Plant Manager | Lean Leader, $145k-$190k + 10% Bonus

Jobot; Corcoran (CA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobot is seeking a Plant Manager for a leading global manufacturing company in California. You will direct all plant operations through a team of functional managers and supervisors to meet safety, production, quality, and on-time delivery goals while driving efficiency and employee engagement.

The role demands hands-on leadership, strong Lean experience, and the ability to coach leaders, manage budgets and resources, and drive continuous improvement. Salary up to $190,000 plus a 10% bonus.

Qualifications

• Proven work experience in a plant leadership role.
• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in manufacturing operations management.
• BS Degree in Business Management or related field, preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership ability to drive change, improvement, and meet productivity expectations.
• Excellent interpersonal communication, analytical, change-management, and PC skills required.
• Must be a dynamic leader who is an active leader and participant for positive change and continuous improvement.
• Strong Lean manufacturing experience with a track record of effective implementation of CI tools, methods, and projects.
• Ability to hold others accountable and to effectively direct and coach the activity of others.
• Ability to work and lead others, and being aligned with other corporate organizational and functional expertise.
• Proven managerial experience & adequate knowledge of business and management principles (budgeting, strategic planning and resource allocation).
• Must be knowledgeable of safety, quality, productivity, demand creation, and inventory processes.

Responsibilities

• Champion safety within the plant, ensuring proper safety equipment and OSHA compliance.
• Provide leadership to improve KPI’s: production efficiency, output, quality, and on-time delivery.
• Monitor operations and trigger corrective actions to meet objectives and KPI’s.
• Develop and coach managers, supervisors, and staff; manage performance reviews.
• Minimize scrap and returns; ensure quality indicators are tracked and up to date.
• Develop spreadsheet applications for QC and monitoring initiatives.
• Collaborate with functional experts to learn, install, and implement company processes.
• Use Lean methods to drive continuous improvement and process optimization.
• Hands-on supervisor and leader.
• Develop training programs for production personnel, safety compliance, and SOPs.
• Troubleshoot and guide others through change; maintain clean equipment and facility.

Skills

Leadership

Lean manufacturing

Safety compliance

Operations management

Change management

Interpersonal communication

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Management

Job description

Jobot is seeking a Plant Manager for a leading global manufacturing company in California. You will direct all plant operations through a team of functional managers and supervisors to meet safety, production, quality, and on-time delivery goals while driving efficiency and employee engagement.

The role demands hands-on leadership, strong Lean experience, and the ability to coach leaders, manage budgets and resources, and drive continuous improvement. Salary up to $190,000 plus a 10% bonus.