Plant Operations Leader - Lean, Change & CI Champion

The Richmond Group USA; Weimar (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Richmond Group USA is assisting an established Texas manufacturing leader to drive change, operational excellence, and culture improvement at a flagship site near Katy. This role focuses on leading production, safety, quality, cost, and delivery while accelerating Lean initiatives and cross-functional collaboration.

Ideal candidates bring progressive plant leadership experience, a track record in change management and continuous improvement, and the ability to develop teams and instill

Qualifications

• Progressive leadership experience in a manufacturing or plant environment.
• Demonstrated success with change management, Lean manufacturing, and continuous improvement.
• Experience in rubber, plastics, compounding, molding, press operations, or another process-oriented manufacturing environment would be highly relevant.
• Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred, but proven manufacturing leadership is more important than the degree.

Responsibilities

• Manufacturing Leadership: Lead day-to-day production, people, workflow, safety, quality, cost, and delivery performance.
• Change & Culture: Drive positive culture change, accountability, communication, and employee engagement throughout the operation.
• Lean & Continuous Improvement: Implement Lean manufacturing practices and identify opportunities to improve productivity, throughput, waste, and overall manufacturing excellence.
• Team Leadership: Develop supervisors and production teams while establishing clear expectations and performance standards.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner closely with engineering, product development, materials, maintenance, supply chain, quality, and other functions.
• Operational Performance: Use manufacturing data and KPIs to identify problems, establish priorities, and drive measurable improvements.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Change management

Continuous improvement

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The Richmond Group USA is assisting an established Texas manufacturing leader to drive change, operational excellence, and culture improvement at a flagship site near Katy. This role focuses on leading production, safety, quality, cost, and delivery while accelerating Lean initiatives and cross-functional collaboration.

Ideal candidates bring progressive plant leadership experience, a track record in change management and continuous improvement, and the ability to develop teams and instill