Plant Manager

Plant Manager

We’re searching for an experienced Plant Manager to lead end‑to‑end operations at the Elkhart plant and achieve Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC) objectives. The incumbent will provide leadership, direction, planning, and control across manufacturing, materials/purchasing, production scheduling, and shipping to ensure products are produced safely, meet customer and regulatory requirements, and are delivered complete and on time.

• Ensure staffing of all administrative, supervisory and hourly positions with the best qualified personnel and drive team engagement through coaching, feedback and involvement in day‑to‑day operations.
• Foster an environment of open communication, maintain required professional competencies, assess staffing levels and capability, and develop direct reports through training and development opportunities.
• Empower employees to seek and recommend work methods, tools and procedures to improve safety, quality, delivery and cost functions.
• Develop, coach, and hold leaders and teams accountable through clear expectations, training and performance management.
• Enforce company policies and procedures in partnership with HR, the Site Controller and operational leadership.
• Lead and sustain a continuous improvement culture across all departments, owning site performance to Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC) targets by setting expectations, reviewing results, and driving corrective actions with the Production and Materials team, including:
• Safety: OSHA recordable incident rate (TRIR) and VSI leading indicators
• Quality:
  CoPQ – internal (scrap and rework) and external (customer defects/complaints)
• Delivery: SCOT (Ship Complete On Time)
• Cost: labor and overhead (burden) performance vs. budget/standard
• Cost/Working Capital: inventory turns and inventory accuracy
• Cost: manufacturing expense per earned hour / pieces (TME)
• Ensure equipment, processes, and behaviors comply with safety requirements and maintain product quality standards, leading ongoing continuous improvement efforts related to quality.
• Ensure production and shipment of product meets or exceeds the conformance and delivery expectations of product users and customers.
• Lead cross‑functional alignment across sales/marketing, engineering, manufacturing, production control, and off‑site operations to achieve SQDC commitments.
• Review daily/weekly SQDC performance and implement countermeasures to protect on‑time shipment and cost targets.
• Communicate plant priorities, performance, and changes to hourly and salaried employees.
• Manage inventory to support SCOT while minimizing working capital and obsolescence.
• Oversee preventative maintenance systems to maintain and protect physical corporate assets, and ensure strong systems are in place to drive asset reliability.
• Lead site‑level control activities by communicating expectations and ensuring alignment through a strong partnership with the Site Controller.
• Recommend improvements to controls, monitor compliance, and provide accountability to senior management.

• Preferred Bachelors with 7+ years relevant experience or Associates Degree with 9+ years relevant experience or 11+ years of relevant experience.
• Seven or more years of progressive management experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Extensive experience with budget and cost management.
• Working knowledge of all areas of production from material procurement, transformation, through to shipment.
• Experience using MS Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Ability to travel up to 10%, including overnights.
• For highly qualified candidates: B.S. in Manufacturing, Business, Technology, or related field is preferred.
• Master’s Degree.
• Prior experience as a Plant Manager of a manufacturing facility.

Work is typically performed in a manufacturing plant environment and the incumbent must be able to move about the office and production environments. The role involves exposure to dust, dirt, heat, fumes, and cold, and noise levels above 80 decibels. The employee must be able to lift up to 50 lb, stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, feel, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk,…