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Plant Manager - Manufacturing & Engineered Systems
All Engineering Recruitment Solutions
Leoti, Kansas, United States
Job description
Job Description Job Description Plant Manager - Manufacturing & Engineered Systems
Results-driven operations leader responsible for overseeing end-to-end operations, including order entry, engineering coordination, fabrication, purchasing, installation, and final delivery. This role leads cross-functional teams, drives operational strategy, manages P&L performance, improves KPIs, and ensures strong execution across safety, quality, delivery, cost, and customer satisfaction goals. Ideal candidates bring deep experience in manufacturing, engineered-to-order environments, project-based operations, material handling systems, and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
Own end-to-end operations, from order entry through final delivery, ensuring performance against safety, quality, on-time delivery, and cost objectives.
Lead and align cross-functional teams, including engineering, fabrication, purchasing, service, and installation, to drive execution, remove barriers, and improve overall business performance.
Establish and execute operational strategy, including capacity planning, production scheduling, resource allocation, and workforce planning to meet customer demand and business goals.
Own financial performance, including P&L accountability, budgeting, forecasting, margin improvement, and cost control initiatives.
Monitor and drive key performance indicators (KPIs), ensuring visibility, accountability, and timely corrective actions to improve operational efficiency, throughput, delivery performance, and profitability.
Drive project flow and coordination from sale through engineering, fabrication, and installation, maintaining visibility into status, risks, schedules, and delivery timelines.
Build, develop, and lead high-performing teams, fostering a culture of accountability, teamwork, leadership, knowledge sharing, professionalism, and continuous improvement.
Ensure compliance with all safety standards, company policies, quality procedures, and applicable regulatory requirements.
Lead hiring, employee development, coaching, succession planning, and performance management to build a strong, accountable, results-driven operations team.
Partner with executive leadership to support strategic initiatives, growth opportunities, process improvement, organizational development, and long-term operational planning.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Business Administration, Operations Management, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
10+ years of progressive operations leadership experience in manufacturing, construction, industrial operations, or engineered systems environments, including multi-functional oversight.
Strong experience in high-mix manufacturing, engineered-to-order (ETO), custom fabrication, or project-based operations environments.
Solid business acumen and financial acumen, including P&L responsibility, budgeting, forecasting, cost management, and operational performance improvement.
Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, drive organizational alignment, improve execution, and deliver measurable results across engineering, production, purchasing, service, and installation functions.
Experience with ERP systems, MRP systems, production planning tools, reporting dashboards, and standard business software.
Strong communication skills, problem-solving skills, decision-making ability, and hands-on leadership skills in fast-paced operational environments.
Preferred Experience
Material handling systems, including overhead cranes, monorails, conveyors, lifting systems, and related industrial equipment.
Experience managing project-based operations or installation-driven operations from sale through final delivery.
Structural steel fabrication and field installation experience.
Field service operations, construction project coordination, or industrial installation management.
Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, process optimization, root cause analysis, and operational excellence practices.
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Results-driven operations leader responsible for overseeing end-to-end operations, including order entry, engineering coordination, fabrication, purchasing, installation, and final delivery. This role leads cross-functional teams, drives operational strategy, manages P&L performance, improves KPIs, and ensures strong execution across safety, quality, delivery, cost, and customer satisfaction goals. Ideal candidates bring deep experience in manufacturing, engineered-to-order environments, project-based operations, material handling systems, and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
Own end-to-end operations, from order entry through final delivery, ensuring performance against safety, quality, on-time delivery, and cost objectives.
Lead and align cross-functional teams, including engineering, fabrication, purchasing, service, and installation, to drive execution, remove barriers, and improve overall business performance.
Establish and execute operational strategy, including capacity planning, production scheduling, resource allocation, and workforce planning to meet customer demand and business goals.
Own financial performance, including P&L accountability, budgeting, forecasting, margin improvement, and cost control initiatives.
Monitor and drive key performance indicators (KPIs), ensuring visibility, accountability, and timely corrective actions to improve operational efficiency, throughput, delivery performance, and profitability.
Drive project flow and coordination from sale through engineering, fabrication, and installation, maintaining visibility into status, risks, schedules, and delivery timelines.
Build, develop, and lead high-performing teams, fostering a culture of accountability, teamwork, leadership, knowledge sharing, professionalism, and continuous improvement.
Ensure compliance with all safety standards, company policies, quality procedures, and applicable regulatory requirements.
Lead hiring, employee development, coaching, succession planning, and performance management to build a strong, accountable, results-driven operations team.
Partner with executive leadership to support strategic initiatives, growth opportunities, process improvement, organizational development, and long-term operational planning.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Business Administration, Operations Management, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
10+ years of progressive operations leadership experience in manufacturing, construction, industrial operations, or engineered systems environments, including multi-functional oversight.
Strong experience in high-mix manufacturing, engineered-to-order (ETO), custom fabrication, or project-based operations environments.
Solid business acumen and financial acumen, including P&L responsibility, budgeting, forecasting, cost management, and operational performance improvement.
Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, drive organizational alignment, improve execution, and deliver measurable results across engineering, production, purchasing, service, and installation functions.
Experience with ERP systems, MRP systems, production planning tools, reporting dashboards, and standard business software.
Strong communication skills, problem-solving skills, decision-making ability, and hands-on leadership skills in fast-paced operational environments.
Preferred Experience
Material handling systems, including overhead cranes, monorails, conveyors, lifting systems, and related industrial equipment.
Experience managing project-based operations or installation-driven operations from sale through final delivery.
Structural steel fabrication and field installation experience.
Field service operations, construction project coordination, or industrial installation management.
Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, process optimization, root cause analysis, and operational excellence practices.
Director of Operations , end-to-end operations , order entry , safety , quality , on-time delivery , cost objectives , cross-functional teams , engineering , fabrication , purchasing , service , installation , business performance , operational strategy , capacity planning , production scheduling , resource allocation , financial performance , P&L accountability , budgeting , forecasting , cost control initiatives , key performance indicators (KPIs) , operational efficiency , project flow , high-performing teams , accountability , continuous improvement , safety standards , regulatory requirements , hiring , performance management , strategic initiatives , operational planning , Manufacturing , Business Administration , operations leadership , industrial operations , engineered systems , high-mix manufacturing , engineered-to-order (ETO) , project-based operations , business acumen , financial acumen , P&L responsibility , ERP systems , MRP systems , communication skills , problem-solving skills , leadership skills , material handling systems , overhead cranes , monorails , conveyors , installation-driven operations , structural steel fabrication , field installation , field service operations , lean manufacturing