Plant Manager

Ferretti Search; Missouri; On-site; USD 153,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Strong capital investment commitment

Job summary

Ferretti Search is seeking a Plant Manager for a leading manufacturing firm in Greater St. Louis, MO. This hands-on leadership role is essential in enhancing operational maturity and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.

Ideal candidates should have over 7 years of plant-level leadership experience and a Bachelor's Degree. The position offers a competitive salary up to $170k plus bonuses, with relocation assistance provided.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in plant-level leadership.
• Demonstrated Lean implementation experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all plant operations across multiple shifts.
• Drive cost discipline and operational efficiency.
• Lead and develop department heads and supervisors.

Skills

Plant-level leadership

Lean implementation

Operational efficiency

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Location: Greater St. Louis. Must be willing to travel or willing to relocate within MO.

Salary: Up to $170k plus bonus.

Relocation assistance provided.

Must have Bachelor's Degree.

Position Overview

Ferretti Search is excited to partner with a leading manufacturing firm as they seek a new Plant Manager to lead their next phase of growth. This is a hands‑on leadership role responsible for elevating operational maturity, strengthening process discipline, and driving cultural alignment within a profitable but improvement‑oriented facility. The organization has recently invested in automation and capital upgrades and is committed to continued growth and investment.

Operational Leadership

• Oversee all plant operations across multiple shifts
• Lead production, maintenance, engineering, and administrative functions
• Improve production flow, scheduling, and throughput
• Ensure compliance with EH&S standards and regulatory requirements

Financial & Performance Management

• Drive cost discipline and operational efficiency
• Improve margin through labor optimization, scrap reduction, and workflow improvements
• Strengthen plant-level financial visibility and reporting
• Support annual capital planning and reinvestment strategies

Leadership & Culture

• Lead and develop department heads and supervisors
• Establish accountability and performance standards
• Build credibility in a long-tenured workforce environment
• Drive structured change management initiatives
• Lead Lean and Kaizen initiatives
• Implement sustainable process improvements
• Support automation integration and new product line implementations

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in plant-level leadership
• Demonstrated Lean implementation experience
• Bachelor's Degree strongly preferred

Why Join

• Key facility with growth opportunity
• Strong capital investment commitment
• Profitable operation with substantial upside
• Opportunity to visibly transform and modernize a manufacturing site