Plant Manager

Come build something that matters. It takes great people to achieve greatness—people with a sense of purpose and integrity, a relentless pursuit of excellence, and a passion for making things better. Join our top-notch team of approximately 43,500 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.

About the Role

As a Plant Manager, you’ll oversee our two Chesterfield, MI locations, as well as our Troy, MI location, working as an on-site employee. You’ll assume overall leadership of Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Inventory, and People (SQCDIP) for products and processes, with complete responsibility for the site(s) financial performance.

You’ll directly interact with all support functions—including Commercial, Advanced Manufacturing, Quality, EHS, Security, HR, Finance, Engineering, and Supply Chain—to ensure increasing levels of customer and employee satisfaction while improving the efficiency of labor, materials, and machines.

Responsibilities

• Support new product development plans by collaborating with product managers to improve product profiles, cost, standards, profits, and availability.
• Lead and manage policy deployment in Lean Manufacturing techniques, quality, cost reduction, on-time delivery, safety, customer satisfaction, employee relations, digital factory, and plant performance measures.
• Provide plant and team leadership through visioning, goal-setting, performance management, coaching, communication, employee engagement, development, and relations.
• Drive root cause analysis and effective problem-solving to yield immediate and long-term corrective actions and sustainable enhancements.
• Ensure compliance with all federal and state regulations (e.g., OSHA) and company policies, including cost control, human resources, on-time delivery, quality, safety, and waste reduction.
• Manage material requirements to increase inventory turns and reduce levels on hand.
• Develop and manage an accurate annual budget, provide analysis for forecasting changes, and support IBP/S&OP by monitoring demand and supply forecasts.
• Plan, budget, and manage operations headcount needs to drive strong labor efficiencies.
• Identify, justify, communicate, and drive implementation of capital investments and improvement projects.
• Balance work cell loading across the plant and optimize material flow.
• Benchmark and drive the effective application of best practices and upskilling of associates.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, or a related field (MBA preferred).
• Minimum of ten (10) years of progressive manufacturing operations leadership experience in a multi-shift, multi-site environment, managing multiple business functions.
• Experience with plastic injection molding, cold forming, and tier I automotive supplier operations.
• Site P&L responsibility experience.
• Certification in Lean or Six Sigma (a plus).
• Knowledge of ISO 9001-2015, AS9100, and IATF 16949.

Skills

• Creating a safety culture.
• Unionized site leadership.
• Ability to create followership and lead an organization through significant change and improvement.
• Financial analysis, including understanding and use of balance sheets and profit and loss statements.
• Highly customer-responsive with strong short- and long-term planning abilities.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Experience in high-volume assembly operations (preferred).

Leadership Competencies

• Character: Display high integrity and honesty.
• Personal Capability: Demonstrate technical and professional expertise, solve problems, analyze issues, innovate, and practice self-development.
• Focus on Results: Establish stretch goals and take responsibility for outcomes with a sense of urgency.
• Interpersonal Skills: Excellent communication, ability to inspire and motivate others, build relationships, develop others, and collaborate.
• Lead Organizational Change: Develop strategic perspectives, champion change, and connect internal groups with the outside world.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Comprehensive benefits plan, including medical, dental, life, vision, and disability coverage.
• 401(k) retirement plan and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and personal days.
• Tuition reimbursement and access to learning resources (e.g., digital learning portal, Lean Academy, online university).
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products, as well as partner programs.
• Well-being programs and support.

Additional Opportunities

• Growth: Career paths across 20+ global brands with multiple development opportunities.
• Learning & Development: Access to state-of-the-art learning resources, including certificates and specializations from renowned institutions.
• Diverse & Inclusive Culture: A workplace that values mutual respect, diverse perspectives, and fun.
• Purpose-Driven Company: Opportunities to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back, and sustainable business practices.