Role OverviewThe Plant Manager leads all administrative, commercial, financial, and support functions of the facility and holds full P&L accountability. This is a hands-on leadership role in a small, lean facility where the Plant Manager personally owns significant tactical work – scheduling, purchasing backup, payroll oversight, pricing, cost management, month-end close – in addition to leading a team of functional leaders.
What You Will Do
Safety & Environmental Compliance, People Leadership & HR, Commercial Management, Pricing & Cost Control, Sourcing & Purchasing, Scheduling, Truck & Fleet Management, Financial Close, Budget & Capital Planning, Operations Management
Why It Might Be a Fit
Proven experience owning a P&L, experience with sourcing/purchasing, strong Excel/spreadsheet and data fluency, familiarity with standard costing, month-end financial close processes, and environmental/regulatory compliance, demonstrated ability to operate lean and personally execute tactical work, highly organized, self-directed work habits, comfortable in a small-town, relationship-driven culture, HR/payroll exposure.
Requirements
- Proven experience owning a P&L, ideally in a manufacturing, distribution, or industrial environment.
- Experience with sourcing/purchasing (import and domestic) strongly preferred.
- Strong Excel/spreadsheet and data fluency; ERP experience (Infor preferred) is a plus.
- Familiarity with standard costing, month-end financial close processes, and environmental/regulatory compliance is a plus.
- Demonstrated ability to operate lean and personally execute tactical work, not only delegate
- Track record of highly organized, self-directed work habits (standard work, personal systems).
- Comfortable in, and genuinely suited to, a small-town, relationship-driven culture.
- HR/payroll exposure.
- Prior plant manager, operations manager, general manager, or senior operations leadership experience is preferred but not required – the right behavioral fit and skill set (organization, data fluency, planning discipline, steady relationship-building) matters more than title pedigree.
Benefits
- Safety & Environmental Compliance
- People Leadership & HR
- Commercial Management, Pricing & Cost Control
- Sourcing & Purchasing
- Scheduling, Truck & Fleet Management
- Financial Close, Budget & Capital Planning
- Operations Management
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