Plant Manager

Description

About UPF

United Plastic Fabricating (UPF) and Tideman Marine build custom polyethylene and polypropylene water tanks for the fire industry, along with products for the industrial, transportation, marine, and defense markets. We’re growing, and we need floor leaders who can help us grow without lowering our standards.

Position Summary

The Plant Manager leads our Ocala, Florida plant and owns its results: safety, schedule attainment, labor efficiency, and quality. Production Managers make the week happen; you make the month happen. You’ll run the plant to UPF’s company-wide standards, partner with the Wisconsin Plant Manager so both plants operate the same way, and make sure your teams get the support they need from Scheduling, Engineering, Supply Chain, Maintenance, and Quality.

Primary Responsibilities

- Own the Florida plant’s safety, schedule attainment, labor efficiency, and quality results.
- Run the plant to company-wide processes and standard work, and hold every team to them.
- Partner with the Wisconsin Plant Manager to share best practices, balance capacity, and keep both plants on one standard.
- Plan plant capacity and staffing to meet customer demand and growth targets, working with Talent Acquisition.
- Run daily management, visual management, and operational reviews to spot bottlenecks early.
- Lead Lean, flow-line, and continuous improvement work to cut waste and raise throughput.
- Audit processes regularly and drive root cause and corrective action on quality and process failures.
- Lead, coach, and hold Production Managers and supervisors accountable through one-on-ones and reviews.
- Develop leaders who own problem solving and people development, building the bench for growth.

Our Values in This Role

We hire and lead by our PDCA values: Purpose, Doers, Curiosity, and Adaptable. Here, that means running the plant to one company standard, owning the month’s results, and asking why a problem keeps coming back.

Required Qualifications

- 8+ years of manufacturing leadership, including leading production managers or supervisors.
- Plant or multi-department operations leadership in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Hands-on Lean, visual management, and standard work experience.
- Track record improving safety, schedule, efficiency, and quality.
- Able to work on-site in Ocala, FL.

Preferred Qualifications

- Bachelor's in engineering, operations, manufacturing, business, or related field.
- Experience growing a plant’s capacity or headcount.
- Plastics, fabrication, marine, or fire apparatus experience.
- Lean or Six Sigma certification.
- ERP and production scheduling systems experience.

Physical Requirements

These physical demands represent the requirements necessary to perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation can be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

- Office and production floor work; required PPE is provided and must be worn.
- Walk the floor regularly; lift up to 50 lbs; occasional travel to other UPF sites.

What We Offer

4-day work week (Monday–Thursday), paid time off, medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) with employer match, student loan assistance, profit sharing, and an employee referral bonus.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the associate occupying this position. Associates will be required to perform any other job-related duties assigned by their supervisor. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” employment relationship.

United Plastic Fabricating is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. This employer participates in E-Verify.