Plant Manager

CE Interim | Cross-cultural Executive Interim Management; New Mexico; On-site; MXN 1,339,000 - 2,009,000; Full time

Job summary

CE Interim | Cross-cultural Executive Interim Management seeks an experienced Interim Plant Manager to lead a high-volume precision manufacturing site in Northern Mexico. The candidate will assume hands-on leadership on the shop floor, drive safety, quality, and delivery, and report to the Group CEO in the United States.

Duration is 3–6 months with immediate Start. The role requires full-time on-site presence, Spanish and English fluency, and a B2B contract arrangement to sustain turnaround

Qualifications

• Plant Manager or Senior Operations Director with experience in precision machining or similar close-tolerance manufacturing.
• Fluent in Spanish and English, available immediately, and able to work on a B2B contract.
• Full-time on-site presence in northern Mexico, five days per week, with an existing legal right to work in Mexico.

Responsibilities

• Take full operational leadership across safety, production, quality, maintenance, labour efficiency, OEE, and delivery.
• Lead the local management team across HR, EHS, quality, finance, maintenance and production.
• Execute a fast, structured handover from the outgoing Plant Manager and maintain turnaround momentum from day one.
• Strengthen shop-floor discipline, operational performance, and readiness for increasing production volumes.
• Protect customer confidence in quality and delivery while reporting directly to the Group CEO in the United States.

Skills

Shop-floor leadership

Precision machining

Bilingual Spanish/English

CNC turning and milling

Education

Experience in precision machining environments

Tools

CNC turning

CNC milling

Swiss machining

Job description

1405 | Interim Plant Manager | Northern Mexico

Plant Turnaround | Leadership Transition | Precision Manufacturing | Operational Stabilisation

If you are a hands‑on Interim Plant Manager who lives on the shop floor, understands precision manufacturing, and speaks fluent Spanish, this mandate may deserve your attention.

Duration: 3–6 months

Start: Immediate

Type: Interim

Our client is a US manufacturer of high-volume precision parts for industrial and OEM customers, with manufacturing operations in the United States and Mexico.

The northern Mexico plant is mid-sized and combines a modern machine park with older high-volume equipment. The site is rebuilding production volumes while improving safety, efficiency, and operational discipline.

With the current Plant Manager leaving, the business needs an experienced interim leader who can take over quickly and keep the turnaround moving without losing momentum.

Job Challenge

• Take full operational leadership across safety, production, quality, maintenance, labour efficiency, OEE, and delivery
• Lead the local management team across HR, EHS, quality, finance, maintenance and production
• Execute a fast, structured handover from the outgoing Plant Manager and maintain turnaround momentum from day one
• Strengthen shop‑floor discipline, operational performance, and readiness for increasing production volumes
• Protect customer confidence in quality and delivery while reporting directly to the Group CEO in the United States

• Senior Plant Manager or Operations Director with a strong shop‑floor leadership orientation
• Proven experience in precision machining or comparable high-volume, close‑tolerance manufacturing
• Hands‑on understanding of CNC turning and milling, Swiss machining, screw machines or comparable production technologies
• Demonstrated success improving safety, OEE, labour efficiency, quality and delivery performance
• Able to lead established teams through change while bridging Mexican plant culture and US management expectations

Requirement 01: Plant Manager or Senior Operations Director with experience in precision machining or similar close‑tolerance manufacturing

Requirement 02: Fluent in Spanish and English, available immediately, and able to work on a B2B contract

Requirement 03: Full-time on‑site presence in northern Mexico, five days per week, with an existing legal right to work in Mexico