Plant Manager

Marmon Holdings, Inc.•Shelburne, VT

27d•$121,600 - $182,400

About The Position

The Plant Manager provides overall leadership, strategic direction, and operational oversight for Harbour Industries’ manufacturing facility. The role oversees continuous improvement, production, maintenance, and shipping while ensuring a strong safety culture, operational discipline, and alignment with customer, business, and compliance requirements. It sets and executes long-term operational strategy, supports future growth, and builds customer confidence through responsiveness, reliability, and operational consistency. This is a hands-on, people-first leadership role focused on coaching and developing talent, cross-functional collaboration, resilient teams, accountability, operational excellence, continuous learning, and trust. The Plant Manager has P&L responsibility for facility direct cost drivers and is accountable for meeting financial goals through cost management and revenue opportunities while maintaining high quality standards. Supply Chain, Safety, Process Engineering, and Production report directly to the Plant Manager.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
10 or more years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience.
Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills, including the ability to coach and develop leaders, build high-performing teams, and foster cross-functional relationships.
Strong external customer presentation and verbal communication skills, including for plant tours.
Demonstrated ability to lead complex operations through transformation, manage P&L performance, achieve operational excellence, and navigate change.
Strong knowledge of Lean, continuous improvement, and operational excellence methodologies.
Data-driven decision-making ability and advanced problem-solving skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and data analysis tools, and ability to learn company systems such as ERP.
Expertise in production planning, quality systems, maintenance strategies, and process engineering fundamentals.
In-depth knowledge of manufacturing safety regulations and compliance requirements.
Ability to manage budgets, capital expenditures, and long-term strategic planning.
Ability to communicate effectively with coworkers and personnel in departments where English is a second language.
Ability to read, write, understand, and communicate in English.
Ability to lift up to 50 lbs, bend, move around equipment and product aisles, stand and move around the facility for extended periods as needed, sit and conduct computer work for extended periods as needed, and wear safety attire or protective gear daily.
Ability to travel occasionally, less than 15%, to other business units, suppliers, and customers.

Nice To Haves

MBA or other advanced degree.
Five or more years in a Plant Manager or equivalent operational leadership role.
Experience in aerospace, defense, or another highly regulated manufacturing environment.
Lean Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
AS9100 training.

Responsibilities

Champion a safety-first culture, ensure compliance with safety regulations, and sustain safety training and initiatives.
Own facility safety KPIs and drive improvement through safety protocols, behavior-based initiatives, audits, risk identification, investigations, and corrective and preventive actions.
Ensure Job Hazard Analyses are conducted for new or modified equipment and processes.
Lead Lean, Kaizen, and other continuous improvement initiatives to reduce waste, improve efficiency, yield, quality, and throughput.
Coach employees at all levels in data-based problem solving and shared accountability.
Analyze financial performance and implement actions to improve profitability.
Build quality ownership at the source and ensure products and facility processes meet applicable aerospace and defense standards, customer requirements, and audit-readiness expectations.
Oversee in-process quality inspections and collaborate on root-cause investigations, corrective actions, and quality control systems.
Drive accurate reporting of inventory, production, scrap, and other metrics in company systems, including ERP and real-time data tracking.
Lead daily manufacturing operations to meet production schedules and shipment goals while maintaining quality, efficiency, and safety.
Align production planning, capacity, staffing, and material availability with customer and revenue needs in collaboration with Planning, Supply Chain, and Sales.
Participate in Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), supporting revenue forecasting, volume planning, and customer alignment.
Drive operational KPIs, including shipments, throughput, scrap, labor and material efficiency, on-time delivery, and cost reduction.
Oversee capital equipment planning, justification, installation, and operational integration.
Use company data systems to improve workflows, eliminate waste, and streamline processes and information flow.
Develop and execute preventative and corrective maintenance strategies to reduce downtime and optimize equipment performance.
Develop, manage, and report departmental budgets, and oversee financial discipline and resource optimization.
Support digital transformation initiatives that improve process visibility, data accuracy, and decision-making.
Build and sustain an engaged, high-performing workforce through communication, feedback, empowerment, accountability, clear KPIs, and development goals.
Coach and mentor leaders, develop succession pipelines, and support leadership development plans.
Partner with HR on hiring, performance evaluations, disciplinary processes, and workforce planning.
Ensure consistent feedback systems, annual reviews, training programs, corrective action management, and recognition programs.
Lead communication rhythms, including weekly team meetings, shift handoffs, and plant-wide updates.
Promote and enforce attendance and utilization standards.
Engage on the production floor to resolve issues, coach employees, identify problems, and escalate cross-functional needs.
Collaborate with Sales, Engineering, Automation, Data Transformation, HR, Finance, and other departments to align operations with organizational goals.
Serve as a point of contact across business units to support innovation, operational effectiveness, and customer satisfaction.