Plant Leader: Manufacturing Excellence & Growth

ITW Food Equipment Group; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits package

Global company environment

Job summary

ITW Food Equipment Group is seeking a seasoned Plant Manager for our Charlotte, NC facility. You will lead site operations, safety, quality, inventory, delivery, and productivity, driving ITW’s enterprise strategy through disciplined execution and continuous improvement.

You will partner with Finance, Engineering, and HR to ensure cost control, capital planning, and people development while aligning production with demand and maintaining an outstanding safety culture.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of leadership experience in manufacturing.
• Ability to influence and lead cross-functional teams to deliver results.
• Familiarity with ITW principles (80/20, PLS, decentralized leadership) or similar models.
• Proven talent development and high-performing team-building capabilities.
• Strong problem-solving skills with root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Solid financial acumen for cost control and productivity decisions.
• Hands-on leadership with strong shop-floor presence.
• Excellent organization, prioritization, and time management.

Responsibilities

• Lead plant performance aligned to ITW’s Front-to-Back strategy.
• Ensure focus on high-value products, customers, and processes.
• Drive continuous improvement to reduce complexity and boost efficiency.
• Translate division priorities into actionable plant-level plans.
• Foster accountability, discipline, and simplification across the site.
• Oversee plant-level financial performance including cost control and budget.
• Collaborate with Finance on margin improvement and cost reductions.
• Allocate resources to business priorities and manage capital planning.
• Align production schedules with labor and material availability.
• Ensure inventory accuracy and supplier performance; meet customer demand.
• Partner with Engineering for product design alignment and efficiency.
• Model and reinforce core values; drive safety culture.
• Work with HR in performance management and employee development.

Skills

Leadership experience

Cross-functional collaboration

ITW principles

Talent development

Problem solving

Financial acumen

Plant floor leadership

Organizational skills

Job description

ITW Food Equipment Group is seeking a seasoned Plant Manager for our Charlotte, NC facility. You will lead site operations, safety, quality, inventory, delivery, and productivity, driving ITW’s enterprise strategy through disciplined execution and continuous improvement.

You will partner with Finance, Engineering, and HR to ensure cost control, capital planning, and people development while aligning production with demand and maintaining an outstanding safety culture.