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Complex Plant Manager

Defiance Plt 2 OH💼 Full-time💰 $181,300–$181,300🗓 2026-07-22 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead the overall operating performance of a multi-site manufacturing complex producing marbles, fiberglass pipe covers, and critical OEM/performance materials.

Role type

Senior Plant Manager (Manufacturing Operations)

Builds

Safe, reliable, high-quality, cost-competitive industrial products

Domain

Industrial Manufacturing (Insulation, Glass Fibers, Commercial Roofing)

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Manufacturing leadership, Union relations, P&L management, Capital project execution, Lean/Six Sigma, Safety compliance, Regulatory permitting, Financial analysis, Strategic planning, Change management

Preferred skills

Engineering degree, Multi-line operation experience, Automation expertise

Technologies

Lean, Six Sigma, Kepner-Tregoe

Responsibilities

Improve safety metrics and regulatory compliance; Increase plant productivity, throughput, and yield; Manage P&L performance and capital investments; Lead a unionized workforce of 600+ hourly and 60+ salaried employees; Execute furnace rebuilds and automation initiatives; Serve as primary representative to community stakeholders and corporate leadership.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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