Plant GM: Lean Throughput & End-to-End Ops (On-Site)

Open Road Brands; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive plan

Full benefits package

Job summary

Open Road Brands in Wichita seeks a Plant General Manager to own manufacturing and warehouse execution from raw material to shipped orders. This on-site leadership role requires turning demand into throughput with practical Lean improvements.

You will drive scheduling, capacity planning, and budget management while developing a bench of operational leaders and ensuring a safe, customer-ready facility.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive manufacturing operations experience, including 5+ years leading multi-department teams.
• Plant, site, or value-stream leadership experience in a production environment.
• Demonstrated, hands-on Lean implementation (5S, standard work, visual/daily management, root-cause problem solving) that stuck.
• Ownership of production scheduling, capacity planning, and operating budgets.
• Track record of improving throughput and labor efficiency without simply adding headcount.

Responsibilities

• Own manufacturing systems, layout, equipment utilization, and production discipline across printing, paint, routing, finishing, assembly, and packaging.
• Warehouse execution: material flow, staging, picking, packing, loading, and shipment readiness.
• Weekly and monthly throughput, schedule attainment, and capacity planning — including looking months ahead at demand, labor, material, and equipment constraints.
• Operating budget and expense: labor, overtime, supplies, maintenance, scrap, rework, and avoidable cost.
• Staffing plans, supervisor accountability, and development of a stronger bench of operational leaders.
• Material availability, in partnership with purchasing, sourcing, and finance.
• Facility condition and safety: a clean, organized, customer-ready plant every day.

Skills

Lean implementation

Production scheduling

Capacity planning

Budget management

Team leadership

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, operations, business, or related field

Job description

Open Road Brands in Wichita seeks a Plant General Manager to own manufacturing and warehouse execution from raw material to shipped orders. This on-site leadership role requires turning demand into throughput with practical Lean improvements.

You will drive scheduling, capacity planning, and budget management while developing a bench of operational leaders and ensuring a safe, customer-ready facility.