Plant Manager

About the role

This role offers the chance to lead a multi-shift manufacturing facility of approximately 150 employees within Emerson’s global Professional Tools business. You will set the strategic and operational direction of the plant, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality operations while delivering on customer commitments and business goals. This role plays a critical part in building a strong leadership bench, advancing continuous improvement, and living Emerson’s values of innovation, integrity, collaboration, and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership of all plant operations, including production, manufacturing engineering, maintenance, quality, supply chain, and logistics, ensuring the facility consistently meets production targets, on-time delivery commitments, and P&L objectives.
• Monitor, analyze, and optimize operational performance through the effective use of KPIs and metrics, identifying opportunities for improvement and driving accountability across the organization.
• Led and champion Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, reduce waste, and improve overall plant performance.
• Promote a strong culture of safety, quality, and compliance by reducing risk, meeting regulatory requirements, and driving effective root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Manage plant financial performance by overseeing budgets, improving cost efficiency, and translating operational results into clear business actions.
• Build, develop, and engage a high-performing leadership team by partnering with human resources on workforce planning, talent development, succession planning, and positive employee relations.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with supply chain, engineering, procurement, and commercial teams to align priorities, balance capacity, and execute manufacturing plans that support growth and customer commitments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, operations management, business, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Relevant years of demonstrated ability in manufacturing environment commensurate with the level of this position.
• Demonstrated strong leadership, team building, problem-solving, and conflict management skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively at all levels of the organization.
• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Solid financial acumen, including budgeting, cost control, and operational performance management.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems and production planning tools.
• Educational qualifications: MBA preferred.
• Proven success leading plant operations, safety and financial performance.
• 7 or more years of progressive manufacturing experience.

Qualifications

• Preferred qualifications that set you apart: Demonstrated success leading plant operations, safety and financial performance.

Skills

• Strategic and data-informed mindset to anticipate challenges, connect operational decisions to broader business outcomes, and drive continuous improvement.
• Collaboration across functions and levels, gaining trust through integrity, clear communication, and a shared focus on safety, quality, and performance.

Benefits

• Emerson is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
• We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.
• We offer equitable opportunities, celebrate diversity, and embrace challenges with confidence that, together, we can make an impact across a broad spectrum of countries and industries.

Pay

Details about pay are not specified in the job description.

Schedule

Details about the schedule are not specified in the job description.