Plant Manager, Lebanon, TN

Legrand AV, Inc.; Lebanon (TN); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K match

PTO & holiday pay

Disability benefits

Parental leave

Job summary

Legrand AV, Inc. in Lebanon, TN, seeks a Plant Manager to lead production operations, manage department supervisors, and drive safety, quality, and productivity improvements within the Power & Thermal Management division.

The role oversees manufacturing, planning, inventory, and cost controls while supporting the growth and continuous improvement initiatives across the plant. MBA is a plus.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in manufacturing/production.
• 7+ years plant management experience supervising 250+ staff.
• Lean tools knowledge; Six Sigma is a plus.
• Experience with SAP/ERP and Production, Inventory, and Quality modules.

Responsibilities

• Plan, direct, and coordinate production floor activities to meet customer expectations, quality, productivity, and cost goals.
• Drive cost reductions and productivity improvements across manufacturing processes.
• Lead OPEX/lean initiatives and safety, quality, and lean practices.

Skills

People management

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

SAP/ERP

Budgeting

Safety compliance

Project management

Production planning

Quality systems

Team leadership

Education

Bachelors in business/engineering

MBA (adv.)

Tools

SAP

ERP/MRP

MS Office

Job description

Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a Plant Manager to join the Power & Thermal Management division in Lebanon, TN.

This position is responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating production floor activities, ensuring that customer expectations, quality objectives, productivity, and cost-savings goals are met while providing a safe work environment for employees. The position will provide direct leadership to department supervisors and team leaders and provide support to production employees.

Be part of something new. Our Lebanon, TN facility represents the next chapter of Starline's growth journey, featuring a modern manufacturing environment, advanced technologies, and exceptional opportunities for career development within Legrand's growing Power & Thermal Management Division.

• Oversees production management, including manufacturing operations, inventory, facilities, quality, supply chain, and planning. Actively engages with direct reports and other departments to understand issues, analyze information, and implement solutions and improvements.
• Continually reviews manufacturing processes and makes appropriate recommendations for lowering costs and improving productivity, efficiency, labor utilization, and/or quality.
• Assists with the annual strategic and business planning process, providing key input from production operations. Develops metrics and ensures proper reporting to track the performance of manufacturing operations against budget, including revenue projections, backlog action plans, schedule attainment, throughput, labor utilization, efficiency, scrap, and cost-containment initiatives.
• Partners with the Global OPEX Manager to support and lead OPEX and lean initiatives that drive process improvement. Champions and provides support for all safety, quality, and lean activities, including the adoption and implementation of the Legrand Way.
• Participates with and provides direction, as necessary, to shop floor supervisors in resolving immediate quality, production, scheduling, technical, or personnel issues.
• Coordinates plant activities through collaboration with staff to ensure customer expectations are met and activities align with manufacturing and budget objectives. Resolves production scheduling problems by quickly analyzing information and implementing short-term and long-term corrective actions. Proactively communicates information to peers and works to implement solutions that satisfy all parties' expectations. Maintains an open dialogue regarding improvement activities and key operational targets and objectives.
• Ensures the personal and professional development of direct reports. Effectively manages, develops, and motivates direct and indirect reports. Provides effective, constructive, and appropriate feedback and leadership to direct reports to foster a positive team environment while establishing clear and measurable responsibilities and accountabilities.
• Actively oversees the inventory group, ensuring proper procedures are implemented to verify inventory accuracy.
• Communicates updates in a timely manner regarding goal progress, roadblocks, and solutions to the Senior Director of Global Operations.
• Ensures compliance with all safety, environmental, company, local, and federal regulations.
• Maintains the required active floor presence and holds regular meetings with employees on all shifts to ensure effective communication, teamwork, and cooperation.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or a related field. MBA is a plus.

Experience

• Minimum of 15 years of experience in manufacturing/production.
• Minimum of seven years of plant management experience in a production and/or manufacturing environment, including direct responsibility for managing 250+ hourly and salaried employees.
• Lean, including value-stream mapping, experience. Six Sigma is a plus.
• SAP and/or ERP/MRP experience with Production, Inventory, and Quality modules.
• Experience working within quality systems.
• Demonstrated understanding and utilization of lean tools to help facilitate continuous improvement in a manufacturing environment.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Detail-oriented, with excellent follow-through skills.
• Proven ability to present facts and recommendations effectively orally and in writing.
• Proven ability to work independently and as a member of a team.
• Proven ability to make sound decisions within established guidelines.
• Must have the ability to make recommendations to effectively resolve problems or issues by using judgment that is consistent with standards, practices, policies, procedures, regulations, and applicable laws.
• Ability to demonstrate flexible and efficient time management and to appropriately prioritize workload based on organizational or departmental needs.
• Ability to work in a high-growth and entrepreneurial environment.
• Proven ability to manage people, train and motivate employees, and delegate effectively.
• Must be able to function in a deadline-driven environment.
• Excellent project management, planning, and organizational skills, with the ability to effectively manage several projects at one time while demonstrating strong attention to detail and excellent follow-through.
• Must possess a high degree of professionalism and the ability to handle confidential information

Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Its comprehensive offering of solutions for residential, commercial, and datacenter markets makes it a benchmark for customers worldwide.

Trusted by the world's largest hyperscalers, Legrand's Power & Thermal Management division helps operators manage the critical infrastructure that powers modern data centers. Through a portfolio of best-in-class brands spanning power, cooling, connectivity, management, and supporting infrastructure, we enable customers to deploy, operate, and scale high-density environments. Combining deep domain expertise with a customizable design approach and dedicated support services, we help customers build and operate resilient infrastructure that meets current performance requirements while adapting to future demands. Power & Thermal Management industry-leading brands include Approved Networks, Raritan, Server Technology, Starline, Ortronics, Kratos Industries, and ZPE Systems.

Legrand, North & Central America offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as distinctive benefits like a high employer 401K match, paid time off (PTO) and holiday pay, short-term and long-term disability benefit plans, above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave, bonus opportunities in accordance with the Company's incentive plans, paid time off to volunteer, and an active/growing Employee Resource Group network. For more information, visit legrand.us.