Full Job Description
As the PITC MFG Plant Leader, you will be responsible for leading a complex vertically integrated manufacturing facility and driving operational excellence across the plant. You will champion Fulfillment, HSE, Productivity, Lean, and Quality initiatives while ensuring safe, efficient, and customer-focused operations. Working across multiple functions, you will develop talent, optimize plant performance, and drive sustainable business growth.
As the PITC MFG Plant Leader, you will be responsible for:
• Leading the overall manufacturing facility to achieve defined targets in safety, quality, cost, delivery, and productivity.
• Championing Fulfillment, HSE, Lean, Productivity, and Quality initiatives across the plant.
• Driving a culture of safety through collaboration with HSE teams, safety observations, hazard identification activities, and continuous improvement programs.
• Ensuring products consistently meet internal and external customer requirements and quality expectations.
• Managing operational requirements, production schedules, changing priorities, and plant-related issues to ensure uninterrupted operations.
• Driving continuous business improvement through operational excellence initiatives, benchmarking, and best practices.
• Leading strategic planning activities that support complex long-term business objectives and customer requirements.
• Managing highly complex manufacturing processes involving technical diversity, production interdependencies, specialized expertise, and significant operational scale.
• Developing and executing strategies that improve efficiency, productivity, fulfillment performance, and operational effectiveness.
• Leading and developing plant leadership teams, including supervisory and administrative personnel.
• Driving workforce planning, talent development, succession planning, and organizational capability building.
• Leading a large manufacturing and/or AMO operation consisting of multiple departments and cross-functional teams.
• Collaborating with business leaders and functional partners to support operational and strategic objectives.
To be successful in this role you will:
• Have a proven track record of successfully implementing Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrate strong knowledge of manufacturing management disciplines, including production planning, inventory control, fulfillment, productivity, and operational performance management.
• Have experience managing quality systems, cost management processes, and manufacturing performance metrics.
• Possess strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate, coach, and develop teams.
• Be a team builder who consistently drives value-added business results and operational excellence.
• Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of manufacturing operations, project planning, cost control, and program management.
• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Possess strong internal and external relationship-building capabilities.
• Demonstrate the ability to energize, engage, and develop employees across all levels of the organization.
• Have a global mindset with the ability to operate effectively in a dynamic and diverse business environment.
• Have experience supporting plant expansions, capacity growth, or large-scale operational transformation initiatives, preferred.
We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone.
• This role is in general hours (8Am - 5PM)
Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input. Join us, and you can expect:
• Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
• Comprehensive private medical care options
• Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
• Tailored financial programs
• Additional elected or voluntary benefits
The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Manufacturing Manager - Operations Management