Plant Manager_Plant Admin

About the role

Lead Manufacturing Excellence Ecore is seeking an experienced Plant Manager to lead our York, PA manufacturing facility. This leadership role is responsible for driving performance across safety, quality, delivery, and cost while developing a high-performing team and culture of operational excellence. The ideal candidate is a hands-on manufacturing leader with a proven track record of improving operations, developing strong teams, and achieving measurable business results in a fast-paced production environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day manufacturing operations to safely achieve production, quality, and delivery objectives.
• Develop, coach, and manage supervisors and managers across a multi-shift manufacturing environment.
• Foster a culture of safety, accountability, continuous improvement, innovation, and employee engagement.
• Ensure compliance with all safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, productivity, cost reduction, and operational efficiency.
• Partner with Supply Chain, Planning, Scheduling, Maintenance, Engineering, HR, and Finance to achieve business objectives.
• Manage plant budgets, including labor, maintenance and repair (M&R), cost improvement initiatives, and capital expenditures.
• Oversee facility maintenance and asset reliability to maximize uptime and performance.
• Monitor key operational metrics, including safety, quality, on-time delivery (OTIF), productivity, and overall equipment effectiveness.
• Conduct regular plant floor engagement, audits, and continuous improvement activities to ensure operating standards are maintained.
• Lead problem-solving efforts and corrective actions related to safety incidents, quality concerns, and operational performance challenges.
• Support strategic initiatives and operational projects designed to improve plant performance and scalability.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Manufacturing, Operations, or a related field; equivalent combinations of education and relevant experience will be considered.
• Minimum 10 years of manufacturing leadership experience.
• At least 5 years of experience as a Plant Manager, Operations Manager, or equivalent site leader with responsibility for safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance.
• Experience leading salaried supervisors and managers in a multi-shift manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated success driving continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies.
• Experience managing plant budgets, labor planning, maintenance spending, and capital investments.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing operations, production scheduling, capacity planning, and inventory control.
• Experience utilizing ERP/MRP systems; Epicor/Kinetic experience is a plus.
• Knowledge of OSHA regulations and environmental compliance requirements.
• Strong financial and business acumen, including experience interpreting operational and financial