Plant Manager: Lead World-Class Manufacturing & Growth

LFG Manufacturing; Florida; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

LFG Manufacturing seeks a Plant Manager to lead its switchboard, panelboard, and integrated products manufacturing operations in Florida. The role owns safety, quality, delivery, production, process, technology, planning, and people development to drive profitable growth.

The position requires a track record of scaling operations, optimizing labor and capital, and implementing continuous improvement across multiple functions while ensuring compliance with industry standards and customer

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent manufacturing leadership experience.
• 10+ years in manufacturing operations leadership, including at least five years as Plant Manager/Operations Manager/General Manager.
• Direct accountability for safety, quality, delivery, cost, labor efficiency, throughput, and people metrics.
• Experience leading multiple plant-wide functions (production, quality, planning, maintenance, supply chain, EHS).
• Proven success scaling manufacturing operations via headcount growth, shifts, equipment, capacity, and new product lines.
• Experience manufacturing electrical switchboards, switchgear, panelboards, or similar engineered-to-order power distribution equipment.
• Working knowledge of OSHA, NFPA 70E, UL standards and third-party inspection programs.
• Experience using ERP systems for production execution, work-orders, planning, and analytics (Oracle Fusion preferred).
• Lean Six Sigma certification (Green/Black Belt) preferred.
• Demonstrate integrity, accountability, teamwork, innovation, and growth as core values.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily plant operations across all product lines and shifts (production, quality, process/tech, planning, EHS, maintenance, materials, shipping, receiving).
• Own plant performance for safety, quality, delivery, labor efficiency, throughput, first-pass yield, and on-time delivery.
• Allocate labor, equipment, and space to meet production schedules and customer commitments, resolving bottlenecks.
• Lead safety and quality programs; ensure OSHA/NFPA 70E, UL, and audit requirements are met; oversee root-cause analyses and corrective actions.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Procurement, Sales, Project Management, Finance, and COO on commitments, capacity planning, capital investments, and growth.
• Drive continuous improvement and manage the operating budget using standard work, 5S, OEE, waste reduction, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Develop plant personnel while maintaining asset performance, uptime, maintenance, permits, certifications, and UL/3rd-party readiness.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Safety management

Operations management

Cross-functional collaboration

Continuous improvement

People development

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial/Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering, Operations Management, Business Administration, or related field

Tools

Oracle Fusion ERP

SAP ERP

Infor ERP

Job description

LFG Manufacturing seeks a Plant Manager to lead its switchboard, panelboard, and integrated products manufacturing operations in Florida. The role owns safety, quality, delivery, production, process, technology, planning, and people development to drive profitable growth.

The position requires a track record of scaling operations, optimizing labor and capital, and implementing continuous improvement across multiple functions while ensuring compliance with industry standards and customer