Plant Manager - Centralia, MO

Hubbell; Centralia (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in electrical solutions is seeking a Plant Manager at its Centralia, MO location. The successful candidate will oversee operations for Civil and Construction, ensuring safety, productivity, and quality. With a focus on continuous improvement and team development, this role requires strong leadership and extensive management experience in a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of management experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Union experience strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of operational metrics.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and manage operations for multiple business units.
• Ensure safety and productivity across manufacturing activities.
• Develop and implement continuous improvement activities.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Operational Excellence

Problem Solving

Communication

Training Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP

Job description

Job Overview

The Plant Manager will provide leadership and is responsible for the operations related to the Civil and Construction and Lineman Tool and Equipment business units at our Centralia, MO location. You will be responsible for safety, personnel, productivity, on-time delivery performance, cost, budgeting/forecasting, and asset management. Additionally, you will manage and develop a team in a fast-paced environment with a commitment to process improvements in safety, quality, cost, delivery performance, and inventory management. You will deploy company and factory policies and strategies to staff throughout the manufacturing operation and translate them into business, team, and personnel goals.

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A Day In The Life

• Maintains a safe working environment consistent with all local, state, and OSHA requirements.
• Manage and direct overall manufacturing activities of the Business Units.
• Originates, measures, and improves key indicators for the business unit (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, and Cost).
• Ensures that product quality is maintained at acceptable levels.

• Enhances the LEAN culture by ensuring the production area remains clean and well-organized through “continuous improvement” and 5S. Implements and drives continuous improvement activities by eliminating non-value-added activities in the manufacturing process (waste elimination).
• Develops budgets and forecasts. Approves expenditures for supplies, materials, and human resources, ensuring efficient use of materials, labor, and equipment to meet productivity and customer requirements.
• Establishes work requirements and ensures production schedules are met.
• Develops staff and fosters a culture within the business unit dedicated to high standards of quality and customer service.

What will help you thrive in this role?

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 10-15 years of management experience in a manufacturing environment; union experience strongly preferred
• Strong working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing; Operational Excellence or Lean Certification strongly preferred
• SAP experience is a plus
• Strong understanding of operational metrics and managing these metrics
• Experience with forecasting manufacturing needs and hours to meet key objectives
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and training skills
• Dynamic, results-oriented, metric-driven, disciplined leadership

Hubbell Incorporated

Hubbell creates critical infrastructure solutions that power our customers, communities, people, and the planet. Our company is strategically aligned around enabling grid modernization and electrification. As more products plug into an aging grid, Hubbell solutions enable the transition to a more reliable, resilient, and efficient energy infrastructure. Founded in 1888, our innovation has made us a leading global manufacturer of high-quality electrical and utility solutions, enabling customers to operate critical infrastructure reliably and efficiently.

The company operates in two segments: Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS), which enables the grid to conduct, communicate, and control energy across utility applications, and Hubbell Electrical Solutions (HES), which are essential for managing power across a wide range of industries and applications. Our solutions serve markets including Data Centers, Renewables, Commercial Buildings, Industrial, Telecom, and Transportation. Supporting both segments are our corporate and Hubbell Unified Business Solutions teams that provide consistent processes, tools, and technologies across our businesses.

We are committed to operating sustainably and ethically while promoting an inclusive and supportive culture for our employees to grow and develop in their careers. Our employees proudly work and serve our communities from our headquarters in Shelton, CT, across the United States, and around the globe.

Hubbell Utility Solutions

Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enables the grid to conduct, communicate, and control energy across utility applications. HUS provides critical components that allow the grid to reliably transmit and distribute energy, as well as communications and controls technologies to make the grid smarter and more flexible.

Hubbell Incorporated, its subsidiaries, and affiliates are an EO Employer AA: M/F/Veteran/Disability. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected class.