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Plant Manager

Nordic Metals
Ironton, MN Full Time
POSTED ON 8/28/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/26/2026

Job Overview

We are seeking an energetic and highly skilled Plant Manager to lead our manufacturing operations with passion and precision. In this vital role, you will oversee all aspects of plant performance, ensuring production efficiency, quality standards, and safety protocols are consistently met. Your leadership will drive continuous improvement initiatives, optimize manufacturing processes, and foster a collaborative team environment. This position offers an exciting opportunity to influence operational excellence and contribute to the growth of a dynamic organization committed to innovation and quality.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

· Responsible for all activities including planning, maintenance, staffing, training, and operation associated with the safe and efficient functioning of assigned facility.

· Maintains quality of materials being shipped and received. Reviews inbound and outbound materials shipped to determine quality issues that may need attention.

· Ensures that outbound/inbound loads are checked for accurate weight, product, and quality.

· Supervises employees including participating in hiring, safety training, corrective actions, performance reviews and terminations as appropriate.

· Ensures coverage of the day’s schedule.

· Maintains a safe working environment; observes employees for safe working practices.

· Ensures all equipment is running properly and efficiently.

· Supports the execution of EHS policies and programs.

· Advise and instruct on various safety-related topics (noise levels, use of machinery etc.).

· Conduct risk assessment and enforce preventative measures.

· Oversee all equipment maintenance including logs and record keeping.

· Responsible for Bag house maintenance, and record keeping.

· Stops any unsafe acts or processes that seem dangerous or unhealthy.

· Responsible for accurate data reporting for inbound and outbound, throughput and tracking of commodities that need more than one process to compete for outbound materials.

· Performs other duties as assigned or directed.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position supervises all Nordic Metals staff at our Ironton facility. Supervisory duties include the direct and indirect supervision of assigned staff, performance management, and evaluation.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The

requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.

Education and/or Experience

· High School diploma.

· Preferred 1-3 years’ experience within our industry or closely related industry.

· Must have excellent open communication style to carry out ongoing dialogues in a way that creates trust and confidence within all levels of the company.

· Must possess a valid driver’s license.

Language Skills

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations.

Technology Skills

Familiarity with the practical use of technology and computer programs such as email and other local used programs allowing regular communication with others.

Mathematical Skills

Basic math skills including counting, rounding, and basic estimating of distance measurements. The ability to make accurate measurements using basic tools such as tape measures, rulers, and scales, etc.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one-or two-step instructions. Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee is frequently required to talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds and occasionally lift or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment described here is representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes, airborne particles and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and that additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time; or the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.

Pay: $60,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Employee assistance program
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Retirement plan
  • Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $60,000 - $80,000

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