Plant Manager - Manufacturing - Base Salary to 160k/year - Marion, OH
Marion, OH
Full Time
Paid
Responsibilities
Plant Manager - Manufacturing - Base Salary to 160k/year - Marion, OH
Our client is a well-established manufacturer of industrial building materials seeking a Plant Manager to oversee all aspects of plant operations, production, maintenance, distribution, safety, quality, and regulatory compliance. This hands-on leadership role is responsible for driving operational excellence while ensuring a safe, productive, and cost-effective manufacturing environment. This position is based on-site in Iberia, OH, serving a manufacturing facility located in north-central Ohio.
The Plant Manager will lead plant personnel, oversee capital improvement initiatives, manage production and maintenance activities, and ensure compliance with all applicable safety and environmental regulations. This position requires a strong technical background, including electrical, engineering, industrial maintenance, or related technical training, along with extensive manufacturing leadership experience.
Responsibilities:
Provide overall leadership for plant operations, including safety, quality, productivity, housekeeping, preventive maintenance, production scheduling, inventory management, and distribution activities.
Develop and maintain a culture focused on employee safety, operational excellence, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
Lead and develop supervisors, administrative staff, maintenance personnel, and production teams to achieve operational and business objectives.
Conduct regular meetings with supervisory staff to review plant performance, production goals, maintenance priorities, safety initiatives, and operational challenges.
Manage plant budgets, operating costs, capital resources, and capital improvement projects to support long-term business objectives.
Review operational performance metrics and financial results, identify variances, and implement corrective actions to improve efficiency and profitability.
Coordinate production schedules and inventory management activities to meet customer demand while optimizing plant performance.
Work closely with maintenance personnel and outside contractors to ensure equipment reliability and minimize downtime.
Oversee raw material management, production processes, quality control programs, finished goods inventory, storage operations, and shipping activities.
Ensure compliance with OSHA, MSHA, EPA, DER, and other applicable regulatory requirements.
Maintain knowledge of applicable government regulations, industry best practices, manufacturing technologies, and cost-saving opportunities.
Prepare reports and communicate operational performance, challenges, and improvement opportunities to senior leadership.
Support positive employee relations and participate in labor relations activities when applicable in union manufacturing environments.
Lead continuous improvement efforts related to production efficiency, maintenance effectiveness, quality performance, energy usage, and operating costs.
Qualifications:
College degree, technical degree, or a high school diploma with 10+ years of experience supervising all phases of manufacturing operations, including production and maintenance.
Technical education, training, certification, or hands-on experience in electrical systems, electrical engineering technology, industrial maintenance technology, electrical maintenance, journeyman electrician work, engineering technology, mechanical systems, or a closely related technical discipline.
10+ years of manufacturing leadership experience overseeing production, maintenance, operations, or plant management functions.
Experience managing plant operations in a heavy industrial, mining, quarrying, building materials, aggregates, cement, concrete, ceramics, brick, kiln, or similar manufacturing environment.
Ability to recommend, justify, and manage capital improvement projects.
Experience managing budgets, production costs, and operational performance metrics.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.
Ability to work effectively with maintenance teams, production personnel, contractors, and leadership teams to achieve operational objectives.
Working knowledge of mechanical systems, electrical systems, welding, hydraulics, pneumatics, compressed air systems, vacuum systems, pumping systems, and industrial equipment.
Experience with quality assurance programs, industrial instrumentation, fuel consumption control, equipment installation, troubleshooting, and preventive maintenance programs.
Training and/or experience with OSHA, MSHA, EPA, and DER compliance requirements.