Plant Manager

About the Company

Ruggable is a leading direct-to-consumer e-commerce brand based in Los Angeles, California with an extraordinary track record of high, profitable growth. We pride ourselves on having an extremely loyal customer base and a talented team made up of genuinely caring people who take action and deliver results. We are venture-backed and own a patented washable rug design that's disrupting the home décor industry. Our mission is to empower our customers to live vibrantly with beautiful products that don't compromise on function.

Responsibilities

• Lead safe, high-performing plant operations that consistently achieve Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC) objectives
• Oversee daily production, maintenance, quality, and warehouse operations to meet customer demand, service expectations, and business goals
• Develop leaders and build organizational capability through coaching, accountability, employee engagement, and talent development
• Improve productivity, quality, capacity, and efficiency through Lean principles, data-driven decision making, and continuous improvement
• Own plant performance and financial results, identifying opportunities to improve service, eliminate waste, and reduce costs
• Partner with Planning, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Quality to ensure operational readiness, successful product launches, and execution of key business priorities
• Ensure manufacturing assets, equipment, and facilities are capable of supporting current and future business needs through effective maintenance and capital planning

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain, Business, or a related field
• 5–7 years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience with responsibility for safety, quality, delivery, cost, and operational performance
• Proven success leading and developing teams in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Strong understanding of plant operations, including production, maintenance, quality, inventory management, and workforce planning
• Demonstrated success managing performance through SQDC metrics
• Experience implementing Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, and structured problem-solving methodologies to deliver measurable results
• Strong financial acumen, including budgeting, labor management, cost control, and capital planning
• Ability to leverage data and analytics to solve problems, improve performance, and support business decisions
• Strong communication, collaboration, and leadership skills with the ability to influence across all levels of the organization

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior Plant Manager or senior operations leadership experience
• Experience leading operations in a high-growth manufacturing and/or eCommerce environment
• Lean Six Sigma certification or equivalent continuous improvement experience
• Experience supporting automation, process optimization, and operational scaling initiatives

Pay

$165,000 - $175,000 per year base salary

Benefits

• Annual bonus percentage that varies based on level of role
• Employer matching (up to 3% of base salary) for company sponsored 401K plan