Plant Manager
Listed on 2026-10-01
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Manufacturing / Production
Production Manager, Operations Management, Manufacturing & Industrial Operations
Currently seeking a Plant Manager who will manage and direct the production, maintenance, and quality assurance functions of our light industrial assembly plant in the New Jersey area. The plant size is under 100 employees. This manager will direct the coordination of all manufacturing departments’ functions to ensure compliance with company objectives, quality systems, and customer satisfaction.
The ideal candidate will be dedicated to achieving operational excellence with a genuine interest in helping our company succeed.
Candidates must be detail-oriented, able to lead a team, serve as a liaison between upper management and the functions of the plant and have several years’ experience in supervising unskilled labor in manufacturing applications.
- Oversee day-to-day operations of the facility
- Provide leadership and management to associates
- Ensure production meets the required deadlines, and quality standards and is completed within the operational budget.
- Manage, measure, and improve the productivity of the facility (assembling per schedule)
- Manage, measure, and improve labor efficiency of the facility (producing as much product as possible without overtime.)
- Manage and ensure all safety procedures are followed.
- Ensure the facility is clean and neat.
- Ensure lead times perform to service levels expected by the customer
- Working closely with Regional Operations Manager to ensure the proper assembly and maintenance of equipment.
- Ensure material is received on time.
- Keep inventories in good condition and rotating stock (FIFO)
- Administer annual performance reviews with associates.
- Build a succession plan for each role where necessary
- Create and maintain a high level of employee morale and relations.
- Coordinate with Corporate departments as needed
- Direct interviewing, staffing, and training on all hourly and salary levels
- Operates within all Local, State, and Federal Laws
- Manages all plant employees and is responsible for the performance management and hiring of the employees within the plant.
- Adequate knowledge of business and management principles
- Proven work experience as a Plant Manager
- Proven supervisory skills and demonstrated leadership skills
- Ability to create accountability and to lead by example
- Strong team building, decision-making, and people management skills
- Familiarity with industry-standard equipment and technical expertise
- Be knowledgeable of safety, quality, productivity, and inventory processes
- Minimum 4-6 years plant/general management experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Industrial/Assembly experience highly preferred
- A degree is not necessary but strongly preferred. Military experience may be substituted for education.
This position has no supervisory responsibilities
POSITION TYPE AND EXPECTED HOURS OF WORKThis is a full-time position working 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday
CLASSIFICATIONSalary – Exempt
Full-Time
Full Benefits
PHYSICAL DEMANDSThe employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
TRAVELNo travel is expected for this position
WORK AUTHORIZATION/SECURITY CLEARANCEMust provide proof of eligibility to work in the U.S.
OTHER DUTIES- This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
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