Plant Manager

Renaissance Technologies; Helena (MT); On-site; USD 77,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid certifications

Conferences

Dedicated learning time

Job summary

Renaissance Technologies, Inc. in Helena, MT is seeking an internship Plant Manager with ownership mindset to guide budgets and 6-quarter planning. The role involves translating data into outcomes, and balancing stakeholders across sales, product, and finance for the Helena site.

The position emphasizes practical leadership, readiness to learn, and communication that persuades skeptics. The office supports growth through learning time and certifications.

Qualifications

• 8+ years operating in a Plant Manager role.
• 6+ years in Root Cause Analysis.
• Experience translating measurement complexity for non-technical audiences.
• Comfort defending a recommendation to skeptics.
• A bold, pragmatic attitude and willingness to learn new skills.
• Strong tone and clarity in high-stakes emails.
• Judgment on when to elevate decisions or absorb impact.

Responsibilities

• Track project budgets and flag variances before they escalate.
• Build a 6-quarter view that stays grounded in reality.
• Translate investments into measurable outcomes for leadership.
• Broker tradeoffs among sales, product, and finance for Helena.
• Champion process improvements that scale with growth.
• Wire dashboards so managers in Helena have consistent numbers.
• Apply resilience to model scenarios and inform key decisions.
• Read SolidWorks dashboards and interpret data accuracy.

Skills

Operations leadership

Root cause analysis

Metrology translation

Stakeholder management

Technical writing

Decision making

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Come help Renaissance Technologies decide where the next dollar goes, as a Plant Manager paying up to $77,000 - $117,000 for the privilege of being right. An internship Plant Manager role that values ownership over busywork, pays $77,000 - $117,000, and invests in your long-term growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Track project budgets and flag variances before they escalated
• Build the 6-quarter view that survives contact with reality
• Translate $77,000 - $117,000-range investments into outcomes leadership can point to
• Broker tradeoffs when sales, product, and finance want three different things in Helena
• Champion process improvements that scale with Renaissance Technologies growth
• Wire up dashboards so Helena managers stop asking you for the same numbers
• Apply Resilience expertise to model scenarios and inform key decisions
• Read a SolidWorks dashboard and know which line is lying to you

What You'll Bring

• Roughly 8+ years operating in a similar Plant Manager position
• A solid foundation in Root Cause Analysis, refined over 6+ years
• Experience translating Calipers and Micrometers complexity for a non-technical audience
• Comfort defending a recommendation in front of skeptics
• A boldly-pragmatic attitude and eagerness to learn new skills
• A writer's ear for tone in a high-stakes email
• Manager-caliber judgment about when to elevate and when to absorb

Trusted by businesses nationwide, Renaissance Technologies operates an employee-centric business platform from its Helena base. We build an environment where hardworking ideas get tested quickly and credit is shared fairly.

Beyond the $77,000 - $117,000 base, Renaissance Technologies invests in your growth through paid certifications, conferences, and dedicated learning time.

The Helena, MT office is bringing people on this season, and this is one of those roles.