Plant Manager
On-siteCharlotte, North Carolina, United States
Job Summary
Lead plant performance aligned to ITW's 80/20 Front-to-Back strategy by ensuring focus on high-value products, customers, and processes. Drive continuous improvement efforts to reduce complexity and improve efficiency while translating division priorities into clear, executable plant-level actions. Manage plant-level financial performance, including cost control, productivity, and budget adherence, partnering with Finance to implement margin improvement initiatives. Lead capital planning and execution for safety, productivity, and growth investments while driving alignment between production schedules, labor, and material availability. Establish accountability for schedule attainment, inventory accuracy, and supplier performance, removing barriers to meet customer demand. Partner with Engineering and Sustaining Engineering teams to ensure alignment between product design, manufacturability, and operational efficiency. Champion a safety-first culture and co-own employee relations, performance management, and development with HR. Serve as the primary escalation point for building-related systems including security, fire protection, and OSHA compliance.
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of leadership experience in a manufacturing environment
- Proven ability to influence, lead teams, and collaborate cross-functionally while consistently delivering results
- Strong understanding of ITW principles (80/20, PLS, decentralized leadership) or similar operating models
- Demonstrated ability to develop talent and build high-performing teams
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify root causes and implement sustainable corrective actions using an 80/20 mindset
- Strong financial acumen and operational decision-making capability
- Hands-on leadership style with strong plant floor presence
- Excellent organization, prioritization, and time management skills
- Approximately 10% travel
- Must be able to bend, stoop, lift 50 pounds, reach and twist to complete all job tasks
- Must be able to wear all required PPE (i.e., safety glasses, steel/composite toe safety shoes)
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