Regional Plant Manager

About the role

The Plant Manager is responsible for operational excellence and P&L management of the plant, leading all plant operations with accountability for safety, quality, cost, delivery, and environmental performance in a highly regulated process‑manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Operational excellence and P&L management for the Plant
• Production operations, process engineering, environment & safety, customer relations, purchasing, facilities quality, project management, planning & scheduling, employee & labour relations
• Lead all plant operations with full accountability for safety, quality, cost, delivery, and environmental performance in a highly regulated process‑manufacturing environment
• Ensure compliance with EH&S, PSM, and regulatory standards while fostering a proactive, zero incident safety culture
• Drive Lean Manufacturing principles including 5S, standard work, visual management, waste reduction, and Kaizen events
• Apply Six Sigma methodologies to reduce process variation, improve yields, and enhance product consistency
• Champion Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) to improve equipment reliability, asset utilization, and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
• Establish and actively manage KPIs for safety, throughput, yield, downtime, quality, energy use, and cost performance
• Lead cross functional teams across Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and Engineering to support continuous improvement initiatives
• Meet or exceed cost, efficiency, utilization, quality, and schedule performance objectives as outlined in the Annual Business Plan
• Maintain a strong P&L/Business Partner orientation relative to Plant Manager duties and understand operational impact on financial performance
• Function as a “change agent” who can manage integration of new processes, training, systems, and metrics to measure continuous improvement and organizational excellence
• Collaborate with Environmental, Health and Safety lead to manage and direct all safety and environmental compliance matters (state, local & federal), ensuring the integrity of the business’s operations and the welfare of employees
• Evaluate, develop, and improve the overall capabilities and depth of the plant’s technical, operational and managerial resources
• Select, train, develop and promote employees in a manner consistent with building a “world class” operation
• Build a strong plant operations management team, train and cross‑train appropriate backups, and continue to develop a collaborative employee environment/culture
• Periodically conduct manpower reviews, succession planning and performance reviews of the operations management team
• Prepare detailed production and cost reduction plans, budgets and program/project plans responding to infrastructure and equipment priorities, capacity, overhead absorption strategies, cost structure, inventory/WIP, capital needs, etc.
• Direct the utilization and application, as appropriate, of manufacturing systems, metrics and controls
• Aggressively manage deviations from plan and implement corrective action programs (maximize yields and productivity)
• Maintain excellent communications with internal