Job Description
Ingersoll Rand is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.
Job Title : Plant Manager
Location : Sheboygan, WI (On-site)
About Us Imagine a company with technology leadership of over 160 years, yet it operates with the energy of a startup. Ingersoll Rand has dedicated itself to Making Life Better for its employees, customers, shareholders, and planets. We produce innovative and mission-critical flow creation and life science technologies – from compressors to precision handling of liquids, gasses, and powers – to increase industrial productivity, efficiency, and sustainability. Supported by over 80+ brands, our products are used in various end-markets including life sciences, food and beverage, clean energy, industrial manufacturing, infrastructure, and more. Across the globe, we’re driving growth with an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset. Learn more at irco.com and join us to own your future.
Job Overview :
Lead. Innovate. Transform. We’re seeking a dynamic and results-driven Plant Manager to take the helm of our
die cast manufacturing facility, driving operational excellence and shaping the future of our production. In this role, you will oversee manufacturing, production, and material planning, ensuring seamless operations while championing lean practices, quality control, and workforce productivity.
This role is more than just running production—while that’s critical, we need a leader who is metric-driven, treating this operation as their own business. Success requires operational strength, financial acumen, and a strategic mindset, with the ability to analyze key performance indicators, drive efficiency, and identify growth opportunities. You’ll bring a big-picture perspective while managing the details, ensuring profitability, performance, and continuous improvement.
Die cast manufacturing experience is a must, with current or prior hands-on production expertise . We’re looking for someone who understands the intricacies of the process and can lead with both technical expertise and business insight. As a key leader, you’ll have the opportunity to optimize processes, enhance efficiencies, and implement strategic improvements that drive success. If you’re ready to lead with vision, drive business growth, and make a lasting impact, we want to hear from you!
Responsibilities :
Operations - Manages facilities operations to ensure products are produced to the highest quality standards, meeting cost and safety guidelines while achieving customers’ requirements. Ensures that the safety, quality, and operations systems are in place to accomplish these goals.
- Familiarity with die cast machines, including removing and replacing die casting dies, and knowing the necessary adjustments on machines in preparation for production.
- Strategic: Orchestrates activities to improve labor/material efficiency, capital utilization, on-time delivery performance, engineering effectiveness and human productivity.
- Goal Setting: Defines and recommends objectives in each functional area of responsibility. Develops specific short and long-term plans and programs to achieve financial objectives.
Budget - Approves and manages the location budget, assures strategic and divisional production and sales goals are met as well as long term profitability and competitiveness
Management - Recruits, trains, establishes goals and objectives and handles performance management for reporting staff.
- Establishes succession plans and staff development goals.
- Engages with both union and non-union workforce and achieves plant and business unit goals related to safety, quality, delivery, inventory, productivity, customer satisfaction, profitability, and employee engagement.
Requirements :
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management or Engineering.
- 7+ years of experience as a manufacturing or operations supervisor, including people leadership.
- Experience with foundry/die casting.
- Broad experience in material and logistics, finance and employee relations.
- Must be able to accurately and routinely assess the climate and operating structure of the organization and its’ competitors, adjusting operations as necessary to meet division or corporate objectives.
- The ability to develop strong teams and liaise with all levels of the organization is necessary.
Core Competencies :
- Must have experience with foundry or diecast
- Experience working in a unionized work environment
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite is required.
- Experience with ERP software such as Microsoft Dynamics AX
Travel and Work Arrangements This position will be based onsite, with minimal anticipated travel.
What We Offer At Ingersoll Rand, we embrace a culture of personal ownership — taking responsibility for our company, our communities, and our environment, as well as our individual health and well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to empower you with the tools and support necessary to take charge of your health, ensuring that together, we can continue to make life better. Our range of benefits includes health care options like medical and prescription plans, dental and vision coverage, as well as wellness programs. Additionally, we provide life insurance, a robust 401(k) plan, paid time off, and even an employee stock grant, among other offerings. These benefits are our commitment to you, so you can be your best at work and beyond.
Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR), driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset, is dedicated to helping make life better for our employees, customers and communities. Customers lean on us for our technology-driven excellence in mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions across 40+ respected brands where our products and services excel in the most complex and harsh conditions. Our employees develop customers for life through their daily commitment to expertise, productivity and efficiency. For more information, visit PandoLogic. Category:Manufacturing, Keywords:Plant Manager, Location:Sheboygan, WI-53082
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