Role Overview
This is a senior plant leadership role responsible for end-to-end ownership of a high-volume manufacturing operation. The plant is stable, well-run, and operating with strong momentum — this is not a turnaround.
The leader in this role will have real autonomy to run the operation, develop leaders, and continue strengthening a people-first, accountability-driven culture within a structuredructured and well-resourced organization.
Key Responsibilities
- Own overall plant performance across safety, production, quality, maintenance, and cost
- Lead, coach, and develop a multi-layer leadership team (managers, supervisors, frontline leaders)
- Sustain and elevate a strong culture of accountability without fear
- Drive disciplined daily execution while keeping long-term improvement in focus
- Ensure consistent adherence to safety, quality, and regulatory standards
- Partner cross-functionally with supply chain, quality, engineering, and HR
- Use data and KPIs to guide decisions while remaining highly visible on the floor
- Communicate clearly and confidently with senior leadership and frontline teams
- Own outcomes — good and bad — with transparency and integrity
What Makes This Role Different
- True plant ownership, not micromanagement
- Strong foundation already in place — build forward, don’t clean up
- Balance of stability and autonomy
- High trust environment with clear expectations
- Culture-focused leadership valued as much as operational results
Required Background
- Senior leadership experience in manufacturing operations
- Experience in high-velocity, low-buffer environments
- Proven track record developing leaders and sustaining culture change
- Comfortable operating under constant production pressure
- Experience leading cross-functional teams in a plant setting
Industry background is flexible; operating rigor and leadership mindset matter more than sector.
Required Skills
- People development and coaching
- Safety leadership and accountability
- Operational discipline and execution
- Continuous improvement mindset
- Data-driven decision-making
- Cross-functional leadership
- Executive-level communication
- Calm leadership under pressure
- Cultural stewardship
- Strong ownership mentality
Ideal Candidate Profile
This role is well-suited for someone who:
- Wants ownership without chaos
- Values developing people as much as hitting numbers
- Is confident, grounded, and ego-free
- Prefers substance over title-chasing
- Is looking to build on something that’s already working
