Plant Manager: Lead Lean Manufacturing & Growth

Noratel; Addison (IL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k)

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

Shape LLC in Addison, Illinois, part of Noratel North America, seeks a hands-on Plant Manager to lead production and develop a high‑performing team. You will drive scheduling, staffing, and continuous improvement to meet demanding customer commitments and grow capacity.

You will coach supervisors and leads, optimize throughput and material flow using Lean methods, and align safety, quality, ISO, and ERP practices across departments for sustained performance gains.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of manufacturing experience, including at least 5 years in production or plant leadership.
• Experience in custom, high-mix, engineered-to-order, or comparable industrial manufacturing.
• Strong skills in workforce leadership, capacity planning, Lean improvement, and operational reporting.
• Experience with ERP systems, ISO 9001 or comparable quality systems, and capital projects.
• Transformer, electrical equipment, or power magnetics experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily production, staffing, and scheduling to meet customer commitments.
• Coach and develop supervisors, leads, and production employees.
• Improve throughput, plant layout, and material flow through Lean methods.
• Turn operating metrics into clear priorities and sustained improvements.
• Recommend equipment and capital investments, support implementation.
• Partner across departments to strengthen safety, quality, ISO compliance, and ERP discipline.

Skills

Lean methods

Capacity planning

Operational reporting

Workforce leadership

ISO 9001 experience

Tools

ERP systems

SAGE 500

Capital projects

Job description

Shape LLC in Addison, Illinois, part of Noratel North America, seeks a hands-on Plant Manager to lead production and develop a high‑performing team. You will drive scheduling, staffing, and continuous improvement to meet demanding customer commitments and grow capacity.

You will coach supervisors and leads, optimize throughput and material flow using Lean methods, and align safety, quality, ISO, and ERP practices across departments for sustained performance gains.