Plant Manager
York, PAFull-time$140–150K/yrPosted todayStill listed today
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The Plant Manager / Director of Operations oversees day-to-day operations for an approximately 75-person contract manufacturing organization. This hands-on leadership role leads managers and supervisors, drives production-floor execution and accountability, monitors operational KPIs, and improves processes. The role also oversees labor, purchasing, inventory, materials, and vendor performance, while partnering with Engineering and Project Management to resolve production issues and meet customer requirements and deadlines.
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Plant Manager / Director of Operations York, PA | Onsite | Relocation assistance available Compensation: $140,000–$150,000
We are seeking an experienced manufacturing operations leader to oversee day-to-day operations for a growing, approximately 75-person contract manufacturing organization. This is a highly visible, hands-on leadership role responsible for driving accountability, improving processes, developing managers, and keeping production running efficiently.
What You'll Do
- Lead approximately 10–15 managers and supervisors across Production, Engineering, Quality, Procurement, Project Management, Inventory/Warehouse and related functions.
- Maintain a strong presence on the production floor and drive day-to-day execution and accountability.
- Monitor KPIs including throughput, efficiency, quality/defect rates, lead times and on-time delivery.
- Oversee labor utilization, purchasing, inventory, materials and vendor performance.
- Drive Lean manufacturing, 5S, workflow optimization and continuous improvement.
- Partner with Engineering and Project Management to resolve production issues and meet customer requirements and deadlines
What We're Looking For
- 5+ years of manufacturing operations leadership, including experience leading managers/supervisors.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management or a related field required.
- Experience in a hands-on assembly manufacturing environment.
- Knowledge of Lean/5S, KPIs, production planning, quality, inventory and resource management.
- Familiarity with electrical/electromechanical components, controls, wiring, schematics or similar products strongly preferred.
- ERP/MRP experience; NetSuite experience is a plus.
- Strong people leader who can bring structure and accountability while maintaining a positive culture.
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