Plant Manager - Industrial Manufacturing

Plant Manager – Industrial Manufacturing Richfield, WI Direct-hire fulltime onsite. 80-100k About Us Join a highly profitable, 40-year-old green-technology OEM with an absolute zero-layoff history. We manufacture advanced industrial systems that cut pollution, delivering a sub-one-year ROI and recession-proof stability. Operating a modern, immaculate facility, we are seeking a 100% onsite leader for a role born purely out of corporate expansion. Who You Are You are a veteran operations executive who thrives on the shop floor, values organizational loyalty, and avoids corporate politics. You possess: • 8+ Years of Success: Proven track record as a Plant Manager or Operations Director in heavy industrial fabrication or manufacturing ecosystems. • Lean Architecture Mastery: A verifiable history of using VSM, Kaizen, and Root Cause Analysis to drive measurable efficiency and eliminate waste. • Technical Instincts: Deep familiarity with robust metal fabrication, welding workflows, and thermal/heat exchange processes. • End-to-End Fluency: Competence managing production scheduling, material purchasing, capital equipment evaluation (CapEx), and freight logistics. • Elite Presence: The communication skills needed to mentor teams and unite engineering, production, and corporate executives. Requirements • Average tenure of 3+ years per employer. • Reside within 45 minutes of our Wisconsin facility (No relocation assistance). • US Citizen or Green Card holder. Compensation Up to $100K base salary + robust performance incentives & full benefits.