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Plant Manager – Injection Molding
This is the senior operational leader for a 24/7 manufacturing facility within a global plastics organization.
The Plant Manager has full responsibility for plant performance across manufacturing, production, maintenance, warehousing, tooling, safety, facilities, and quality. This role owns site-level strategy and execution, partnering directly with the COO while leading a 100 employee operation.
This is a broad, high-accountability leadership position with full P&L responsibility and long-term capacity planning ownership.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead all plant operations including production, maintenance, warehousing, tooling, quality, safety, and facilities
- Drive manufacturing performance aligned with quality, delivery, and cost targets
- Own P&L results for the site
- Oversee capital planning, equipment investment, and inventory strategy
- Establish short- and long-term operational goals including capacity planning and site optimization
- Partner cross-functionally with Sales, Engineering, Finance, and HR
- Build and develop the manufacturing leadership team
- Strengthen operational discipline, reliability, and continuous improvement efforts
BACKGROUND THEY’RE TARGETING
- 15 years of progressive operations leadership experience
- Prior plant management experience in a 70 employee manufacturing environment
- Experienced with P&L ownership
- Injection Molding experience highly preferred
- Lean manufacturing or TPM exposure preferred
This role is based onsite in the Greater Pittsburgh, PA region. For confidentiality, this position may be posted in broader metropolitan areas for visibility.
Visit www.plasticexecutives.com for additional opportunities.
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Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $135,000.00 - $165,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Education:
- Bachelor's (Preferred)
Experience:
- Plastics molding: 5 years (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $135,000 - $165,000