Plant Manager

The Plant Manager serves as an executive leader of our steel door frame manufacturing facility and is accountable for the safe, efficient, and profitable operation of the business. This position provides strategic and operational leadership across all plant functions, including production, maintenance, engineering, quality, environmental health and safety, materials management, and continuous improvement.

The Plant Manager is responsible for creating a culture of safety, accountability, teamwork, and operational excellence while ensuring the facility consistently delivers exceptional quality, customer service, productivity, and financial results. Working closely with executive leadership, this role develops and executes operating plans that support Dunbarton's strategic objectives, long-term growth, and commitment to continuous improvement.

Success in this role requires a visible, hands-on leader who develops people, drives performance through data and accountability, embraces change, and fosters an environment where employees are engaged, empowered, and committed to achieving outstanding business results.

• Lead all day-to-day manufacturing operations, ensuring safe, efficient, and cost-effective production.
• Provide leadership across production, maintenance, engineering, quality, materials management, and environmental health and safety functions.
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) for safety, quality, productivity, delivery, cost, and employee engagement.
• Optimize plant capacity, workflow, staffing, and resource utilization to meet customer demand and business objectives.
• Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.

• Champion a safety-first culture where employee health and safety are the highest priorities.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, environmental regulations, and all applicable federal, state, and local laws and industry standards.
• Lead safety initiatives, audits, inspections, investigations, and corrective actions to continuously improve workplace safety performance.
• Promote employee involvement in identifying, reporting, and eliminating workplace hazards.

• Ensure products consistently meet or exceed customer expectations and internal quality standards.
• Partner with teams to investigate root causes, implement corrective and preventive actions, and drive sustainable improvements.
• Support customer visits, audits, and issue resolution while fostering strong customer relationships.
• Promote a culture focused on quality, customer satisfaction, and operational discipline.
• Lead Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and other continuous improvement initiatives to improve efficiency, reduce waste, and enhance operational performance.
• Utilize operational and financial data to identify opportunities for improvement and support informed decision-making.
• Promote innovation, problem-solving, and the adoption of best practices throughout the facility.

• Recruit, develop, mentor, and retain a high-performing leadership team.
• Create a culture built on accountability, collaboration, engagement, respect, and continuous learning.
• Establish clear performance expectations and provide ongoing coaching, feedback, recognition, and development opportunities.
• Support succession planning and leadership development to ensure organizational strength and continuity.
• Foster effective communication and collaboration across all departments.

• Develop and manage the plant's operating and capital budgets.
• Monitor financial performance and identify opportunities to improve productivity, labor efficiency, inventory management, and overall profitability.
• Ensure responsible stewardship of company assets and resources.
• Collaborate with executives on capital planning and execute projects that improve safety, quality, capacity, and operational performance.

• Partner with executive leadership to develop and execute strategic business initiatives.
• Align plant operations with company objectives, customer requirements, and long-term growth plans.
• Lead organizational change initiatives, including new technology, automation, process improvements, and operational transformation efforts.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, suppliers, and corporate partners to support business success.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Management, Business, or a related field preferred.
• Ten (10) or more years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience, including responsibility for plant operations in a metals, building products, or other heavy industrial manufacturing environment.
• Experience with fabrication, machining, welding, finishing, and distribution operations strongly preferred.
• Proven track record of leading multi-functional manufacturing operations while delivering measurable…