Plant Manager

SupportFinity™; Ashtabula (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

ASC Engineered Solutions in Ashtabula, OH is seeking a Plant Manager to lead the site’s operations, safety culture, and production performance. You will direct the site leadership team, manage P&L, and collaborate with cross-functional partners to optimize capacity, quality, and efficiency.

This role emphasizes lean improvement, workforce development, budgeting, and capital planning to align with long-term business goals and customer demand.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in operations/engineering; MBA preferred.
• 7–10 years manufacturing/operations leadership experience.
• 3–5 years supervisory experience overseeing production teams.
• Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen.
• Budgeting, cost control, and KPI management experience.
• Cross-functional leadership across Production, Quality, Maintenance, Supply Chain.
• Regulatory compliance experience (OSHA, EPA, ISO).
• Proven productivity and safety-improvement track record.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership to foster a proactive safety culture.
• Oversee plant operations ensuring safe, efficient manufacturing.
• Direct production, maintenance, quality, scheduling, engineering, and logistics.
• Monitor KPIs and financial metrics to align with profitability goals.
• Lead capacity-planning to support current demand and growth.
• Oversee inside sales, pricing, account management, and customer retention.
• Maintain full P&L responsibility for plant operations.
• Partner with finance on budgeting, forecasting, and capital planning.
• Drive lean manufacturing and continuous improvement.
• Plan and implement capital equipment investments and facility improvements.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Safety culture

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma / Kaizen

Budgeting & cost control

KPI management

Cross-functional leadership

Regulatory compliance

Problem solving

Team development

Education

B.S. in Operations Management or Engineering

MBA preferred

Job description

Department: Manufacturing & Distribution - Skilled Jobs
Location: Ashtabula, OH

Description

ASC Engineered Solutions is seeking a Plant Manager to support the overall operational performance and profitability of our manufacturing facility in Ashtabula, OH. This role directs the site-level management team and collaborates closely with cross-functional leaders across the organization to ensure alignment and operational success. The Plant Manager maintains safe, efficient, and high-quality manufacturing processes while driving workforce expansion, continuous improvement, and scalable operations that meet evolving customer demand. Additionally, the Plant Manager holds full profit-and-loss responsibility for the site and leads strategic initiatives that enhance operational excellence, strengthen workforce capability, and increase production capacity to support long-term business objectives.

How You Will Help

• Provide strategic leadership to ensure a strong and proactive safety culture throughout the facility.
• Oversee all plant operations to maintain safe, efficient, and high-quality manufacturing processes.
• Direct and manage all operational functions, including production, laboratory operations, maintenance, quality, scheduling, engineering, and logistics.
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and financial metrics to ensure operational performance aligns with organizational profitability goals.
• Lead capacity-planning efforts to ensure the facility can support current demand and future growth.
• Coordinate cross-functional activities to drive seamless and efficient plant operations.
• Oversee inside sales functions, including customer relations strategy, pricing initiatives, account management, and customer retention efforts.
• Maintain full profit-and-loss (P&L) responsibility for all plant operations.
• Partner with finance leadership on budgeting, forecasting, and capital investment planning.
• Manage annual operating budgets, labor plans, and cost-control strategies.
• Ensure production schedules and customer demand requirements are achieved while optimizing operational efficiency.
• Lead, mentor, and develop department managers and operational leaders to build a high-performing team.
• Champion lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement initiatives across the plant.
• Oversee the planning, justification, and implementation of capital equipment investments and facility improvement projects.

What You Will Bring

• Bachelor's degree (B.S.) in Operations Management, Engineering, or a related field; MBA preferred.
• 7-10 years of manufacturing or operations leadership experience, with at least 3-5 years in a supervisory or management role overseeing production teams.
• Proven success managing day-to-day plant operations, including production scheduling, quality control, safety, and maintenance.
• Prior experience in continuous improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen) and driving measurable operational improvements.
• Background in budget planning, cost control, and KPI management for plant performance.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams (Production, Quality, Maintenance, Supply Chain).
• Prior oversight of regulatory compliance, such as OSHA, EPA, ISO, or other industry-specific standards.
• History of improving productivity, safety culture, and process efficiency through structured problem‑solving.
• Strong understanding of rubber processing techniques is a plus but not required (e.g., mixing, extrusion, compression/injection molding).

About the company

ASC Engineered Solutions