Plant Manager

Principal Accountabilities

• Manage all personnel-related activities across the plant, leading a team of functional managers to achieve weekly performance, throughput, cost, and revenue targets.
• Manage full facility P&L. Plan and administer department budgets; make critical, forward-looking decisions on tooling, direct/indirect labor, and capital expenditures to ensure plant profitability.
• Participate in formulating facility and company policies, developing short- and long-range strategic goals that align asset performance with divisional growth and market opportunities.
• Build leadership depth and operational resiliency at every level of the business, instilling a culture of team accountability and discipline.
• Provide senior engineering leadership and oversight to manufacturing, process, industrial, automation, and quality engineering teams.
• Direct process engineering initiatives involving design, optimization, validation, qualification, and continuous improvement of manufacturing systems.
• Review and approve engineering standards, process specifications, validation protocols, manufacturing procedures, and technical operating requirements using advanced engineering judgment.
• Continuously evaluate and assess new material, equipment, and manufacturing technologies to enable improved efficiencies, capability, and operational reliability.
• Drive a robust continuous improvement culture throughout the organization utilizing statistical tools and formal methodologies (e.g., DMAIC, Lean).
• Lead quality engineering initiatives, including statistical process control (SPC) systems, root cause analysis, corrective action implementation, reliability engineering, and process capability analysis to exceed yield targets.
• Provide engineering and operational leadership for NPI programs to ensure manufacturability, process capability, quality performance, and market readiness.
• Collaborate closely with corporate engineering/design teams, customers, suppliers, and technical personnel regarding product manufacturability, technical roadmap alignment, and technology implementation.
• Establish and maintain strong customer relationships from functional staff up to executive levels through stellar performance, securing profitable recurring business and identifying opportunities for expansion.

Job Qualifications

• Education Required: Bachelor’s Degree (BA/BS) in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, Business Administration with a heavy technical focus, or a related discipline.
• Preferred: Master’s Degree in Engineering (MSE) or Business Administration (MBA) is a strong plus.
• Experience & Skills Management History: 10 to 15+ years of progressive, demonstrated success in similarly sized or larger manufacturing facilities, with a strong background as an Operations Manager, Manufacturing Engineering Manager, or related technical leadership role.
• Industry Background: Extensive experience in the Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) industry, with specific exposure to advanced electronic, optical, telecommunications, substrate fabrication, or materials processing.
• Deep knowledge of Printed Circuit Board (PCB) manufacturing is highly preferred.
• Systems & Analytics Expertise: "Hands-on" manager with solid experience and knowledge of MRP/ERP systems, capacity planning, and NPI protocols.
• Prominent ability to analyze manufacturing performance and forecast data to identify optimization opportunities.
• Leadership & Communication: Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills. Possesses the presence and charisma to build confidence and influence stakeholders across the organization—from operators to the CEO level.
• Execution Style: A flexible work style that moves fluidly from strategy to tactics; able to balance short-term operational targets with long-term strategic objectives while maintaining high integrity in a fast-paced environment.