Plant Leader

Company Description

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading home, security and digital products company. We’re focused on exciting opportunities within the home, security and commercial building markets. Our driving purpose is to elevate every life by transforming spaces into havens. We believe our work and our brands can have incredibly positive impacts for not just our business and shareholders, but for people and the planet, too.

At Fortune Brands, we’re building something big. We’re advancing exciting innovations in all of our products and processes. We’re delivering trust, dependability, sustainability, and style. To make it all happen, we’ve transformed our workplace into an environment where smart, ambitious people have the support to reach their fullest potential.

When you join Fortune Brands, you become part of a high-performing team empowered to think big, learn fast and make bold decisions. We support an inclusive culture where everyone is encouraged be their authentic selves, and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength.

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The Manufacturing Plant Leader is responsible for the overall leadership, performance, and culture of the Meridian manufacturing operations, overseeing a site of approximately 100 associates. This role provides strategic and hands‑on leadership to production, engineering, and support teams to ensure safety, quality, cost, and delivery goals are consistently achieved while fostering a positive, engaged, and high‑performing workforce. This position plays a critical role in advancing operational excellence, developing strong frontline leadership, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

This is an onsite position, candidates should be comfortable supporting a 24/7 manufacturing operation.

• Provide overall leadership and direction for manufacturing, engineering, and support teams.
• Lead, coach, and develop frontline leaders to strengthen leadership capability, accountability, and engagement across the site.
• Foster a culture that reflects company core values, promotes positive associate relations, and encourages open communication.
• Build and sustain strong, high‑performing teams through effective talent development, performance management, and succession planning.

• Ensure production goals for safety, quality, cost, and delivery are consistently met or exceeded.
• Lead the execution of lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement initiatives to optimize processes and reduce waste.
• Drive cost, quality, and safety improvements through data‑driven decision‑making and standardized performance metrics.
• Establish and maintain clear operational standards that are measured, monitored, and continuously improved.

• Maintain full accountability for Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) performance across the site.
• Ensure all associates are trained and compliant with safety, quality, and production procedures.
• Champion a proactive safety culture where risks are identified, mitigated, and prevented.

• Develop and execute manufacturing strategies and operational plans aligned with business growth initiatives and corporate objectives.
• Play a key leadership role in new product introductions, ensuring readiness, execution excellence, and successful ramp‑up.
• Partner cross‑functionally with corporate teams to support long‑term capacity, capability, and process improvements.

• Bachelor’s degree required;
  Engineering or Business preferred.
• 7+ years of progressive leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated success leading managers and frontline leaders in a production setting.
• Proven ability to build, develop, and sustain high‑performing teams.
• Strong track record of meeting production, safety, quality, and cost objectives.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and manufacturing‑related computer systems.

• Experience leading multi‑process manufacturing operations (e.g., PE, PVC, extrusion, or similar).
• Lean manufacturing or continuous improvement…