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Plant Manager – Indianapolis, IN
We are working with a leading international manufacturing organisation to recruit a Plant Manager for a key production site in Greencastle, IN.
This is a senior leadership position responsible for overseeing all plant operations, driving performance across safety, quality, delivery, and cost, while leading continuous improvement initiatives across the site.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee all day-to-day plant operations, including production, maintenance, quality, and logistics
- Ensure full compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations, promoting a strong safety-first culture
- Drive plant performance against key metrics including throughput, scrap, downtime, and delivery
- Implement and lead continuous improvement initiatives across operations
- Manage production planning to ensure customer delivery requirements are consistently met
- Oversee quality systems in line with industry standardsOperat
- Lead root cause analysis and corrective action activities to resolve operational and quality issues
- Act as the primary contact for customer audits and technical queries
- Lead, develop, and mentor plant teams, fostering a high-performance and accountable culture
- Champion Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies across the site
- Identify and implement opportunities for automation and operational efficiency improvements
Key Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, or a related discipline
- Proven experience managing plant operations and leading large, multi-functional teams
- Strong background in manufacturing within a chemical or automotive environment
- Experience with Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies (certification desirable)
- Demonstrated ability to drive performance improvements and deliver against operational KPIs
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
Salary : $135,000 - $145,000