Plant Manager

Balfour Beatty US is an industry-leading provider of general contracting, at-risk construction management and design-build services for public and private sector clients across the nation. Performing heavy civil and vertical construction, our teams build the unique structures and infrastructure that play an important role in how people live, work, learn and play in our communities. Our teammates have an instinctive passion for innovating that is fueled by a relentless curiosity, a drive to employ lean practices and processes and the determination to find a better way.

Through Zero Harm®, we are challenging the construction industry’s assumptions about safety. We believe that no level of harm should come to anyone as a result of our business.

Consistently ranked among the nation’s largest building contractors by Engineering News-Record, our US business is a subsidiary of London-based Balfour Beatty plc (LSE: BBY).

Balfour Beatty offers employees a comprehensive compensation and benefit package:

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off
• Tuition Assistance
• Employee Referral Bonus
• And more!

Balfour Beatty Total Power Group (TPG), headquartered in Goldsboro, North Carolina, is a specialized business unit of Balfour Beatty US dedicated to the design, engineering, manufacturing, testing, commissioning, and lifecycle support of traction power and critical electrical power systems. Since 1990, TPG has been a trusted provider of customized electrification solutions for the rail, transit, aviation, industrial, and mission-critical infrastructure markets throughout North America.

Operating from an 80,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Goldsboro, TPG designs and manufactures high-quality electrical equipment including DC and AC switch gear, rectifier units, containerized substations, surge arresters, protective relays, and other custom-engineered power distribution systems. The company provides comprehensive turnkey services spanning system design, equipment fabrication, systems integration, factory and field testing, commissioning, operations and maintenance training, and long-term technical support.

The Plant Manager is responsible for leading all aspects of plant operations to ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective production while maintaining the highest standards of quality and customer satisfaction. This role oversees production, maintenance, engineering, quality, safety, inventory, and personnel to achieve operational excellence and continuous improvement.

• Direct and oversee daily manufacturing operations to meet production schedules and customer requirements.
• Develop and implement strategies to improve productivity, efficiency, and operational performance.
• Establish and monitor production metrics and implement corrective actions when necessary.
• Ensure effective utilization of labor, equipment, and materials.
• Manage plant capacity planning and workflow optimization.

• Develop, implement, and oversee the master production schedule to ensure customer delivery requirements and business objectives are met.
• Coordinate production schedules with Estimating, Project Management, Supply Chain, Purchasing, and Inventory Control to balance customer demand, material availability, and manufacturing capacity.
• Optimize production sequencing to maximize equipment utilization, minimize changeover time, and improve overall plant efficiency.
• Monitor production progress daily, identify scheduling conflicts or bottlenecks, and adjust schedules as necessary to maintain on-time delivery.
• Ensure labor, equipment, and raw materials are aligned with production requirements while maintaining cost efficiency.
• Collaborate with maintenance and engineering teams to incorporate planned maintenance and capital projects into production schedules with minimal operational disruption.
• Lead Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) and production planning meetings to align manufacturing priorities with customer demand and strategic business goals.
• Develop contingency plans to address…