Machining Center Plant Manager

The Electroswitch machining center is currently seeking a Plant Manager.  The Manufacturing Machine Shop Site Lead is responsible for the overall day-to-day leadership and performance of the machine shop operation. This position provides hands-on leadership across machining, production, quality, maintenance, safety, scheduling, and employee development to ensure the facility consistently meets customer requirements for safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity.

The Site Lead will drive operational excellence through Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, standardized work, effective production planning, and development of a high-performing manufacturing team. This individual will partner closely with Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and other functional leaders to support business growth and achieve operational objectives.

Essential Functions / Responsibilities:

Operations Leadership

Provide overall leadership and direction for daily machine shop operations.
Manage production activities to achieve customer delivery, quality, productivity, and cost objectives.
Establish and monitor daily, weekly, and monthly production goals.
Ensure effective production scheduling, machine loading, labor utilization, and workflow.
Identify and resolve production constraints, bottlenecks, and capacity issues.
Ensure appropriate staffing and resource allocation to meet production requirements.
Maintain strong floor presence and lead through visible, hands-on management.
Machining & Manufacturing

Oversee CNC machining, manual machining, secondary operations, assembly, plating, Injection molding, deburring, inspection, and related manufacturing activities.
Ensure equipment, tooling, fixtures, and processes are capable of meeting production requirements.
Partner with Manufacturing Engineering to improve machining processes, cycle times, setups, tooling, and machine loading.
Drive setup reduction, machine utilization, labor efficiency, and throughput improvements.
Ensure adherence to standardized work and documented manufacturing processes.
Lead Hazardous Waste Coordinator for facility.

Lean Manufacturing & Continuous Improvement

Lead Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives throughout the machine shop.
Implement and sustain 5S, visual management, standard work, waste reduction, and problem-solving methodologies.
Identify opportunities to reduce scrap, rework, setup time, downtime, and overall manufacturing costs.
Utilize data and KPIs to identify root causes and drive corrective actions.
Establish a culture of continuous improvement and employee involvement.
Safety & Environmental

Maintain a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with OSHA and company safety requirements.
Lead safety initiatives, audits, training, and corrective actions.
Ensure proper machine guarding, PPE, lockout/tagout, housekeeping, and safe operating practices.
Investigate incidents and near misses and implement appropriate corrective actions.
Hold employees and leaders accountable for safe work practices.
Quality

Partner with Quality to ensure products meet customer and internal quality requirements.
Drive reduction of scrap, rework, defects, and customer complaints.
Ensure operators follow documented work instructions and quality procedures.
Participate in root-cause analysis and corrective/preventive action activities.
Promote a culture of first-time quality and process ownership.
People Leadership

Lead, coach, and develop supervisors, leads, machinists, operators, and other production personnel.
Establish clear performance expectations and accountability.
Support recruiting, onboarding, training, cross-training, and employee development.
Develop a flexible, multi-skilled workforce capable of supporting changing production requirements.
Conduct performance reviews and address performance issues in a timely manner.
Foster teamwork, communication, accountability, and employee engagement.
Maintenance & Equipment

Partner with Maintenance to maximize equipment availability and reliability.
Monitor machine downtime and establish corrective action plans.
Support preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
Manage capital equipment planning, justification and implementation.
Ensure new equipment and processes are effectively integrated into production.
Financial & Business Performance

Manage operational performance against established budgets and financial targets.
Monitor labor efficiency, overtime, scrap, rework, material usage, and machine utilization.
Identify and execute cost-reduction opportunities.
Support Supplier Development Activities
Support Product Transfer activities which may include travel
Drive capital expenditure planning and return-on-investment analysis.
Understand the relationship between operational performance, cost, and EBITDA.
Communication & Cross-Functional Leadership

Conduct daily/weekly operational meetings and communicate priorities throughout the organization.
Provide leadership with clear reporting on production performance, capacity, quality, safety, and staffing.
Work closely with Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Purchasing, and Sales to resolve issues and support customer requirements.
Escalate operational risks and develop action plans to address them.
Key Performance Indicators

The Site Lead will be accountable for improving and maintaining performance in areas including:

Safety / OSHA performance
On-time delivery
Production attainment
Machine utilization
Labor productivity
OEE
Scrap and rework
First-pass yield
Machine downtime
Setup/changeover time
Schedule adherence
Inventory accuracy and WIP levels
Employee turnover and engagement
Cost of poor quality
Continuous improvement savings