Plant Manager – Industrial Manufacturing

Plant Manager – Industrial Manufacturing Richfield, WI Direct-hire fulltime onsite. 80-100k About Us Join a highly profitable, 40-year-old green-technology OEM with an absolute zero-layoff history. We manufacture advanced industrial systems that cut pollution, delivering a sub-one-year ROI and recession-proof stability.

Operating a modern, immaculate facility, we are seeking a 100% onsite leader for a role born purely out of corporate expansion.

Who You Are

You are a veteran operations executive who thrives on the shop floor, values organizational loyalty, and avoids corporate politics. You possess: 8+ Years of Success: Proven track record as a Plant Manager or Operations Director in heavy industrial fabrication or manufacturing ecosystems. Lean Architecture Mastery: A verifiable history of using VSM, Kaizen, and Root Cause Analysis to drive measurable efficiency and eliminate waste.

Technical Instincts: Deep familiarity with robust metal fabrication, welding workflows, and thermal/heat exchange processes. End-to-End Fluency: Competence managing production scheduling, material purchasing, capital equipment evaluation (Cap. Ex), and freight logistics. Elite Presence: The communication skills needed to mentor teams and unite engineering, production, and corporate executives.

Requirements

8+ years as a Plant Manager or Operations Director in industrial manufacturing/OEM environments. Technical Skills: Management of custom shop floors featuring metal fabrication, machining, and welding. Thermal or heat exchange background preferred. Lean Expertise: Proven track record implementing Continuous Improvement tools (VSM, Kaizen, Root Cause Analysis) to optimize efficiency.

Operations: Competence handling production scheduling, purchasing, Cap. Ex evaluations, and freight logistics. Stability: Stable career history showing loyalty, averaging 3+ years per employer with no job-hopping. Location: Must live within 45 minutes of Richfield, WI (100% onsite; no relocation). Authorization: US Citizen or Green Card holder only.

Benefits

Compensation

Up to $100K base salary + robust performance incentives & full benefits.