Plant Manager

Confidential Company; New Jersey; On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Company in New Jersey is seeking a Plant Manager to lead all aspects of plant operations, including production, engineering, quality, supply chain, EHS, CI, and administration. The role focuses on delivering business results through operational excellence, talent development, customer satisfaction, and sustainable profitable growth.

You will build a high-performing leadership team and drive transformations in stamping operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related discipline.
• 10+ years of manufacturing experience with leadership.
• Proven experience leading transformation and capacity expansion.
• Strong knowledge of automotive manufacturing quality systems (IATF 16949, ISO 9001).
• Experience leading customer-facing operations.

Responsibilities

• Develop business strategies that align with the Company’s global business plan.
• Build, develop and lead a high-performing leadership team capable of delivering business objectives with a strong culture of accountability, ownership and continuous improvement.
• Ensuring the site maintains its ability and reputation as a leading-edge high speed stamping facility through the development and training of the internal technical team in the areas of die design, tool-making and stamping operations.
• Drive significant improvements in EHS, Productivity, Delivery performance and Quality.
• Own full P&L responsibility, including revenue growth, cost management, capital investments, productivity improvements and profitability targets.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement focused on cost reduction, operational efficiency, quality, and delivery performance.
• Collaborate with other Plant Managers and corporate leadership to ensure effective global coordination and support of key customer accounts.

Skills

Leadership

Manufacturing operations

Strategic planning

Lean Manufacturing

Quality management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related discipline

Job description

• This position is responsible for leading all aspects of plant operations, including Production, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, EHS, Continuous Improvement, and Administration.
• The Plant Manager will be accountable for delivering business results through operational excellence, talent development, customer satisfaction, and sustainable profitable growth. Main

Responsibilities:

• Develop business strategies that align with the Company’s global business plan.
• Build, develop and lead a high-performing leadership team capable of delivering business objectives with a strong culture of accountability, ownership and continuous improvement.
• Ensuring the site maintains its ability and reputation as a leading-edge high speed stamping facility through the development and training of the internal technical team in the areas of die design, tool-making and stamping operations.
• Drive significant improvements in EHS, Productivity, Delivery performance and Quality.
• Own full P&L responsibility, including revenue growth, cost management, capital investments, productivity improvements and profitability targets.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement focused on cost reduction, operational efficiency, quality, and delivery performance.
• Collaborate with other Plant Managers and corporate leadership to ensure effective global coordination and support of key customer accounts.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related discipline.
• 10+ years of manufacturing experience, including leadership of a plant operations or significant business unit within precision metal stamping, connectors, cable assemblies, busbars, or plastic injection molding environments.
• Proven experience leading transformation, organizational change, turnaround, capacity expansion, or greenfield/brownfield manufacturing initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to build organizational capability and drive performance in dynamic, fast-paced, and transformational business environments.
• Strong knowledge of the automotive manufacturing industry, relevant quality management systems (IATF 16949, ISO 9001, ISO 13485), and continuous improvement methodologies including Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, TQM, and OEE.
• Demonstrated experience leading customer-facing operations, including escalations, business reviews, and strategic customer engagement.