Plant Manager Exeter

As the Plant Manager, you will lead the Exeter facility, ensuring a safe, productive, and high-performing work environment while delivering quality products and driving continuous improvement. You will take ownership of all aspects of plant performance, including safety, quality, production, cost, people leadership, resource planning, and continuous improvement.

What You Will Do

Your responsibilities will include leading all day-to-day operations of the Exeter facility, creating and maintaining a safe and productive workplace, setting and improving plant performance targets, and managing plant resources effectively.

Why It Might Be a Fit

To succeed in this role, you will need to combine strategic oversight with hands-on plant leadership, creating clarity, building trust, and motivating teams to continuously improve. You should be comfortable working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and balancing safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people priorities in a sustainable way.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Management, Business, Accounting, Engineering, or a related field
• At least 7 years of management or supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment
• Experience in wire rope manufacturing is a strong plus
• Proven ability to lead teams, coach leaders, and build strong collaboration across functions
• Strong understanding of shop-floor operations and manufacturing performance management
• Strong safety orientation and commitment to environmental and regulatory compliance
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, 5S, standardized work, continuous improvement, and operational excellence tools
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills
• Experience working in a union environment is preferred
• Ability to work flexibly across shifts, weekends, or holidays when required

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Inclusive work environment
• Diversity and equal employment opportunity
• Paid holidays
• Flexible work arrangements