Manufacturing Plant Manager

Job Description The Plant Manager is responsible for leading all operational functions within a large, high‑volume manufacturing facility, ensuring safe, efficient, and high‑quality production in alignment with the ASD Lean Operating System. This role owns the plant’s Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Cash, (SPQDCC) performance and serves as the senior operational leader for a site with multiple value streams, high throughput, and significant intercompany transfers. The Plant Manager provides enterprise‑level leadership, aligning Focus Factory Managers, support functions, and front‑line teams to deliver sustained results at scale. This role requires advanced capability in managing complexity, cross‑site coordination, and large leadership teams while driving cultural transformation and performance excellence. Responsibilities Core Responsibilities • Strategic Leadership & Plant Management • Provide overall leadership for all plant operations, including EHS, manufacturing, materials, maintenance, quality, and engineering across multiple production areas or value streams. • Translate corporate objectives into actionable plant strategies supporting high sales volume, throughput demands, and intercompany transfer requirements. • Drive execution of the ASD Lean Operating System at scale, ensuring consistency across value streams, shifts, and support functions. • Serve as the primary interface between the facility, enterprise leadership, and peer plant managers on network‑wide capacity, transfer, and load‑balancing decisions. • Develop and manage a complex operating budget, balancing productivity, cost, working capital, and capital investment priorities. • Safety & Environmental Stewardship • Establish and sustain a Zero Harm culture across a large employee population and multi‑shift operation. • Lead visible safety engagement through routine Gemba walks, Tier escalation, and executive‑level incident reviews. • Ensure full regulatory compliance (OSHA, EPA, local) while proactively managing risk in a high‑complexity environment. • Partner with EHS & Sustainability leaders to drive energy reduction, environmental performance, and enterprise initiatives. • Deliver sustained improvement in TRIR, near‑miss reporting, and corrective action effectiveness across the site. • Quality & Customer Value • Own plant‑level quality performance for a high‑volume, multi‑customer manufacturing operation. • Ensure robust execution of QCPs, standard work, and layered audits across all value streams. • Drive systemic FPY improvement, warranty reduction, and defect prevention at scale. • Partner with Quality and Engineering on advanced problem solving, systemic risk mitigation, and customer recovery plans. • Lead Voice of the Customer deployment for complex customer portfolios and intercompany supply chains. • Delivery, Productivity & Cost Management • Ensure on‑time delivery across internal and external customers, including intercompany transfer commitments. • Lead Tier 3/4 operating rhythms, driving accountability for SPQDCC performance and countermeasures. • Optimize throughput using Lean, automation, and capacity planning across multiple production lines. • Manage labor strategy, staffing models, and overtime for a large workforce in a 24/7 or extended‑hours environment. • Oversee asset reliability, TPM maturity, and execution of major capital and automation projects. • People Leadership & Development • Lead, coach, and develop a large, multi‑layer leadership team of Focus Factory Managers, Department Managers, and support leaders. • Build a strong succession pipeline capable of supporting site complexity and future growth. • Foster a culture of engagement, inclusion, and accountability across a diverse workforce. • Ensure disciplined performance management and consistent policy application at scale. • Host regular all‑hands meetings to align the organization around business performance, priorities, and long‑term strategy. • Continuous Improvement & Cultural Transformation • Serve as the site and network CI leader, integrating Lean, TPM, and problem‑solving into daily execution. • Sponsor Kaizen events, PDCA cycles, and cross‑plant improvement initiatives. • Reinforce Leader Standard Work and Gemba‑based leadership behaviors across all leadership levels. • Ensure sustainability of improvements through tiered management systems and visual accountability. • Cross‑Functional & Enterprise Collaboration • Partner closely with EHS, Quality, Materials, Engineering, HR, and Finance to align systems and execution. • Collaborate with other Plant Managers to drive best practice sharing and network optimization. • Support enterprise initiatives including automation, digitalization, and new product launches. • Represent the site in corporate operational excellence forums and audits. Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s preferred. • 12+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership, including multi‑value stream or large‑site management. • Proven ability to deliver SPQDCC results in a high‑complexity manufacturing environment. • Advanced Lean, TPM, and CI leadership capability. • Strong financial acumen managing large budgets and capital portfolios. • Ability to support extended‑hour operations and enterprise travel.