Plant Manager

Ametek, Inc. • Horsham Township, PA

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About The Position

The Plant Manager leads all daily operations of a manufacturing facility, ensuring safe, efficient, high-quality, and cost-effective production. The role oversees production, safety, quality, maintenance, shipping, warehousing, staffing, budgeting, and continuous improvement in support of company goals, customer requirements, and regulatory compliance.

The Plant Manager leads maintenance, facilities upkeep, asset reliability, and repair operations. Responsibilities include overseeing preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance; ensuring equipment and facility systems operate safely and reliably; managing maintenance schedules and inspections; coordinating repair projects and vendors; enforcing safety standards; investigating equipment failures; and supervising and developing mechanical and electrical technicians. The role may require responding to emergency repairs, including factory visits when required.

The Plant Manager directs production, maintenance, quality, shipping, warehousing, and support functions; ensures schedules and customer commitments are met; manages resources and operating expenses; and supports operational planning, capital improvements, staffing, and business growth. The role also leads and develops employees while promoting accountability, teamwork, engagement, customer focus, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5–7 years of progressive leadership experience in a manufacturing, production, or industrial environment.
• Experience leading hourly employees and cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated experience managing safety, quality, production performance, budgets, staffing, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Working knowledge of OSHA, environmental, quality, and workplace safety requirements.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and team-building abilities.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing operations, safety, quality, maintenance, inventory, and shipping processes.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Sound judgment, problem-solving ability, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to analyze operational data, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced production environment.
• Commitment to safety, quality, accountability, customer focus, and continuous improvement.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Ability to stand, walk, and move throughout a manufacturing facility for extended periods.
• Ability to occasionally lift, carry, push, or pull materials or equipment as required by plant operations.
• Ability to work in an environment with noise, moving equipment, varying temperatures, and standard safety requirements.
• Ability to use personal protective equipment as required.
• Ability to climb stairs, bend, reach, and visually inspect production areas, equipment, and workstations.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field preferred; equivalent manufacturing leadership experience may be considered.
• Experience with ERP systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance, facilities upkeep, asset reliability, and repair operations within the plant.
• Respond to emergency repair situations and lead urgent maintenance needs, including factory visits when required.
• Ensure production equipment, building systems, utilities, and facility infrastructure operate safely, efficiently, and reliably.
• Oversee preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs for production equipment, heavy machinery, manufacturing utilities, and facility systems.
• Develop and manage maintenance schedules to reduce downtime, improve reliability, and extend equipment life.
• Inspect facilities, equipment, and infrastructure and ensure timely corrective action on identified issues.
• Coordinate repair and maintenance projects involving mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, fire suppression, security, lifts, cranes, and general building systems.
• Implement and enforce workplace safety policies and standards, including electrical safety, lockout/tagout, fire safety, and hot work requirements.
• Lead root-cause investigations of equipment failures and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Supervise mechanical and electrical technicians, assign work, monitor performance, and support training and skill development.
• Source, coordinate, and oversee external contractors and vendors, including service-level agreements and project execution.
• Direct daily plant operations across production, maintenance, quality, shipping, warehousing, and support functions.
• Ensure production schedules, shipment commitments, and customer requirements are met safely, efficiently, and on time.
• Enforce company safety policies, OSHA requirements, environmental procedures, and regulatory standards.
• Lead, coach, train, and develop employees while promoting accountability, teamwork, and employee engagement.
• Manage labor, materials, equipment, and operating expenses to meet cost, productivity, and business objectives.
• Support operational planning, capital improvement recommendations, staffing plans, and business growth initiatives.
• Meet or exceed safety, quality, production, shipment, cost, and productivity targets.
• Maintain a safe, organized, compliant, and efficient manufacturing environment.
• Improve operational performance through leadership, problem solving, and continuous improvement.
• Develop employees to strengthen plant capability and succession planning.
• Promote accountability, teamwork, employee engagement, and customer focus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed