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Plant Manager l Manufacturing

Michael Page International

  • Independence, Ohio
  • 30+ days ago
  • $140,000–$175,000 Per Year
  • Full-time

Highlights

A successful Plant Manager for this role will have experience leading manufacturing operations through growth and change, not simply maintaining steady-state production. The business is experiencing sustained growth and is investing heavily in operations, leadership, and continuous improvement to support increasing demand and complexity.
Michael Page International

Numbers & Facts

LocationIndependence, Ohio
Job TypeFull-time
IndustryStaffing/Employment Agencies
Salary$140,000–$175,000 Per Year
Company Size10,000 employees or more
Websitehttps://www.michaelpage.ca/

Description

Plant Manager

High-impact role with ownership over people, process, and performance. Lead a growing plant through scale, transformation, and modernization.

About Our Client

Our client is a long-established industrial manufacturer with a global footprint and a strong reputation for engineering excellence. The business is experiencing sustained growth and is investing heavily in operations, leadership, and continuous improvement to support increasing demand and complexity.

Job Description

  • Lead and scale all plant operations, including Manufacturing, Materials, Quality, Test, Safety, and Maintenance
  • Own overall plant performance across safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity
  • Build organizational structure and team capability to support increasing production volumes
  • Ensure production plans align with customer demand and shipment targets
  • Partner with Engineering on manufacturability, quality, and new product introduction
  • Lead workforce planning, hiring, and leadership development
  • Oversee Test operations to ensure products meet performance standards
  • Own Quality performance, including defect reduction and corrective actions
  • Lead Maintenance strategy to maximize equipment uptime and reliability
  • Drive Lean and continuous improvement initiatives (Kaizen, A3, standard work, 5S)
  • Lead cost-reduction and productivity improvement projects with measurable results
  • Improve process stability, flow, and throughput across production areas
  • Present operational performance and improvement progress to senior leadership
  • Ensure improvements are sustained through controls and standardized processes

The Successful Applicant

A successful Plant Manager for this role will have experience leading manufacturing operations through growth and change, not simply maintaining steady-state production. They should be comfortable owning total plant performance and leading through people at all levels of the organization. Specifically, strong candidates will bring:

  • Experience scaling production in a fast-growth manufacturing environment
  • Proven success driving safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity metrics
  • Hands-on leadership of supervisors and functional leaders
  • Deep exposure to Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement
  • Comfort operating on the shop floor while engaging strategically with senior leadership
  • A data-driven mindset with strong problem-solving and financial acumen
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams through ambiguity and change

What's on Offer

  • Competitive salary range of $140,000 to $175,000 depending on relevant experience
  • Comprehensive benefits package to support your well-being.
  • Opportunities to lead and grow within a respected organization
  • Collaborative work culture that values innovation and operational excellence.

About Company

Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world. Our business was established in Canada in 2005 when we opened our Toronto office. Our role is to work with employers and job seekers to facilitate a successful match. This can range from advising a global company on a candidate sourcing strategy to helping a job seeker find their dream job. In Canada, we focus on recruiting for the following areas: Banking and financial services Digital and e-commerce Engineering and manufacturing Finance and accounting Human resources Information technology Marketing Oil and gas Procurement and supply chain Property and construction Sales An Established Brand The Group has established a leading presence in many of the key markets for professional recruitment around the world and has positioned itself in certain other markets, which offer the opportunity for future growth. Within its current largest markets, Michael Page has also built a regional presence, including in the UK, France and Australia. Consequently, the Michael Page brand is among the most widely recognized brands in the professional recruitment industry. A Market Leader The role of a recruitment consultancy is to act as an intermediary, identifying and sourcing suitably qualified candidates on behalf of its clients. Candidates are recruited either for permanent or contract positions (typically for a fixed term) or on a temporary basis. Within the overall recruitment industry, the market for professional recruitment services is a specialist sector which has developed more recently. Michael Page is widely recognized as leading the development of this market around the world. Learn the benefits of working with Michael Page yourself. Submit your resume or contact a Michael Page recruitment consultant today.

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