Plant Manager

Dodge Industrial•Oklahoma City, OK

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About The Position

The Plant Manager provides overall leadership, strategic direction, and operational management for the Oklahoma City manufacturing facility. The role is accountable for plant objectives in safety, quality, delivery, productivity, cost, inventory management, equipment reliability, and employee development. The Plant Manager leads manufacturing and support functions to meet customer and business goals while promoting accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence. The position oversees manufacturing, planning and scheduling, quality, maintenance, shipping and receiving, inventory control, logistics, and related support functions. It includes establishing production priorities, allocating resources, monitoring performance indicators, managing budgets and costs, ensuring quality and regulatory compliance, and leading improvement and reliability initiatives. The Plant Manager also develops facility leaders and employees and partners with Human Resources and other departments to support workforce and organizational goals.

Requirements

7+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience, including 5+ years in a plant management or senior operations leadership role.
Strong knowledge of manufacturing operations, production planning, scheduling, inventory control, quality systems, and maintenance management.
Experience with ERP/MRP systems and manufacturing business processes.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
Experience in precision machining, bearings, aerospace, metalworking, industrial manufacturing, or other regulated manufacturing environments preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead all plant operations, including manufacturing, planning and scheduling, quality, maintenance, shipping and receiving, inventory control, and related support functions.
Establish production priorities and allocate resources to meet customer demand, capacity requirements, and business objectives.
Drive performance in safety, quality, delivery, productivity, cost control, and customer satisfaction.
Monitor key performance indicators, identify operational risks, and implement corrective actions.
Optimize plant throughput, material flow, resource utilization, and overall operational effectiveness.
Champion Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.
Develop and manage annual operating budgets and support forecasting activities.
Monitor labor, manufacturing costs, inventory levels, scrap, and other financial metrics.
Identify and implement cost-reduction and productivity improvement opportunities.
Evaluate and prioritize capital expenditures and operational investments.
Ensure compliance with quality systems, customer requirements, and company standards.
Support ISO certifications, audits, corrective actions, and continuous improvement programs.
Lead root-cause investigations and implement sustainable corrective and preventive actions.
Partner with Quality, Engineering, Sales, Customer Service, and other departments to improve product and customer performance.
Oversee shipping, receiving, inventory control, logistics, and material management activities.
Ensure accurate shipment documentation and on-time customer deliveries.
Maintain inventory accuracy and effective material flow while minimizing excess and obsolete inventory.
Promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with OSHA, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
Lead safety initiatives, training programs, incident investigations, and risk reduction efforts.
Oversee preventive and corrective maintenance programs to ensure equipment reliability.
Support equipment upgrades, capital projects, facility improvements, and reliability initiatives.
Lead, coach, and develop managers, supervisors, and employees across the facility.
Establish performance expectations and accountability for results.
Support workforce planning, recruiting, onboarding, training, and succession planning.
Partner with Human Resources on employee relations, performance management, and organizational development.
Foster employee engagement, teamwork, communication, and a positive workplace culture.