Plant Manager — Lean Manufacturing Leader

Talentrust; Brookville (PA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Miller Fabrication Solutions is seeking a Plant Manager to lead daily operations at the Brookville, PA facility. You will drive production scheduling, Lean initiatives, and cross-functional collaboration with engineering and quality teams to meet delivery, safety, and quality goals.

The role requires strong leadership, budgeting, and KPI management skills, with a focus on continuous improvement and cost reduction across the plant.

Qualifications

• 5 years of manufacturing leadership experience in a fabrication, metal manufacturing, or industrial environment.
• Strong knowledge of production planning, Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, quality systems, and plant operations.
• Experience leading teams, managing budgets, and driving operational performance.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and work cross-functionally with engineering and operations.
• Proficiency with ERP systems and Microsoft Office; CAD experience is a plus.
• Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily plant operations to ensure production, quality, safety, and delivery goals are achieved.
• Manage production scheduling, workforce planning, and operational performance.
• Partner with engineering, quality, and operations teams to improve manufacturing processes and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop and monitor plant budgets, productivity metrics, and operational KPIs.
• Recruit, coach, and develop supervisors and production employees while promoting a positive, high-performance culture.
• Drive Lean manufacturing, 5S, process improvements, and cost reduction initiatives.
• Resolve production, equipment, and quality issues while maintaining a safe and efficient work environment.
• Present operational updates and performance metrics to senior leadership.

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

Production planning

Lean manufacturing

Continuous improvement

Quality systems

Plant operations

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership

Communication

Reading engineering drawings

Tools

ERP systems

CAD

Job description

Miller Fabrication Solutions is seeking a Plant Manager to lead daily operations at the Brookville, PA facility. You will drive production scheduling, Lean initiatives, and cross-functional collaboration with engineering and quality teams to meet delivery, safety, and quality goals.

The role requires strong leadership, budgeting, and KPI management skills, with a focus on continuous improvement and cost reduction across the plant.