Sr. Plant Manager

Oshkosh•Houston, TX

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

JLG, an Oshkosh company, is a global leader in the access market, founded in 1969 to address safety concerns in the construction industry. They provide innovative solutions, quality equipment, training, and support. The Senior Plant Manager will oversee all operations for the Houston Reconditioning facility, focusing on safety, quality, delivery, cost, and overall plant performance. This role involves building and developing high-performing teams, fostering a People First culture, and driving operational excellence. The manager will collaborate with Operations leadership and cross-functional teams to advance continuous improvement, evaluate new manufacturing technologies, and ensure high-quality product delivery. Responsibilities include overseeing manufacturing leaders and non-manufacturing functions (HR, Safety), guiding the manufacturing process, interacting with external customers and segment leadership, designing manufacturing objectives, analyzing capital budget investments, partnering with peers for talent development, supporting performance management and career growth, contributing to the strategic plan with KPIs and communications, researching and implementing continuous improvement tools, and collaborating on labor planning for optimal staffing and cost management.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with eight (8) years of relevant experience.
Five (5) or more years of management experience leading and developing others.

Nice To Haves

Proven leadership within a manufacturing, reconditioning, remanufacturing, or heavy equipment environment.
Strong understanding of plant operations, including production, quality, safety, labor planning, and cost management.
Demonstrated ability to lead and develop manufacturing leaders while building high performing teams.
Knowledge of Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement principles, and operational excellence methodologies.
Ability to analyze plant performance, identify opportunities, and drive improvements across safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity.
Strong financial and business acumen with an understanding of operating budgets, capital investments, and cost management.
Ability to develop and execute operational strategies that align plant performance with broader business objectives.
Strong customer focus with the ability to interact effectively with customers, senior leadership, and cross functional partners.
Effective communication, decision making, problem solving, and change management skills.

Responsibilities

Oversees leaders within the plant manufacturing process and has responsibility over other non-manufacturing functions (HR, Safety etc.) on the daily work flow and setting standards to ensure on-time production and quality objectives are met.
Provide guidance and leadership of manufacturing process for our Houston facility
Interact with external customers and segment leadership on a frequent basis.
Design manufacturing objectives and work plans for areas or facility of responsibilities; delegates assignments and ensures accountability for successful completion.
Analyze capital budget investment opportunities and make recommendations to operations/segment leads.
Partner with peers within Operations to strategically select and develop operations talent.
Support the performance management process and executes in regard to supporting career development and growth for team members and leaders.
Provides input to strategic plan: including timelines, reports, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and communications.
Research and implement the appropriate application of continuous improvement tools and techniques in meeting manufacturing objectives.
Collaborate with Operations leaders on labor planning to ensure proper staffing levels to service the business while effectively managing overhead costs.