**Job Title: Plant Manager** **Job Description** Provides operations leadership in a sheet manufacturing environment where core competencies include sheet metal and mechanical assemblies for a variety of industries including medical, trucking, and exercise equipment. **Responsibilities** + Manage overall production and activities of a remote facility to ensure objectives in safety, efficiency, volume, cost, and quality are achieved. + Set production schedules, staffing plans and establish key metrics to ensure all activities align with overall facility objectives. + Build an inclusive culture of high integrity, teamwork, commitment to excellence, and customer-focused intensity; coach performance through communication, documentation, and consequences up to termination of employment. + Interview, hire, and recommend wage adjustments for reporting personnel. + Ensure adequate training of employees. + Establish a culture of Continuous Improvement, including Lean Manufacturing principles, Six Sigma Problem Solving, Preventative and Corrective Action processes. + Develop and sustain 5S/Visual workplace organization, including material flow and inventory management tools. + Ensure facility and production equipment are satisfactorily maintained to meet reliability, safety, and efficiency objectives. + Utilize highly developed communication skills to ensure high levels of customer satisfaction and synchronicity between internal teams and remote leadership. **Essential Skills** + Lean manufacturing + Six Sigma + Manufacturing process + Continuous improvement + Sheet metal + Metal fabrication + ISO standards **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience required. + Eight (8) years in a manufacturing environment and 5+ years in a manufacturing leadership role. + Demonstrated problem-solving abilities and creativity required. + A broad understanding of and experience with varied production processes a plus. + Experience in a Metal Fabrication and Assembly environment a plus. + Proven Continuous Improvement track record, with expertise in Lean, 5S, and Six Sigma implementation desirable. + Ability to lift 25lbs with or without accommodations. **Why Work Here?** Eligible for insurance 1st of the month after 30 days, including: choice of two health insurance plans, employer-paid employee dental insurance, employer-paid life insurance, AD&D, and long-term disability plans, vision insurance, additional life insurance, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, and federal health and dependent care savings accounts (FSA). Eligible after 6 months: 401(k) plan with employer match and tuition reimbursement. Other benefits include PTO accrual of 80 hours in the 1st year, increasing with length of service milestones, and 80 hours of holiday pay per year. **Work Environment** This role involves overseeing a sheet manufacturing facility. The facility is a single-source manufacturer providing turn-key mechanical and electromechanical assembly, sheet metal fabrication, and global sourcing of metal and plastic components. The job is very hands-on and requires knowledge/experience in ramping up production and building out a new plant and team, including maintaining compliance with regulatory bodies and IATF auditing. The work environment emphasizes teamwork, safety, and continuous improvement. **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $105000.00 - $135000.00/yr. Eligible for insurance 1st of the month after 30 days, including: • Choice of two health insurance plans • Employer paid employee dental Insurance • Employer paid life insurance, AD&D, and long-term disability plans • Vision Insurance • Additional Life Insurance • Accident insurance • Critical illness insurance • Federal health and dependent care savings accounts (FSA) Eligible after 6 months: • 401(k) plan, with employer match • Tuition Reimbursement Other benefits include PTO accrual of 80 hours in the 1st year, increasing with length of service milestones and 80 hours of holiday pay per year. **Workplace Type** This is a fully onsite position in Airway Heights,WA. **Application Deadline** This position is anticipated to close on Feb 13, 2025. **About Aerotek:** We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow. Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.