Plant Manager

Are You a Manufacturing Leader Ready to Make a Bigger Impact? Then MAHLE is looking for you! New opening for MAHLE in Murfreesboro, TN. (Open for Domestic Relocation Assistance)

Together, we move the world—we’ve been doing for over 100 years. At MAHLE, as a leading international development partner and systems supplier to the automotive industry, we pursue the objective of making mobility more efficient, more environmentally friendly, more convenient, and more economical. As part of our dual strategy, we are working both on the intelligent combustion engine for the use of hydrogen and other nonfossil fuels and on technologies for fuel cells and e-mobility.

MAHLE generated sales of €11.3 billion in 2025. Employing just under 65,000 people at 127 production locations and 11 technology centers, the company is represented in 28 countries. (as at: 12/31/2025). Join our MAHLE team! #weshapefuturemobility

• Embrace the MAHLE Leadership Principles:
• Empower with accountability:
  Own mistakes and practice continual learning. Foster autonomy and development.
• Trust each other:
  Practice collaboration and communicate in an honest and authentic way. Utilize differences to make us stronger.
• Inspire for change:
  Create enthusiasm for MAHLE’s future by establishing an environment that supports innovation and entrepreneurship.
  Lead by example: Make and keep commitments. Receive feedback before giving feedback.
• Strive to create an inclusive environment in which employees are valued and respected.
• Take ownership of talent management practices within the team. This includes, but is not limited to, diversity, equity and inclusion, learning and development, performance management, and succession planning.
• Overall operational responsibility for all aspects of the site including Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) culture, footprint and capital optimization, PDP, Quality Targets, Performance Lift, Staffing & Retention.
• Responsible for the P&L and operational targets;
• Assist with the establishment & execution of the strategic long-range plan while also identifying and supporting short term objectives for Murfreesboro plant.
• Define future state Shared Plant Template for organizational design and implementation playbook based on lessons learned. Work to identify and remove system and process topics that would prohibit a ONEMAHLE operation at the site.
• Create roadmaps for Operations, Operational Excellence & Logistics which includes a comprehensive analysis and prioritization of key opportunities regarding sustainable increases in productivity, profitability, and customer satisfaction across a range of business processes and functions for the region. Assist with the analysis and prioritization of key opportunities for locations, including areas outside of direct scope (Engineering, Purchasing, Controlling, HR). As needed, include and engage cross functional & cross Business Unit members at all levels of the organization to execute initiatives that will drive sustainable results.
• Work closely with Executive Staff, including Plant Managers, to drive and foster a cultural transformation through the business by building effective matrix teams and driving involvement and talent multiplication to deliver successful business outcomes.
• Oversee the development key performance indicators (KPIs). Manage escalated issues related to manufacturing, logistics & operational excellence.
• Lead strategic, complex process improvement projects.
• Accountable for delivering strategic results from the application of Lean/Six Sigma methodologies and effective change management.
• Support the development of a wide variety of improvement initiatives, workshops and projects designed to improve throughput time, flexibility, quality and value utilizing lean techniques such as Kaizen, Six Sigma, Value Stream Mapping (VSM), Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED), 8-D, Problem Solving and Value Analysis which result in significant efficiency improvements for the facility.
• Maintain a culture which supports disciplined & systematic process management, has data driven decision making & where continuous improvement is aligned with established strategy & objectives.
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