Plant Manager

Company Description If you're looking for a special place to build or grow your career, you've found it. Whether you're an experienced professional, a recent graduate, or somewhere in between, MAT Holdings is where you can apply your skills, learn new ones, and make a real impact. With more than 14,000 employees across 12 countries and over 40 locations worldwide, MAT offers exciting opportunities in engineering, marketing, sales, supply chain, operations, HR, finance, and more.

Headquartered in Long Grove, IL, our global footprint includes 2.1 million square feet of U.S. distribution and manufacturing space and 40+ factories across three continents. At MAT, we don’t just make things happen—we ensure it happens with excellence. From engineering and logistics to marketing and customer service, we maintain consistent expertise across the entire supply chain.

• Medical, dental, vision, and disability insurance after 60 days of employment
• Paid Time Off (PTO), including paid vacation, sick days, and paid holidays
• 401k Retirement Plan + Company Match
• Career Advancement Program, training and development
• Wellness programs, including fitness reimbursements and mental health support
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Voluntary Life / AD&D, Employer Provided Life/AD&D
• and more

The Plant Manager is responsible for keeping production on schedule and ensuring raw materials are efficiently converted into chain link fencing, horse & field fence, and barbed wire. The role requires a hands‑on leader who works closely with production crews, solves problems quickly, and keeps operations running smoothly. The Plant Manager collaborates with the site Operations Manager to ensure raw material storage, finished goods, and space constraints are transparent and within thresholds.

Continuous communication with teams about quality metrics and integrating feedback into operational practices is essential for achieving ongoing improvements.

• Supervise daily production to meet order schedules, quality standards, and safety requirements
• Supervise hourly personnel to ensure appropriate staffing of the facility
• Drive a safety and quality‑focused production business while maintaining high OEE
• Manage onsite functional teams of repairs and maintenance, tool and die, production, warehouse, quality, and other supporting personnel
• Work side by side with operators to troubleshoot issues
• Report, document, and plan production performance, continuous improvement activities, action plans, strategic plans, and employee utilization
• Propose, justify, and implement capital expenditures to sustain, grow, or improve the current operation
• Coordinate cross‑training and knowledge sharing with the sister plant in Vietnam
• Build solutions for operational challenges at the site
• Assist the VP/GM with special projects such as M&A operation reviews and establishing new production lines
• Supervise traffic personnel to ensure product ships on time in full (OTIF)
• Collaborate with purchasing to ensure a competitive cost structure on services and materials
• Oversee quality personnel to ensure incoming raw material meets MAT standards
• Meet customer on-time, on-invoice (OTIF) requirements
• Ensure the factory operates at the budgeted cost level and make adjustments as needed

• Set daily production priorities and communicate clearly with crews
• Train and coach operators to meet safety, quality, and performance expectations
• Promote accountability, teamwork, and a safe work environment
• Develop and empower employees to grow into more significant roles and responsibilities, including succession planning via the Next Level program
• Communicate plant performance and results to the team; use visual communications on the plant floor
• Assist in the recruitment and retention of personnel at the facility
• Ensure all employees adhere to corporate policies, procedures, and guidelines, taking corrective action as required

• Track output, downtime, and scrap, taking action to improve efficiency
• Monitor material usage daily to prevent shortages
• Coordinate deliveries with suppliers and resolve late or damaged shipments
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