What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plant Manager position at Rotork?
Job Description
As one of Rotork’s leading manufacturing site in Rochester, the Plant Manager will be a high-impact leadership role central to our global operations. This is more than a traditional plant management position; it is an opportunity to drive operational excellence, elevate customer experience, and lead transformative growth.
As the senior site leader, you will have full operational and P&L ownership, guiding a culture of agility, excellence, and continuous improvement. You will champion the Rotork DNA while influencing key stakeholders across the enterprise—from customers and suppliers to senior executives. This role offers exceptional visibility and the chance to shape the future of manufacturing at Rotork.
The ideal Plant Manager is an inspirational leader who fosters a culture of trust, inclusion, and high performance. They translate strategic vision into actionable results with agility and cross-functional collaboration. Empowered and decisive, they make bold, informed choices while promoting shared accountability. As a change agent, they champion innovation and continuous improvement, while leveraging data-driven insights and strategic foresight to solve complex challenges.
Qualifications
Experience Requirements:
- Proven executive leadership in complex manufacturing environments.
- Deep expertise in Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma (Black Belt preferred), and ISO9001.
- Strong financial acumen with experience in budgeting, cost control, and capital planning.
- Exceptional people leadership and team-building capabilities.
- Proficiency in ERP/MRP systems and operational analytics.
- Experience leading transformational initiatives with measurable business impact.
The Successful Candidate:
- Champion a proactive safety culture that sets the standard across the facility.
- Mentor and grow high-performing teams through leadership and succession planning.
- Collaborate with Sales and Customer Service to deliver exceptional quality and responsiveness.
- Design and implement long-term manufacturing strategies aligned with global goals.
- Optimize production, material flow, and supply chain resilience.
- Lead Lean and innovation initiatives to elevate productivity and quality.
- Ensure adherence to regulatory standards (OSHA, EPA, ISO).
- Represent Operations in strategic forums and drive cross-functional alignment.
Additional Information
Rotork is the market-leading global flow control and instrumentation company, helping our customers manage the flow or liquids, gases and powders across many industries worldwide.
Our purpose is Keeping the World Flowing for Future Generations.
For over sixty years, the world has relied on us to create the things that keep everything moving. From oil and gas to water and shipping, pharmaceuticals and food- these are the flows on which our modern world depends.
Today we're respected and admired for our people, performance and products. Our success flows from our commitment to engineering excellence, and that's what we will always pursue, safely and sustainably.
Rotork is going through an exciting period of change and growth, building on our existing market success. It's a great time to join us and make an impact in shaping the future of our business.
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