Plant Manager

Powertec; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Powertec, Charlotte, NC, is seeking a Plant Manager to provide overall site leadership for its electric motor business. You will align production, engineering and supply chain to ensure on-time delivery, efficiency and sustained improvement across safety, quality and cost.

The role requires Lean/Kaizen/continuous improvement experience, strong communication across leadership levels, and a proven track record of leading cross-functional teams to achieve year‑over‑year gains.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years experience in industrial manufacturing.
• Understanding of manufacturing operations, maintenance and engineering.
• Exceptional communication for varying leadership levels.
• Problem solving skills and outside the box thinking.
• Active listener with ability to motivate, organize, plan and decide.
• Proven track record of leading cross functional teams.
• Lean/Kaizen/Continuous Improvement approach.
• Identify strategic opportunities and sustain changes for year-over-year improvements.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for plant operations with safety, quality, delivery, cost, inventory and people objectives.
• Lead, coach and develop the Production Supervisor to strengthen frontline leadership and execution.
• Set plant priorities and escalation processes for effective execution.
• Own plant performance and drive corrective actions when targets are not met.
• Partner with Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Finance, HR and leadership to align resources and requirements.
• Champion disciplined use of Lean, visual management and structured problem-solving.
• Develop and execute operational improvement plans to strengthen capacity and reduce waste.
• Lead workforce planning and succession planning for plant leadership.
• Evaluate capacity, staffing, equipment, space and investment needs with justification.
• Ensure compliance with policies, safety, quality systems and conduct standards across the plant.

Skills

Leadership

Lean manufacturing

Kaizen

Continuous improvement

Cross-functional teams

Problem solving

Strategic planning

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business or Engineering

Job description

Full Time Charlotte, NC, US

Position Summary

The Plant Manager provides overall site leadership for Powertec’s custom and highly engineered electric motor business, with accountability for safety, quality, delivery, cost, people leadership, and long-term operational performance. This role is responsible for aligning production, engineering, and supply chain activities to ensure on-time delivery, operational efficiency, and drive a strong continuous improvement culture. The Plant Manager sets direction, removes barriers, develops leadership capability, drives strategic improvement initiatives, and ensures the organization has the talent, capacity, systems, and operating discipline needed to achieve sustainable results.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership for plant operations, ensuring safety, quality, delivery, cost, inventory, productivity, and people objectives are clearly defined, measured, and achieved.
• Lead, coach, and develop the Production Supervisor to strengthen frontline leadership capability, accountability, problem-solving discipline, and execution of daily production priorities.
• Set plant-level operating priorities, performance expectations, and escalation processes to ensure the Production Supervisor and support functions can execute effectively.
• Own plant performance results and lead corrective action when operational, financial, customer, safety, or quality objectives are not being met.
• Partner with Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Finance, Human Resources, and business leadership to align resources, resolve systemic barriers, and support customer requirements.
• Champion disciplined use of the HBD Business System, Lean principles, visual management, and structured problem-solving at the plant leadership level.
• Develop and execute operational improvement plans that strengthen capacity, reduce waste, improve flow, support profitable growth, and deliver year-over-year performance improvement.
• Lead workforce planning, organizational capability development, succession planning, and performance management for the plant leadership structure.
• Evaluate capacity, staffing, equipment, space, and capital investment needs and provide clear business justification for operational investments.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, safety expectations, quality systems, employment practices, and business conduct standards across the plant.

Experience and Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering or related field required.
• 5 years + experience in industrial manufacturing.
• Demonstrated understanding of the principles and applications associated with manufacturing operations, maintenance and engineering.
• Exceptional communication (verbal and written) for varying levels of leadership.
• Demonstrated problem solving skills and outside of the box thinking.
• Active listener with demonstrated ability to motivate, organize, plan and make decisions.
• Proven track record of leading cross functional teams.
• Demonstrated leadership and results using a Lean/Kaizen/Continuous Improvement approach.
• Ability to identify strategic opportunities and develop, implement and sustain changes to deliver year-over-year improvements to safety, quality, delivery and cost.

HBD Industries is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

The Company

HBD Industries, Inc. ( www.hbdindustries.com ) is a privately held diversified manufacturing company providing industrial products, services, and solutions including Electric Motors, Gearing, Magnetics, Hoses, Belts, Ducting, Forged and Machined products.

The Business Unit

POWERTEC manufactures high-performance, adjustable-speed permanent magnet AC motors for aerospace, military, specialty, and general-purpose industrial applications. From fractional to 400 HP, in NEMA standard frames, our motors are designed for high torque, speeds up to 20,000 RPM and positioning applications in any environment.

HBD Industries is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.