Senior Plant Manager

Forum Energy Technologies•Broussard, LA

About The Position

The Senior Plant Manager leads the overall performance of a manufacturing facility designated as one of FET's Manufacturing Centers of Excellence. The facility supports multiple FET product lines and serves as a strategic hub for operational excellence, in-sourcing initiatives, manufacturing capability expansion, and growth aligned with the FET 2030 vision. The role is accountable for plant objectives in safety, quality, delivery, productivity, cost, employee engagement, and customer satisfaction. It drives continuous improvement, develops scalable processes and manufacturing capabilities, develops leaders, strengthens operational performance, and ensures the facility meets current and future business requirements. FET (Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.) is a global company serving the crude oil, natural gas, and renewable energy industries. It is headquartered in Houston, Texas, with manufacturing, distribution, and service facilities supporting major energy-producing regions worldwide. FET states that it is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. Its hiring process may use technology, including AI-enabled tools, to help review and assess applications; hiring decisions are made by the recruitment team and hiring managers.

Requirements

10+ years of manufacturing experience with progressive leadership responsibility.
5+ years of plant management or senior manufacturing leadership experience.
Experience leading machining, assembly, or industrial manufacturing operations.
Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, and operational excellence principles.
Demonstrated success leading safety, growth initiatives, capacity expansion, operational transformation, and organizational development.
Experience managing budgets, capital projects, and operational metrics.
Strong leadership, communication, and team development skills.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Business, or a related field preferred.
Microsoft Dynamics Business Central experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

Promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with environmental, health, and safety requirements.
Lead, coach, and develop supervisors, managers, and plant personnel; support workforce planning, talent development, and succession planning.
Foster accountability, teamwork, employee engagement, company values, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
Direct manufacturing activities, including machining, assembly, maintenance, quality, and production support.
Ensure plant goals are achieved for safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost.
Oversee CNC turning, milling, grinding, fabrication, assembly, and related manufacturing processes.
Optimize production flow, labor utilization, equipment effectiveness, and capacity planning.
Identify and implement improvements to efficiency, throughput, and profitability; champion Lean Manufacturing and continuous-improvement initiatives.
Partner with internal and external customers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams to resolve operational issues and support business growth.
Improve product quality, reduce scrap and rework, and improve on-time delivery; support customer visits, audits, and operational reviews as needed.
Promote quality ownership and support an integrated supply chain strategy focused on material availability, inventory optimization, supplier performance, and customer responsiveness.
Own plant profitability and operational financial performance; develop and manage operating budgets and capital spending plans.
Drive productivity improvements, cost reductions, and margin enhancement; monitor manufacturing variances, labor absorption, inventory performance, working capital, and financial metrics.
Translate operational improvements into measurable business results.
Ensure compliance with corporate policies, internal controls, audit requirements, and public company governance standards.
Build a high-performance organization and learning culture through coaching, mentoring, training, professional growth, cross-functional collaboration, and knowledge sharing.
Attract, develop, and retain manufacturing talent and maintain a succession pipeline for critical leadership and operational positions.