base salary range for this position is $179,000-225,000. Please note that this salary information serves as a general guideline. Honeywell considers various factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education and training, key skills, as well as market and business considerations.

This position is eligible for Honeywell's Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) program and includes a relocation assistance package for qualified candidates.

In addition to a competitive salary, leading-edge work, and developing solutions side-by-side with dedicated experts in their fields, Honeywell employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. This package includes employer subsidized Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance; Short-Term and Long-Term Disability; 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, EAP, and Educational Assistance; Parental Leave, Paid Time Off (for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave), and 12 Paid Holidays. For more information visit: Benefits at Honeywell

The application period for the job is estimated to be 40 days from the job posting date; however, this may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

About Us

Honeywell helps organizations solve the world's most complex challenges in automation, the future of aviation and energy transition. As a trusted partner, we provide actionable solutions and innovation through our Aerospace Technologies, Building Automation, Energy and Sustainability Solutions, and Industrial Automation business segments - powered by our Honeywell Forge software - that help make the world smarter, safer and more sustainable.