Plant Manager

Sunshine Minting•Henderson, NV

23h•Onsite

About The Position

The Plant Manager is responsible for the overall leadership, performance, and continuous improvement of a fast-paced, high-volume, 24/7 manufacturing facility. This role ensures uninterrupted operations across all shifts while driving safety, quality, delivery, cost control, and employee engagement. As the senior on-site leader, the Plant Manager aligns plant performance with business objectives and fosters a culture of accountability, urgency, and operational excellence.

Requirements

Leadership experience in a manufacturing environment
Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement methodologies
Budget management experience
Experience with OEE, scrap, downtime, and labor efficiency KPIs
Experience with preventive and predictive maintenance strategies
Experience with capital planning and equipment upgrades

Nice To Haves

Experience in a fast-paced, high-volume, 24/7 manufacturing facility
Experience leading root cause analysis and corrective actions
Experience establishing succession plans
Experience partnering with HR on staffing, performance management, and employee relations

Responsibilities

Lead and oversee fast-paced 24/7 manufacturing operations with a focus on safety, throughput, and consistency
Ensure production plans meet customer demand, delivery targets, and inventory objectives
Balance labor, materials, and equipment utilization across multiple shifts
Drive consistent execution of standard work, escalation protocols, and shift handoffs
Rapidly identify and remove constraints in a high-output manufacturing environment
Prioritize meeting deadlines
Work closely and collaboratively with all departments and with personnel at all levels
Own site-wide safety performance and regulatory compliance
Promote a proactive safety culture in a continuous-operation environment
Ensure product quality meets internal specifications and customer requirements
Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for safety, quality, or downtime events
Maintain compliance with internal, customer, and regulatory audits
Build and develop a leadership team capable of operating in a fast-paced, 24/7 environment
Ensure strong supervision, communication, and engagement across all shifts
Establish succession plans for critical operational roles
Partner with HR on staffing, performance management, and employee relations
Set clear expectations while reinforcing accountability, urgency, and teamwork
Prioritize cross training and upskilling
Promote employee engagement
Drive Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement initiatives
Improve KPIs including OEE, scrap, downtime, labor efficiency, and cost per unit
Lead kaizen events and structured problem-solving activities
Develop and manage the plant operating budget
Execute productivity, cost-reduction, and capacity-improvement initiatives
Make recommendations for enhancements and improvements related to systems, personnel, policies and practices.
Take ownership of labor costs and work to minimize overtime
Ensure equipment reliability to support non-stop production
Partner with Maintenance and Engineering on preventive and predictive maintenance strategies
Support capital planning and equipment upgrades that improve safety and throughput