Plant Manager

Otterbase, Inc.; Troy (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Otterbase, Inc. in Troy, MI, seeks a senior operations leader to oversee manufacturing operations with full accountability for safety, quality, delivery, and budget.

You will lead CNC machining, drive continuous improvement, manage plant P&L, and partner with HR on staffing and development. The role requires 7–10 years leadership in manufacturing.

This position emphasizes teamwork with customers and suppliers, cost savings, and implementing the production plan to meet demand.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of progressive manufacturing leadership with plant-level responsibility.
• Strong CNC machining, job shop, tooling, and setup reduction experience.
• Experience with P&L, budgeting, forecasting and cost drivers.
• ERP/job-management system experience for scheduling and labor reporting (Plex preferred).
• Associate degree or equivalent in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, or Business preferred; equivalent experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Lead our Troy site with focus on safety, culture, delivery, quality, and financial performance.
• Manage plant financials including revenue, margins, budgets, and capital planning.
• Oversee CNC machining operations, programming support, setup, and maintenance.
• Drive continuous improvement and cost savings across site operations.
• Coordinate with HR on staffing, training, performance management, and employee relations.
• Communicate priorities and results to leadership, customers, and suppliers.

Skills

Leadership

Safety leadership

P&L management

CNC machining

Continuous improvement

Employee development

Budgeting

ERP systems

Scheduling

Problem solving

Education

Associate degree or equivalent

Tools

Plex ERP

Job description

Lead our Troy manufacturing operations with full responsibility for safety, culture, customer delivery, quality, continuous improvement, and P&L performance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serve as the responsible site leader, reinforcing safety as \"the priority\", quality and the quality management system, on-time delivery, employee engagement, teamwork, leadership development, and accountability.
• Maintain a clean, professional facility and equipment presentation for employees and customers.
• Own plant financial performance, including revenue and margin forecasts, budget support, capital planning, and labor forecasting to support customer demand.
• Lead CNC machining operations, programming support, setup, cycle-time improvement, preventive maintenance, and equipment reliability.
• Oversee daily production in a high-mix, low-volume machining environment, balancing customer priorities, executable schedules, capacity, setup reduction, quality, and profitable execution.
• Drive continuous improvement across site operations and deliver cost savings that support identified budget and financial commitments.
• Support quoting, order review, supplier coordination, subcontractor performance, new product development, and program launch.
• Lead, coach, and hold the operations team accountable while partnering with HR on staffing, training, performance management, employee relations, succession planning, and skill development.
• Communicate priorities, results, and expectations to employees, leadership, customers, and suppliers as appropriate.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Lead, manage, and hold accountable the Production, Quality, Process Engineering, and Maintenance teams.

Qualifications / Experience / Education:

• Core competencies include leadership, accountability, sound judgment, communication, problem solving, financial discipline, continuous improvement, customer focus, and the ability to develop people and teams.
• Physical requirements include regular time on the production floor, standing and walking for extended periods, and the ability to safely access manufacturing equipment and work areas as needed.
• Agree to follow and enforce the Employee Handbook and pass required pre-employment screening.
• Communicate effectively with employees, peers, leadership, customers, and suppliers.
• Associate's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, or Business preferred; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Minimum 7 - 10 years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience, including plant-level responsibility for production teams, results, and financial performance.
• Strong CNC machining, job shop, tooling, fixtures, setup reduction, routings, and shop-floor problem-solving experience.
• Working knowledge of P&L statements, budgeting, forecasting, cost drivers, capital justification, and variance analysis.
• ERP or job-management system experience for scheduling, labor reporting, purchasing, inventory, shipping, and job-cost visibility; Plex preferred.
• Experience supporting quality systems, corrective action, customer requirements, and controlled manufacturing documentation.