Plant Manager

Frank Calandra Jennmar Services•South Point, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Plant Manager is the senior operational leader for XCAL Tools’ South Point, Ohio facility, a manufacturing operation specializing in forging, machining, fabrication, heat treatment, and other value-added processes. The role has overall responsibility for plant performance, including safety, people, quality, production, delivery, financial performance, inventory, equipment, and continuous improvement. The position calls for a hands-on leader who can develop people, establish accountability, understand business financial drivers, and translate operational performance into measurable results. Experience in machining, forging, or metal manufacturing is beneficial but not required; accomplished leaders from other manufacturing or industrial environments will also be considered. The Plant Manager leads day-to-day plant operations, develops departmental leaders and employees, monitors operational and financial performance, and drives improvements in safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, and profitability. The role includes responsibility for budgets, costs, plant financial performance, inventory, equipment, maintenance, facility needs, and capital projects. The Plant Manager reports directly to the VP of Operations and works closely with Engineering, Quality, Safety, Finance, Sales, Human Resources, Supply Chain, and other XCAL locations.

Requirements

Demonstrated success leading people and delivering measurable results in a manufacturing, industrial, distribution, operations, or similarly complex environment.
Progressive leadership experience with responsibility for multiple departments, functions, or a significant operating unit.
Proven ability to build teams, develop leaders, establish accountability, and improve organizational performance.
Track record of leading through change, solving complex problems, and improving results.
Strong financial and business aptitude, including the ability to understand and manage budgets, costs, operational variances, KPIs, and plant financial performance.
Ability to interpret financial and operational information and translate data into actions that improve performance.
Strong analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Excel and other business or operational reporting tools.
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Operations Management, Manufacturing, or a related discipline preferred; significant relevant leadership experience may be considered in place of a four-year degree.

Nice To Haves

Prior Plant Manager experience in manufacturing, machining, forging, fabrication, metals, automotive, heavy industrial, mining-related manufacturing, or similar operations.
Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Kaizen, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement methodologies.
ISO 9001 experience.
Experience with ERP/MRP systems and production management systems.
Experience with P&L responsibility, budgeting, forecasting, cost management, or similar financial accountability.
Direct machining, forging, or metalworking experience.

Responsibilities

Provide overall leadership and direction for the South Point facility and its departmental leadership team.
Build a culture centered on safety, accountability, teamwork, communication, continuous improvement, and respect.
Coach and develop managers, supervisors, and key employees; establish clear expectations and accountability.
Maintain a visible presence throughout the operation and build working relationships with salaried and hourly employees.
Participate in recruiting, selection, onboarding, training, performance management, workforce planning, employee engagement, cross-training, development, and retention.
Direct day-to-day plant operations to meet customer requirements for safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
Establish and monitor KPIs for safety, quality, productivity, labor utilization, downtime, throughput, delivery, scrap and rework, inventory, and financial performance.
Use operational and financial data to identify gaps, set priorities, and drive corrective action.
Align production schedules, staffing, equipment, materials, and other resources with customer demand and business priorities.
Work with Production, Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, Inventory, and other functions to remove constraints and improve plant performance.
Improve productivity, equipment utilization, workflow, scheduling, setup reduction, process reliability, and capacity.
Manage facility financial performance, including operating expenses, labor, material usage, inventory, recoveries, margins, and profitability.
Work with Finance and the VP of Operations to understand the plant P&L and address financial performance opportunities.
Participate in annual budgeting, forecasting, capital planning, and cost-reduction initiatives; monitor performance against budgets, forecasts, standards, and targets.
Support accurate job costing, routings, production standards, and quoting using reliable operational data and feedback.
Evaluate capital equipment and facility needs, develop business justifications, and oversee approved projects through implementation.
Lead the plant’s safety culture and ensure compliance with OSHA requirements, company policies, procedures, and applicable regulations.
Support incident investigations, corrective actions, safety audits, training, and proactive workplace hazard identification.
Ensure products meet customer specifications, quality standards, and established processes; monitor quality indicators and implement effective corrective actions.
Support ISO 9001 requirements and ongoing improvement of the facility’s quality management system.
Partner with Sales and other functions as needed to support customers, new products, and business opportunities.
Maintain controls over raw materials, work-in-process, finished goods, tooling, and other plant inventory; improve inventory accuracy and material management.
Ensure maintenance resources and preventive maintenance programs support equipment reliability and production requirements.
Identify equipment, tooling, technology, automation, and facility improvements that improve safety, capacity, quality, efficiency, or profitability.
Maintain facility and production areas to appropriate standards of organization, cleanliness, and operational readiness.
Establish a data-driven, employee-involved continuous improvement culture using root-cause problem solving and appropriate Lean principles.
Identify and eliminate waste, unnecessary costs, bottlenecks, downtime, inefficient processes, and other performance barriers.
Lead initiatives involving 5S, visual management, workflow improvement, standard work, and process optimization.
Encourage employees to identify improvement opportunities and share or implement best practices across XCAL operations where appropriate.