Plant Manager

Confidential; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential is seeking a Plant Manager to lead the day-to-day operations of a high-volume manufacturing plant in Charlotte, NC. The role includes overseeing salaried and hourly staff, engineering and maintenance, inventory and capital planning, and driving safety, quality, and on-time order fulfillment.

The ideal candidate brings 10+ years of plant management experience, a strong background in lean and continuous improvement, and proven ability to align operations with strategic business goals

Qualifications

• A college degree in Engineering or Business is typically required.
• Minimum of 10 years of plant management experience in high-volume, fast-paced manufacturing.
• Strong leadership with expertise in lean manufacturing and continuous improvement.
• Ability to communicate effectively with executive leadership and customers.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize Employee Safety and Safety Compliance
• Ensure product quality and customer satisfaction with order fulfillment
• Continuous improvement of manufacturing processes and management methods to generate improved plant performance and workflow optimization and efficiencies
• Responsible for plant engineering and maintenance (equipment and facilities)
• Responsible for inventory and materials management
• Capital planning and implementation
• Overall budget, spending, and headcount
• Assess and manage salaried staff and hourly employees within the plant
• Ability to set and communicate expectations & directives to manufacturing staff
• Interfacing with executive level management and large customers

Skills

Operations management

Lean manufacturing

Continuous improvement

Leadership

Safety management

Project management

Communication

Education

Engineering or Business degree

Job description

This position is responsible for the overall day-to-day operation, leadership and management of the manufacturing plant.

Direct reports to this position include all plant salaried staff including but not limited to Operations Manager, Warehouse Manager, Maintenance Manager, CI Manager and Plant Engineer. Indirect reports include all hourly employees at the plant.

• Prioritize Employee Safety and Safety Compliance
• Ensure product quality and customer satisfaction with order fulfillment
• Continuous improvement of manufacturing processes and management methods to generate improved plant performance and workflow optimization and efficiencies
• Responsible for plant engineering and maintenance (equipment and facilities)
• Responsible for inventory and materials management
• Capital planning and implementation
• Overall budget, spending, and headcount
• Assess and manage salaried staff and hourly employees within the plant
• College degree in Engineering or Business typically required.
• A minimum of 10 years of plant management level experience in high volume, fast-paced manufacturing and operations.
• Well-rounded operations management experience including a deep understanding and experience with operations tactics, lean manufacturing, and continuous improvement, strategies and best practices and process discipline.
• Knowledge of production processes, raw materials, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
• Track record of excellent judgment and decision-making ability.
• Ability to successfully work to reach company goals in an environment in which a wide degree of creativity and latitude is required.
• Ability to effectively set and communicate expectations & directives to manufacturing staff.
• Results driven, analytical, self-motivated and detail oriented with the ability to logically identify alternative solutions or approaches to complex problems.
• Demonstrated presentation skills, as this role will be interfacing with executive level management, along with large customers.