Plant Manager

The Plant Manager is responsible for leading all daily operations of the manufacturing facility, ensuring safe, efficient, high-quality, and cost-effective production. This role oversees production, safety, quality, maintenance, shipping, warehousing, staffing, budgeting, and continuous improvement while supporting company goals, customer requirements, and regulatory compliance.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES

Facility & Maintenance:

- Responsible for leading maintenance, facilities upkeep, asset reliability, and repair operations within plant.

- Respond to emergency repair situations and provide leadership for urgent maintenance needs, including factory visits when required.

- Ensures that production equipment, building systems, utilities, and facility infrastructure operate safely, efficiently, and reliably.

- Oversee preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs for production equipment, heavy machinery, manufacturing utilities, and facility systems.

- Develop and manage maintenance schedules to reduce machine downtime, improve reliability, and extend equipment life.

- Inspect facilities, equipment, and infrastructure regularly to identify issues early and ensure timely corrective action.

- Coordinate repair and maintenance projects involving mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, fire suppression, security, lifts, cranes, and general building systems.

- Implement and enforce workplace safety policies and standards, including electrical safety, lockout/tagout, fire safety, hot work, and related compliance requirements.

- Lead root-cause analysis investigations for equipment failures and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.

- Supervise mechanical and electrical technicians, assign work, monitor performance, and support training and skill development.

- Source, coordinate, and oversee external contractors and vendors, including service-level agreements and project execution.

Operational Leadership:

- Direct and manage daily plant operations, including production, maintenance, quality, shipping, warehousing, and support functions.

- Ensure production schedules, shipment commitments, and customer requirements are met safely, efficiently, and on time.

- Enforce company safety policies, OSHA requirements, environmental procedures, and regulatory standards to maintain a safe workplace.

- Lead, coach, train, and develop employees/ team while promoting accountability, teamwork, and employee engagement.

- Manage labor, materials, equipment, and operating expenses to meet cost, productivity, and business objectives.

- Support operational planning, capital improvement recommendations, staffing plans, and business growth initiatives.

EXPERIENCE/REQUIREMENTS

Essential Skills

- Strong leadership, coaching, and team-building abilities.

- Strong understanding of manufacturing operations, safety, quality, maintenance, inventory, and shipping processes.

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

- Sound judgment, problem-solving ability, and decision-making skills.

- Ability to analyze operational data, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions.

- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced production environment.

- Commitment to safety, quality, accountability, customer focus, and continuous improvement.

Performance Expectations

- Meet or exceed safety, quality, production, shipment, cost, and productivity targets.

- Maintain a safe, organized, compliant, and efficient manufacturing environment.

- Improve operational performance through effective leadership, problem solving, and continuous improvement.

- Develop employees to strengthen plant capability and succession planning.

- Promote a culture of accountability, teamwork, employee engagement, and customer focus.

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree, Engineering, Business, or a related field preferred; equivalent manufacturing leadership experience may be considered.

- Minimum of 5–7 years of progressive leadership experience in a manufacturing, production, or industrial environment.

- Experience leading hourly employees, and cross-functional teams.

- Demonstrated experience managing safety, quality, production performance, budgets, staffing, and continuous improvement initiatives.

- Working knowledge of OSHA, environmental, quality, and workplace safety requirements.

- Proficiency with Microsoft Office; experience with ERP systems preferred.

- Physical Demands

- Ability to stand, walk, and move throughout a manufacturing facility for extended periods.

- Ability to occasionally lift, carry, push, or pull materials or equipment as required by plant operations.

- Ability to work in a manufacturing environment with noise, moving equipment, varying temperatures, and standard safety requirements.

- Ability to use personal protective equipment as required.

- Ability to climb stairs, bend, reach, and visually inspect production areas, equipment, and workstations.

#CareForTomorrow
At AMETEK STC we believe in building a sustainable future for our customers, colleagues, suppliers, and the communities in which we operate. We take an active role in promoting real change, by contributing to a healthy, fair, and sustainable society in many of the countries our facilities are located. We call it #CareForTomorrow!