Plant Manager

About the role

Lead our Troy manufacturing operations with full responsibility for safety, culture, customer delivery, quality, continuous improvement, and P&L performance.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the responsible site leader, reinforcing safety as “the priority,” quality and the quality management system, on‑time delivery, employee engagement, teamwork, leadership development, and accountability.
• Maintain a clean, professional facility and equipment presentation for employees and customers.
• Own plant financial performance, including revenue and margin forecasts, budget support, capital planning, and labor forecasting to support customer demand.
• Lead CNC machining operations, programming support, setup, cycle‑time improvement, preventive maintenance, and equipment reliability.
• Oversee daily production in a high‑mix, low‑volume machining environment, balancing customer priorities, executable schedules, capacity, setup reduction, quality, and profitable execution.
• Drive continuous improvement across site operations and deliver cost savings that support identified budget and financial commitments.
• Support quoting, order review, supplier coordination, subcontractor performance, new product development, and program launch.
• Lead, coach, and hold the operations team accountable while partnering with HR on staffing, training, performance management, employee relations, succession planning, and skill development.
• Communicate priorities, results, and expectations to employees, leadership, customers, and suppliers as appropriate.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and hold accountable the Production, Quality, Process Engineering, and Maintenance teams.

Qualifications

• Core competencies: leadership, accountability, sound judgment, communication, problem solving, financial discipline, continuous improvement, customer focus, and the ability to develop people and teams.
• Physical requirements: regular time on the production floor, standing and walking for extended periods, and the ability to safely access manufacturing equipment and work areas as needed; agreement to follow and enforce the Employee Handbook and pass required pre‑employment screening; effective communication with employees, peers, leadership, customers, and suppliers.
• Education: Associate’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, or Business preferred; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Experience: 7–10 years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience with plant‑level responsibility for production teams, results, and financial performance.
• Technical expertise: strong CNC machining, job‑shop, tooling, fixtures, setup reduction, routings, and shop‑floor problem‑solving experience.
• Financial knowledge: working knowledge of P&L statements, budgeting, forecasting, cost drivers, capital justification, and variance analysis.
• Systems experience: ERP or job‑management system experience for scheduling, labor reporting, purchasing, inventory, shipping, and job‑cost visibility (Plex preferred).
• Quality systems: experience supporting quality systems, corrective action, customer requirements, and controlled manufacturing documentation.