Plant Manager

Work Model:
This is a fully onsite role, with work performed at your designated Regal Rexnord office.

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• Hold full responsibility for all plant operations, including manufacturing, facilities, planning, tactical purchasing, materials management, and all site associates.
• Lead a cross‑functional organization and operational value streams by setting objectives, building execution plans, reinforcing daily management routines, and implementing corrective actions to ensure customer success.
• Develop and coach the plant leadership team, strengthening bench talent, succession depth, and leadership capabilities.
• Build a high‑performance culture grounded in accountability, transparency, and a strong say‑do ratio.
• Establish a compelling organizational vision with measurable goals and lead the organization in executing against that vision.
• Foster a learning culture that seeks out performance gaps, challenges the status quo, embraces change, and continuously improves as both a business and a team.
• Align the organization around both long‑term strategic objectives and short‑term tactical priorities, with strong emphasis on change management and operational excellence.

• Build and maintain a professional, constructive working relationship with union officers, stewards and represented associates.
• Administer the collective bargaining agreement consistently and partner closely with Human Resources and Legal on interpretation, employee relations and labor strategy.
• Lead grievance handling, investigations, corrective action and dispute resolution through timely, well‑documented and consistent processes.
• Participate in labor‑management meetings and support collective bargaining, contract negotiations and agreement implementation.
• Coach supervisors and managers on contract administration, respectful communication and consistent application of workplace policies.
• Anticipate workforce and labor‑relations risks and maintain continuity of operations.

• Increasing product portfolio by localizing for the US market.
• Lead and align the organization to the business’ Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), ensuring performance targets are met or exceeded.
• Serve as the champion of all EHS efforts; ensure associate and product safety are the top priority while driving a culture of safety and sustainability.
• Lead the daily/weekly/monthly business management cadence to drive performance in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Growth.
• Own operational and financial outcomes for an approximately $44 million annual sales plan, including revenue, operating income, cash, budgets, spending, capital investment and cost structure.
• Manage budgets, spending, and cost structure to meet both short‑ and long‑range business objectives.
• Partner with Division, Segment, Central Functions, and sister sites to ensure Regal Rexnord and customer success.
• Collaborate with business leadership to establish and deliver annual operating budgets, including capital investments.
• Drive operational speed by eliminating waste, compressing lead times, improving throughput, and applying RBS principles.
• Deliver year‑over‑year cost reduction (target of 3%+ net of inflation), improve inventory turns, and optimize working capital.
• Communicate plant performance clearly and frequently to key internal stakeholders.
• Establish and execute a site Continuous Improvement roadmap, leading high‑cadence reviews that sustain momentum.
• Actively engage with teams through GEMBA walks, kaizen events, and frontline coaching.

Serve as the operational counterpart to the Commercial team, ensuring tight alignment between customer demand, operational…