Plant Manager

Image Associates Inc.; Waterloo (IA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SmartRecruiters, Inc. seeks a Senior Plant Manager to lead a 100-person metals machining and assembly operation in Northern Iowa. The role emphasizes safety, quality, on-time shipments, and cost control, with responsibility for budgets and capital expenditures.

The position requires deep experience in production management, lean manufacturing, and familiarity with CNC/ fabrication processes. relocation or local candidates are encouraged to apply in this small northern Iowa town.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in production and plant management for steel parts and assemblies.
• At least ten years of experience, including four in a supervisory role with budgets.
• Familiarity with lean manufacturing and Six Sigma.
• CNC machining experience is a plus but reading fabrication drawings is required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safety-first culture in the plant.
• Improve efficiencies in quality control and on-time shipments.
• Oversee a production organization that keeps workers safe while controlling costs.
• Make decisions about operating and capital budgets (P&L).
• Lead a team in production, supply chain, and facility maintenance.
• Drive plant profitability and safety initiatives.

Skills

CNC machining

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

Budget management

Leadership

read fabrication drawings

Tools

CNC machines

Fabrication equipment

Job description

Senior Plant Manager / Production Manager / Manufacturing Manager / Operations Managerin Northern Iowaneeded to run a metals machining and assembly operation of 100 people. Experience with CNC and manual machining, metal products assembly, parts making, machinery, fabricating equipment, or materials handling systems would be a suitable fit.

This job is in a small town in northern Iowa. If you are willing to relocate, or live in that area, please apply.

• Work to maintain a safety-first culture
• Improve efficiencies in quality control and on-time shipments
• Oversee a production organization that keeps workers safe while maintaining cost control.
• Make decisions about operating and capital budget (P&L).
• Lead a team of people in production, supply chain, and facility maintenance
• Improve plant profitability, develop quality and safety initiatives.
• Drive cost reduction through Lean Manufacturing practices and plant layout

Qualifications

• Experienceinproductionandplantmanagementforacompanythatmakessteelpartsandassembliesiskey.
• Shouldhaveatleasttenyears’experience,includingfourinasupervisoryroleinvolvingbudgets.
• Shouldbefamiliarwithleanmanufacturingandsixsigma.
• FamiliaritywithCNCmachiningisaplusbutnotrequired.Shouldbeabletoreadandinterpretfabricationdrawings.
• Musthaveexperiencemanagingskilledmachineoperators,machinists,andassemblyworkers.
• Shouldhavegoodexperiencewithplantbudgetsandmanagingproductionlevels.