Plant Manager

Position Summary:

The Plant Manager is responsible for overall leadership, direction, and performance of a DwyerOmega manufacturing site. This role ensures a safe working environment, superior product quality, reliable on-time delivery, cost effectiveness, and high employee engagement. The Plant Manager leads the deployment of the DwyerOmega Business System (DOBS)— driving Lean thinking, daily management, problem-solving rigor, and a culture of accountability, empowerment, adaptability, and speed.

The Plant Manager partners closely with cross-functional teams across Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, HR, HSE, Finance, and Commercial to ensure strong execution and alignment with company goals.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Lead all aspects of plant safety, health, and environmental compliance; ensure full adherence to HSE policies, regulations, and programs; achieve annual improvements in safety-related KPIs
- Promote a strong safety culture through visible leadership, daily gemba walks, hazard reduction, and incident prevention.
- Build and manage high-performing quality systems ensuring conformance to drawings, certifications, and customer requirements.
- Improve DPPM, First Pass Yield (FPY), and Total Cost of Quality (TCOQ).
- Maintain strong customer-focused execution including responsiveness and effective resolution of complaints.
- Ensure production schedules, capacity, and staffing are aligned with customer need
- Deliver sustained improvements in On-Time Shipment (OTS), Past Due $, lead times, and schedule adherence.
- Drive flow, takt alignment, and Lean operating principles across all relevant plant processes.
- Meet annual cost, productivity, and efficiency targets through labor utilization, scrap reduction, yield improvement, and material optimization.
- Manage plant budgets, forecasts, and capital investment planning in partnership with Finance.
- Oversee inventory accuracy, cycle count performance, and material availability.
- Develop and lead a strong team of supervisors, engineers, and support staff; ensure proper staffing, coaching, and performance management.
- Build a culture of engagement, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Represent the plant locally, maintaining positive community and customer relationships.
- Champion Lean operating system practices including Tiered Daily Management, Leader Standard Work, Visual Management, 5S, Value Stream Mapping, and Kaizen.
- Drive structured problem solving (A3, 8D, DMAIC) and promote a culture of rapid improvement.
- Ensure alignment to DwyerOmega’s values: Ingenuity, Empowerment, Accountability, Adaptability, and Speed.

Required Skills / Experience / Competencies:

- Bachelor’s degree required; technical or engineering discipline preferred.
- Formal training in Lean, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies preferred.
- 8–10+ years of progressive leadership experience in manufacturing operations with a demonstrated track record of achieving strong operational results.
- Experience working in a high-mix production environment strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated success driving year-over-year cost improvements, quality performance, and team engagement.
- Proficiency in MRP/ERP systems. Strong Analytical and problem-solving capabilities with ability to lead cross-functional teams.
- Ability to make sound decisions quickly, independently, and in a fast paced environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to motivate, coach and develop talent at all levels.
- Skilled in budgeting, financial acumen, and P&L performance levers
- Highly organized, dependable, and ethical with strong follow-through and accountability

Physical/Mental Essential Functions:

- Ability to walk and stand for extended periods, frequent movement across manufacturing floor.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, meet frequent deadlines, and manage multiple priorities.
- Ability to use computers, keyboards, and related technology.
- Ability to communicate effectively, solve practical problems, interpret instructions, and adapt to changing environments.

Other:

- Work Conditions: Manufacturing environment – daily presence on plant floor utilizing required PPE
- Occasional office work
- Domestic Travel required at times: 10 – 15%
- Additional duties may be assigned as necessary
- This job description is not a contract of employment; employment is at-will