Plant Manager

Scot Forge

$90K — $120K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in manufacturing, especially in heavy environments
  • Ability to lead teams and achieve results through others
  • Experience in planning and utilizing operational metrics
  • Strong financial and business acumen with a P&L perspective
  • Comfortable tackling technical challenges with engineers
  • Authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship
  • Able to pass a 90-day head hair drug test

Responsibilities

  • Oversee all plant operations and financial performance
  • Foster a culture focused on safety, quality, and accountability
  • Ensure consistent performance in production, delivery, and cost
  • Lead team development and enhance employee engagement
  • Implement continuous improvement initiatives using data
  • Coordinate production with sales for effective demand alignment
  • Actively engage on the production floor to resolve issues

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • Life insurance including AD&D
  • Short-term and long-term disability benefits
  • 401K plan with company match
  • Profit sharing program
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
  • Flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts
  • Generous vacation time and paid holidays
Full Job Description
Lead a team. Shape a plant. Build a career.

We're hiring a Plant Manager to lead our Franklin Park facility, a close-knit operation where leadership is hands-on and impact is immediate.

Why This Role

This is your chance to own a plant's performance end-to-end-from safety and quality to delivery and profitability-within a company that values collaboration, stability, and results.

Franklin Park is a smaller, high-energy forging environment where relationships matter. You'll spend your time on the floor, working directly with the team and making real-time decisions that drive outcomes.

What You'll Own
  • Full responsibility for plant operations and P&L
  • A culture centered on safety, quality, and accountability
  • Consistent performance across production, delivery, and cost

Success means building a disciplined operation that delivers predictable results-not relying on heroics.

What You'll Do
  • Lead and develop your team while building strong engagement
  • Drive continuous improvement using data and problem-solving
  • Align production with demand in partnership with Sales (SIOP mindset)
  • Be present on the floor - removing barriers and making decisions

What We're Looking For
  • ~10+ years in manufacturing, including heavy manufacturing environments
  • Proven ability to lead teams and deliver results through others
  • Experience with planning, continuous improvement, and operational metrics
  • Financial and business acumen (P&L mindset)
  • Comfortable working with engineers on technical challenges
  • Must be authorized to work anywhere in the U.S. without sponsorship
  • Must be able to pass a 90-day head hair drug test today

You don't need prior Plant Manager experience-this is an ideal next step for a strong operations leader ready for more ownership.

Why Scot Forge
  • Employee-owned, stable, and growing
  • Industry leader in complex, engineered products
  • Strong safety culture recognized nationally
  • A place where people build careers, not just resumes

Ready to Step Up?

If you're a hands-on leader who wants to run a plant, build a team, and make a lasting impact-we'd like to connect.

Compensation

The estimated pay range is the lowest and highest range we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We ultimately may pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. The actual base pay offered to a candidate will depend on various factors including but not limited to relevant skills, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, seniority, geographic location and prevailing minimum wage, performance, shift, travel requirements, and business or organizational needs.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits for eligible employees including Medical, Vision, Dental, Hearing, Life (Basic & AD&D), Disability (STD & LTD), 401K Plan with match, Profit Sharing, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), Tax Savings (FSA & HAS), Vacation Time, Paid Time Off, and Paid Holidays.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, or any other form of compensation for any particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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