Plant Controller

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Jordan Manufacturing Company has been creating innovative outdoor products and providing exceptional customer service for over 45 years
, and our success starts with our team. As a growing family-owned and
-operated business, we welcome employees of diverse backgrounds and experiences to join us. Jordan Manufacturing supports our team by recognizing achievement and promoting from within, ensuring a work-life balance, collaborating to achieve excellence, operating with integrity and prioritizing safety every day.

Why should you join the Jordan Manufacturing family? We truly value every member of our team and strive to live and work by our core values:

• Celebrate:
  Recognize our achievements, learn from our mistakes
• Healthy Balance:
  When your life works, your work works.
• Always Collaborate:
  Teamwork makes the dream work.
• Integrity:
  Doing what is right, not necessarily what is easy
• Excellence:
  It's not a skill, it’s an attitude

We’re looking for a highly skilled and hands‑on Plant Controller to lead all financial operations for our manufacturing environment. Reporting directly to the CEO, this role drives budgeting, forecasting, cost accounting, and performance analysis to support operational excellence and strategic decision‑making. The ideal candidate brings strong manufacturing cost experience, advanced analytical skills, and the ability to partner closely with plant leadership to improve efficiencies, strengthen internal controls, and deliver accurate, actionable financial insights.

If you thrive in a fast‑paced environment, enjoy walking the production floor, and are passionate about continuous improvement, we invite you to apply and help support the financial success of our organization.

Job Title: Plant Controller

Job Purpose: The Plant Controller reports to the Chief Executive Officer and is responsible for all plant accounting, budgeting, and forecasting. The Plant Controller will provide financial direction to the plant and provide recommendations to improve site performance, while also planning and coordinating multi‑site plant budget and business planning activities in alignment with corporate policies and practices. This role is responsible for internal controls within the plants, month‑end close, supporting the management team with information and analytics on plant costs, inventory management, and continuous improvement opportunities.

Key areas of responsibility will include spend analysis, material & labor variance analysis, development of standard costing, forecasting, KPI (key performance indicators) management and reporting, asset safeguarding, and evaluating/tracking cost out opportunities.

Reports To: Chief Executive Officer

Location: On‑site at corporate headquarters in Monticello, IN

Department: Finance

Classification: Full‑time, Exempt, Sr. Manager

• Financial reporting and analysis:
  Support the Plant Manager, Director of Supply Chain, Chief Operating and Commercial Officer and CEO in all plant reporting and analysis needs.
• Support analysis and commentary of drivers behind variances, month to month vs. prior year, and forecast and budget.
• Review production variances (materials & labor) with management and help drive to root cause.
• Help investigations in weekly/monthly dashboard of spending, highlighting opportunities for improvement.
• Collate labor straight time and overtime daily and review with plant management.
• Participate in plant problem solving and Continuous Improvement (CI) teams as finance subject matter expert by providing manufacturing support and analysis in such areas as process performance, line efficiency, OEE, scrap reduction, E&O reduction and control, inventory carrying cost, capital spending, inventory management, customer service objectives, production costing, and cost reduction.
• Ad Hoc analysis and other tasks as assigned.
• General accounting:
  Ensure compliance with policies and procedures in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
• Implement Standard Operating Procedures and make recommendations to improve them for potential adoption across all plants.
• Su…