Plant Manager

Plymouth; Salisbury (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Plymouth Tube in Salisbury, Maryland seeks an experienced Plant Manager to lead our Salisbury mill with responsibility for safety, operations, quality and employee engagement. You will drive lean manufacturing, implement PBS concepts, manage budgets, and develop a culture of continuous improvement to position the business for long-term growth. The role requires 8–10 years of manufacturing leadership, a relevant degree, and travel; collaboration with department heads is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Operations Management, or Business, or equivalent experience.
• 8–10 years of manufacturing leadership experience.
• Strong lean manufacturing background.
• Travel required.
• RCRA certification may be needed to oversee hazardous waste activities.

Responsibilities

• Directs and manages all plant operations including production, maintenance, engineering, quality and safety.
• Leads culture initiatives and continuous improvement to attract and retain talent.
• Develops manufacturing plans and production schedules to improve profit and reduce overhead.
• Prepares and maintains plant budgets and monitors costs to meet goals.
• Champion Plymouth Business System and drive PBS-based waste elimination and process improvement.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Leadership

Team building

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Materials/Operations/Business

Tools

RCRA certification

Job description

Are you a hands-on manufacturing leader who thrives on building strong teams, driving continuous improvement, and delivering operational excellence? Plymouth Tube is seeking an experienced Plant Manager to lead our Salisbury, Maryland mill, with responsibility for safety, operations, quality, and employee engagement. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact by leading a talented team, advancing our culture of continuous improvement, and helping position the business for long-term growth and success.

Position Summary

Directs and manages all plant operations with overall responsibilities for production, maintenance, engineering, quality and other production-related activities while ensuring the mill’s number one priority is safety. Leads the mill’s culture initiative to create a great place to work for attracting and retaining top talent. Employs lean manufacturing techniques, visual controls and plant performance measures to meet production goals and strives for continuous improvement. Provides leadership for problem resolution to facilitate faster improvements and better working relationships.

• Seeks to improve the mill’s operational performance and competitive positioning through continuous improvement of production-related processes
• Assists with overseeing policies, procedures, and processes designed to minimize costs and maximize production
• Oversees the mill’s manufacturing processes and identifies opportunities for process improvement or efficiency optimization
• Develops a manufacturing plan and production schedule that increases profit while reducing overhead
• Work directly with department heads to coordinate purchasing, production, quality and distribution processes, with the expectation of achieving budgeted year over year improvements in revenue, ROS, yield and productivity
• Execute the strategy deployment plan within the business including implementing, operating and optimizing new technologies and processes that build on our sustainable competitive advantage and position the business for decades of highly profitable rapid growth
• Champion health, environment, and safety initiatives within the business, while maintaining compliance standards
• Provide expectations, accountability, and direction to direct reports
• Prepares and maintains plant budgets; control and monitor cost to maintain budget goals
• Champion the Plymouth Business system and utilize PBS concepts in all aspects of the business resulting in elimination of waste, clarity of purpose, and organizational focus, while driving continuous improvement within the organization
• Develop a culture that promotes involvement, communication, mutual trust & respect, expectations and accountability, and a passion for excellence

Core Responsibilities

• Model Plymouth Tube values and behaviors as outlined in the Mission Statement
• Represent Plymouth Tube in a professional manner
• Follow all company Environmental and Safety policies, procedures and standards
• Follow all company Quality Standards

Supervisory Responsibilities (If applicable)

Production, Engineering, Maintenance, and Quality

Additional responsibilities (as assigned by Department Manager or General Manager)

Work with Engineering, Maintenance and Quality organization to assure project work is effective and meeting expectations to assure KPI’s are meeting desired targets

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Material Science, Operations Management or Business; and /or combination of education and equivalent relevant years of experience
• Obtain RCRA certification to assist and oversee hazardous waste activities as needed.
• 8-10 years of manufacturing experience
• A strong lean manufacturing background
• Previous experience in metals is strongly desired
• Travel required

Competencies/Desired Characteristics

• Leadership: Getting the right people together with the right behaviors to make better, faster decisions, and achieve operating results
• Team Building: Calibrating people based on their actions, decisions, and behaviors and matching them to the requirements of the job; getting competent leaders to coordinate seamlessly
• Setting Goals: Determining the set of goals that balances what the operating unit can become with what it can realistically achieve
• Setting Priorities. Defining the path and aligning resources, actions and energy to accomplish the goal

Working Conditions/Physical Requirements

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk and sit. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; extreme cold; extreme heat and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.