Position Summary:The Plant Director leads site operations to deliver strong performance in safety, quality, delivery, and financial results through strong employee engagement. This role sets the direction for the facility, develops a high-performing team, ensures compliance, and drives continuous improvement to meet business and customer expectations. Qualified candidates must be able to work an on-site schedule at our
Stevens Point, WI plant.
Role Responsibilities:- Lead all plant operations to achieve business, customer, and operational performance goals.
- Build and sustain a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with EHS, quality, and regulatory requirements.
- Drive performance across Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost through clear goals, KPI management, and disciplined execution.
- Develop, engage, and hold accountable a high-performing leadership team and workforce.
- Own plant financial results, including budgets, productivity, cost reduction, inventory, and capital planning.
- Lead Lean, Six Sigma, and other continuous improvement initiatives to eliminate waste, improve flow, and increase efficiency.
- Oversee production planning, capacity, staffing, materials, and resource allocation to meet customer demand.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to align plant capabilities, priorities, and strategic plans.
Travel: Up to 20%
Minimum Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Business, or related field.
- 7+ years of progressive manufacturing operations experience, including 5+ years of people leadership.
Preferred Qualifications:- Master's degree or MBA.
- 10+ years of manufacturing leadership experience, including plant-level or multi-function responsibility.
- Experience managing complex operations with responsibility for SQDC, inventory, and P&L performance.
- Lean Six Sigma, APICS/ASCM, PMP, OSHA, or similar certification.
- Experience leading cultural transformation, employee engagement, and operational excellence.
- Proven ability to manage safety, quality, delivery, cost, budgets, KPIs, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Working knowledge of EHS requirements, quality systems, Lean manufacturing, and manufacturing financial drivers.
- Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, change management, and collaboration skills.
Relocation: This position is eligible for relocation assistance
Immigration Sponsorship Not Available:- Applicants for this position must be currently and legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship (e.g., H-1B, J-1, F-1, CPT, OPT, etc.).
- Donaldson will not offer immigration sponsorship or assume sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.
- International relocation or remote work arrangements outside of the U.S. will not be considered.
Keywords: Plant Director, Plant Manager, Manufacturing, Operations, Leadership, Lean Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement, Supply Chain, KPI Management, Cost Reduction, Safety, OEM
