Plant Manager

**Position/Title: Plant Manager

Location: Hammond, Louisiana

Type: Full Time, Direct Hire, On Site

Reason for Role: Facility is undergoing a major equipment refresh**

The Plant Manager will be responsible for the overall effectiveness of day-to-day manufacturing operations, including safety, quality, customer service, production, cost control, equipment utilization, materials, manpower, production planning, inventory, and continuous improvement.

This is a hands-on plant leadership role. The right person must be credible on the floor, strong with people, steady under pressure, and able to drive performance while protecting a strong safety-first and quality-focused culture.

PLANT OVERVIEW

• Main manufacturing site with an additional off-site warehouse
• Approximately 150 employees
• Non-union environment
• Very important plant for the company
• 24/7 operation
• Four 12-hour shifts
• Safety-first and quality-focused culture
• Strong leadership team already in place

REPORTING STRUCTURE

The Plant Manager has 4 direct reports:

• - **Technical Manager **(manages Maintenance Manager and Maintenance Supervisor)

  • Operations Manager (manages Supply Chain Manager (manages 4 WH Supervisors) and 4 Production Supervisors)
  • CI Manager (manages Quality Engineer)
  • Quality Manager (manages Quality compliance Manager and Quality Improvement Manager)

• This company values accountability, collaboration, integrity, respect, continuous improvement, learning, and team development.

• The right candidate should lead constructively with clear goals, encourage problem solving, support creative thinking, and help teams improve without disrupting what is already working.

• This is not a “come in and fix everything” role. The team is strong. The ideal candidate should respect the current team, continue improving daily management, build sustainable processes, and support engineered controls to solve problems.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead daily plant operations across safety, quality, customer service, production, cost, materials, equipment, and manpower.
• Ensure all safety, health, quality, GMP, company policies, procedures, and recognized manufacturing practices are followed and enforced.
• Lead plant safety initiatives through training, safety meetings, audits, employee involvement, safety suggestions, and recognition programs.
• Lead quality initiatives through corrective actions, customer and internal complaint resolution, new product qualifications, audits, and corrective action plans.
• Select, train, coach, develop, and retain shift and staff personnel.
• Review operating statements and manage plant costs within budget.
• Build and maintain sound customer relationships.
• Work with customers to identify system improvements and possible supply chain cost reductions.
• Oversee production planning to ensure customer requirements are satisfied.
• Partner with sales and customer service to support customer commitments and maximize plant utilization.
• Act as plant project lead for new initiatives involving equipment and molds.
• Participate in monthly, quarterly, and year-end physical inventories.
• Create and implement strategic and tactical plant plans aligned with facility and company goals.
• Drive continuous improvement using operational excellence tools across cross-functional departments.
• Promote an open-door, team-oriented environment.
• Support special projects related to other functional areas as needed.
• Travel may be required up to 25 percent.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree and/or related plant management experience, or equivalent combination of education and plant leadership experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of operations supervisory or management experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Strong communication skills with employees, managers, vendors, and customers.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines while maintaining a positive leadership approach.