Plant Manager Job in Terre Haute, Indiana US

Production/Plant Manager

This is an opportunity for a strong Production Manager or Supervisor with great people skills to move into a plant manager role.  This is a very small plant with a couple of production lines and 30 people.  You can use this as a career stepping stone into plant management; and from there the sky is the limit.

You are NOT RIGHT for this position if you are short-tempered, spend 50%+ of your time in your office, send employee problems to HR, don’t want to get too close to your team, or have a “I say, you do” top-down type of management style, never have time when someone wants to talk, you are easily frustrated, and don’t care about improving your team or plant performance.

You MAY BE RIGHT, IF:

• You are a degreed Supervisor or Manager with 5 years of industrial manufacturing experience managing a heavy manufacturing plant.


• When describing your accomplishments, you speak of “we did” or “they did” (not “I did”).’


• You always seek to understand and never jump to conclusions.


• You will listen to your team members about their personal problems, and when possible, give sound advice or seek help.


• You are a real people person who cares deeply about his team members and who manages by participating and who thrives on those below them succeeding. 


• You always have time for any question from your team, no matter how busy you are.


• You establish metrics through consensus with your team for all critical areas; then work closely to ensure each member of the team is accountable to achieve or exceed these goals and all obstacles to team success are removed.


• You refuse to fail, and you understand that continuous improvement is a part of the culture that you foster.


• You are willing to really get to KNOW your people, their families, their needs, their problems, and what they want out of their career.


• Someone that makes sure that each member finds success and the job satisfaction that comes with it. 


• You think of WE not I and you perpetuate this through every level of the organization.  You always pull, not push. 


• You have a “fire in the belly”, are highly competitive, and refuse to fail…..BUT, you know it takes a team to succeed and all credit is given to them. 


• You feel continuous improvement is the key to business success and feel that a business is either getting better or losing ground to the competition…and that improvement is part of daily life.

REQUIREMENTS

• BS or BA degree in Engineering, Management or other related area REQUIRED.  Advanced degree desired.


• Professional, team-based, people-oriented management skillset as outlined above.


• 5+​ years of professional management experience in manufacturing operations, with the demonstrated ability to create high performing teams, mentor team members to develop to their fullest potential.  MUST come from manufacturing, but product background is not important. 


• Experience with formal continuous improvement programs such as Lean &/or 6–Sigma methodologies, with the ability to implement these methodologies into your operations as part of the daily culture.


• Honed budgeting skills, and the ability to manage the P&L so that operational budgets are met.

Note:   Must be qualified to work in the US without sponsorship.

Why is this a GREAT opportunity?

• Team building type of atmosphere as opposed to dictatorship.  It’s a lot more fun to work in a team environment – and more fun to build teams as opposed to beat people down.


• As the Plant Manager, you will be responsible for all aspects of this plant.  You will be the highest ranking manager on site.  This will be like “your”  operation, and you will have total authority for this 4-shift operation’s P&L.


• Incredible Career path leading to Multi-Plant Responsibilities if you can handle it!


• Rock-Solid financials.   This company doesn’t downsize for every small hiccup in the economy.


• Company is aggressively growing domestically and internationally.


• Outstanding benefits and incentives. 


• Strong Relocation assistance package.