Plant Manager

Professional Placement Services; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Professional Placement Services seeks an experienced Plant Manager to lead a high-volume automotive manufacturing operation focused on robotic welded assemblies.

This hands-on leadership role emphasizes safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity while building a strong, accountable team, including experience in a union environment. The ideal candidate has 8+ years in manufacturing leadership, automotive background, and expertise in robotic welding and automated systems.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience.
• Automotive manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with robotic welding, welded assemblies, metal fabrication, or highly automated manufacturing.
• Experience managing budgets, staffing, production planning, and plant KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Lead all day-to-day plant operations and manufacturing performance.
• Drive safety, quality, production, delivery, labor, and cost objectives.
• Oversee robotic welding and automated manufacturing operations.
• Monitor and improve KPIs including OEE, scrap, downtime, labor efficiency, quality, and on-time delivery.
• Lead Lean and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Partner with Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, Supply Chain, and Production leadership.
• Manage plant budgets, staffing, capital projects, and operational priorities.
• Develop supervisors and plant leadership while building a culture of accountability.
• Support customer audits, new product launches, equipment installations, and process improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Lean manufacturing

OEE & KPIs

Budget management

Staff development

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

IATF 16949

APQP

PPAP

PFMEA

Control plans

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Plant Manager to lead a high-volume automotive manufacturing operation specializing in robotic welded assemblies. This is a hands‑on leadership opportunity for someone who knows how to drive safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity while building a strong, accountable team.

What You’ll Do

• Lead all day‑to‑day plant operations and manufacturing performance.
• Drive safety, quality, production, delivery, labor, and cost objectives.
• Oversee robotic welding and automated manufacturing operations.
• Monitor and improve KPIs including OEE, scrap, downtime, labor efficiency, quality, and on‑time delivery.
• Lead Lean and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Partner with Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, Supply Chain, and Production leadership.
• Manage plant budgets, staffing, capital projects, and operational priorities.
• Develop supervisors and plant leadership while building a culture of accountability.
• Support customer audits, new product launches, equipment installations, and process improvements.

What We’re Looking For

• 8+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience.
• Plant-level or multi‑department operational leadership experience.
• Automotive manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with robotic welding, welded assemblies, metal fabrication, or highly automated manufacturing.
• Working knowledge of IATF 16949, APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, control plans, and automotive quality requirements.
• Strong Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement background.
• Experience managing budgets, staffing, production planning, and plant KPIs.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred; equivalent manufacturing leadership experience will be considered.

Experience leading a union manufacturing environment and knowledge of robotic arc or resistance welding are additional advantages.

If you’re an experienced manufacturing leader who knows how to drive results on the plant floor while developing people and improving processes, we want to hear from you.

Job Number: 5325