Plant Operations Leader - Lean & Continuous Improvement

The Richmond Group USA; Katy (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Richmond Group USA is assisting an established industrial manufacturer located near Katy, Texas to recruit a Plant / Manufacturing Manager. This leader will drive lean transformation, culture change, and operational excellence, overseeing safety, quality, cost, and delivery across a flagship site.

The role emphasizes accountability, employee engagement, and a data-driven approach to improvements. Ideal candidates bring progressive manufacturing leadership, change-management experience, and

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

Leadership

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

The Richmond Group USA is assisting an established industrial manufacturer located near Katy, Texas to recruit a Plant / Manufacturing Manager. This leader will drive lean transformation, culture change, and operational excellence, overseeing safety, quality, cost, and delivery across a flagship site.

The role emphasizes accountability, employee engagement, and a data-driven approach to improvements. Ideal candidates bring progressive manufacturing leadership, change-management experience, and