What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plant Controller position at Aston Carter?
Job Title: Plant Controller
Job Description
The Plant Controller is responsible for overseeing all financial activities within a pressure casting manufacturing facility. This role partners closely with plant leadership to provide financial insight, drive cost efficiencies, and support operational decision-making. The Plant Controller will lead budgeting, forecasting, cost accounting, inventory control, and reporting processes, with a strong focus on manufacturing cost drivers such as scrap, yield, labor efficiency, and material usage.
Responsibilities
The position requires onsite work at the manufacturing facility. The work environment involves collaborating closely with plant leadership and other team members to ensure financial and operational efficiency.
This position is moving extremely fast as this is an urgent need for the client. If interested, please send over your most up to date resume to ktrivigno @astoncarter.com along with your availability for a 10-minute phone call.
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Lehighton, PA.
Pay And Benefits
The pay range for this position is $110000.00 - $130000.00/yr.
Company Will Provide Benefits.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Lehighton,PA.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Jun 12, 2026.
About Aston Carter
Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com for other accommodation options.
San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.
Job Description
The Plant Controller is responsible for overseeing all financial activities within a pressure casting manufacturing facility. This role partners closely with plant leadership to provide financial insight, drive cost efficiencies, and support operational decision-making. The Plant Controller will lead budgeting, forecasting, cost accounting, inventory control, and reporting processes, with a strong focus on manufacturing cost drivers such as scrap, yield, labor efficiency, and material usage.
Responsibilities
- Oversee all financial activities within the manufacturing facility.
- Partner with plant leadership to provide financial insight and drive cost efficiencies.
- Support operational decision-making processes.
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, cost accounting, inventory control, and reporting processes.
- Focus on manufacturing cost drivers such as scrap, yield, labor efficiency, and material usage.
- Expertise in cost accounting and general ledger.
- Experience with reconciliations and variance analysis.
- Proficiency in inventory management and forecasting.
- Ability to create pivot tables and Vlookups in Excel.
- Familiarity with large-scale ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Epicor, Microsoft Dynamics, or Infor.
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.
- 5 years of cost/plant accounting experience.
- 5 years of experience reconciling accounts.
- 5 years of variance analysis experience within a plant (labor, overhead, absorption).
- 5 years of experience tracking inventory.
The position requires onsite work at the manufacturing facility. The work environment involves collaborating closely with plant leadership and other team members to ensure financial and operational efficiency.
This position is moving extremely fast as this is an urgent need for the client. If interested, please send over your most up to date resume to ktrivigno @astoncarter.com along with your availability for a 10-minute phone call.
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Lehighton, PA.
Pay And Benefits
The pay range for this position is $110000.00 - $130000.00/yr.
Company Will Provide Benefits.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Lehighton,PA.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Jun 12, 2026.
About Aston Carter
Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com for other accommodation options.
San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.
Salary : $110,000 - $130,000