Plant Manager

Ruggable

$165K — $175K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain, Business, or related field
  • 5-7 years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience
  • Proven success in leading and developing teams in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong understanding of plant operations
  • Demonstrated management through Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost metrics
  • Experience implementing Lean Manufacturing principles
  • Strong financial acumen, including budgeting and cost control

Responsibilities

  • Lead safe and high-performing plant operations to meet SQDC objectives
  • Oversee daily production, maintenance, and quality operations
  • Develop leaders and build organizational capability through coaching
  • Improve productivity, quality, and efficiency using Lean principles
  • Own plant performance and drive financial results
  • Partner with cross-functional teams for operational readiness
  • Ensure manufacturing assets meet current and future business needs

Benefits

  • Employer matching for 401K plan
  • Competitive compensation and benefits packages
Full Job Description
Job Summary:

Ruggable is looking for a Plant Manager to join our LA Plant Leadership Team. The LA Plant Manager position directs and manages all plant operations with overall accountability for safety, production, maintenance, quality, cost control, and all other production-related activities. The Plant Manager will also drive forward-thinking continuous improvement and optimization of all processes within the plant.

What You'll Do:
  • Lead safe, high-performing plant operations that consistently achieve Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC) objectives
  • Oversee daily production, maintenance, quality, and warehouse operations to meet customer demand, service expectations, and business goals
  • Develop leaders and build organizational capability through coaching, accountability, employee engagement, and talent development
  • Improve productivity, quality, capacity, and efficiency through Lean principles, data-driven decision making, and continuous improvement
  • Own plant performance and financial results, identifying opportunities to improve service, eliminate waste, and reduce costs
  • Partner with Planning, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Quality to ensure operational readiness, successful product launches, and execution of key business priorities
  • Ensure manufacturing assets, equipment, and facilities are capable of supporting current and future business needs through effective maintenance and capital planning

What You'll Need to Have:

Required:
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain, Business, or a related field
  • 5-7 years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience with responsibility for safety, quality, delivery, cost, and operational performance
  • Proven success leading and developing teams in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
  • Strong understanding of plant operations, including production, maintenance, quality, inventory management, and workforce planning
  • Demonstrated success managing performance through SQDC metrics
  • Experience implementing Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, and structured problem-solving methodologies to deliver measurable results
  • Strong financial acumen, including budgeting, labor management, cost control, and capital planning
  • Ability to leverage data and analytics to solve problems, improve performance, and support business decisions
  • Strong communication, collaboration, and leadership skills with the ability to influence across all levels of the organization

Preferred:
  • Prior Plant Manager or senior operations leadership experience
  • Experience leading operations in a high-growth manufacturing and/or eCommerce environment
  • Lean Six Sigma certification or equivalent continuous improvement experience
  • Experience supporting automation, process optimization, and operational scaling initiatives

Compensation:
  • $165,000 - $175,000 per year base salary
  • An annual bonus percentage that varies based on level of role
  • Employer matching (up to 3% of base salary) for company sponsored 401K plan


At Ruggable, we offer competitive compensation and benefits packages.

To all recruitment agencies: Ruggable does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Ruggable employees or any other company destination. Ruggable is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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