Plant Manager
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Job Description
About the role
As the Plant Manager, you will serve as a dynamic, transformational leader responsible for revolutionizing our high-complexity manufacturing plant in Lowell, IN, accelerating throughput, and driving absolute operational excellence across every shift. This role holds full operational and cultural ownership of the facility, spearheading continuous improvement, championing a safety-first floor culture, and building the manufacturing strategy of the future to meet evolving business needs. By developing local talent, fostering collaborative growth, and aligning site objectives with broader organizational goals, the Plant Manager ensures sustainable financial performance, world-class quality yields, and seamless execution.
Key Responsibilities
This is a full-time, on-site role located at our manufacturing facility in Lowell, IN.
• Safety-First Floor Culture: Champion an accident-free workplace culture that treats Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) as a non-negotiable core value while actively engaging, mentoring, and inspiring operators directly on the shop floor.
• High-Velocity Production & Financial Ownership: Scale plant throughput, optimize supply chain coordination, and maintain full operational and P&L; financial ownership across custom graphics materials.
• Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement: Spearhead continuous improvement by embedding Enterprise Lean Sigma (ELS) and Six Sigma principles across manufacturing lines to eliminate waste, optimize workflows, and maximize yield.
• Precision Execution & Quality Standards: Enforce and promote uncompromising quality standards backed by ISO 9000 systems, leveraging Voice of Customer (VOC) feedback to deliver rapid turnaround times and flawless execution.
• Strategic Governance & Capital Planning: Formulate long-term site strategy and short-term operational goals, aligning with the broader business framework while managing capital expenditure (CapEx) budgets to future-proof facility capabilities.
• Optimize & Empower: Partner with teams to reduce waste, elevate first-pass ISO 9000 quality yields, and build out line-level change agent development paths for floor leadership and drive continuous improvement.
• Deliver Strategic Growth: Deliver against overall site OGSM framework (objectives,goals, strategies and measures)—achieving throughput milestones, operational cost targets, and capital project implementation deadlines.
Requirements
Department: Operations
Function: Manufacturing
Experience Level: Mid-Senior Level