Plant Director: Lean Ops Leader for Safety & Quality

Diversified Recruitment Services, LLC; West Palm Beach (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Diversified Recruitment Services, LLC is seeking a Plant Director in Florida to lead safety, quality, delivery and cost improvements by applying lean methods and building a high-performance team at the West Palm Beach site.

The role requires strategic planning, ISO/FDA/EPA/OSHA compliance, and relentless focus on SQDC with rigorous KPI reviews and standardization of processes to drive competitive advantage.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or related field; MBA preferred.
• 10+ years of manufacturing operations leadership experience.
• Proven track record of significant performance improvement via lean culture and tools.
• Development and implementation of standard processes within an integrated operating management system.
• Strong developer of people and teams to drive organizational change.

Responsibilities

• Maintain safety, quality, schedule and cost focus with a continuous improvement mentality.
• Strategic planning for annual plans to ensure ISO, FDA, EPA, OSHA and all other legal requirements.
• Drive rapid, significant and sustainable improvement in SQDC.
• Lead KPI reviews for the plant team to ensure attainment of results and priority actions.
• Develop and execute a strategy that supports the market-driven business strategy.
• Lead the development and implementation of a lean operating system (5S, SMED, TPM).
• Build, coach and mentor an outstanding team and maintain morale.
• Ensure KPI systems track appropriate measures and drive responsive actions.
• Allocate resources across all plant areas to meet customer-driven priorities.
• Coordinate with sales, marketing, design engineering, and other functions.
• Benchmark best practices and drive implementation.

Skills

Leadership

Lean culture

Strategic planning

KPI management

Team development

Financial acumen

Change management

Customer focus

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA preferred

Tools

5S

SMED

TPM

Job description

Diversified Recruitment Services, LLC is seeking a Plant Director in Florida to lead safety, quality, delivery and cost improvements by applying lean methods and building a high-performance team at the West Palm Beach site.

The role requires strategic planning, ISO/FDA/EPA/OSHA compliance, and relentless focus on SQDC with rigorous KPI reviews and standardization of processes to drive competitive advantage.