Plant Leader

The Manufacturing Plant Leader is responsible for the overall leadership performance and culture of the Meridian manufacturing operations overseeing a site of approximately 100 associates. This role provides strategic and hands-on leadership to production engineering and support teams to ensure safety quality cost and delivery goals are consistently achieved while fostering a positive engaged and high-performing workforce. This position plays a critical role in advancing operational excellence developing strong frontline leadership and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

This is an onsite position candidates should be comfortable supporting a 24/7 manufacturing operation. 

Key Responsibilities:

Site & People Leadership

• Provide overall leadership and direction for manufacturing engineering and support teams.
• Lead coach and develop frontline leaders to strengthen leadership capability accountability and engagement across the site.
• Foster a culture that reflects company core values promotes positive associate relations and encourages open communication.
• Build and sustain strong high-performing teams through effective talent development performance management and succession planning.

Operational Excellence

• Ensure production goals for safety quality cost and delivery are consistently met or exceeded.
• Lead the execution of lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement initiatives to optimize processes and reduce waste.
• Drive cost quality and safety improvements through data-driven decision-making and standardized performance metrics.
• Establish and maintain clear operational standards that are measured monitored and continuously improved.

Safety Quality & Compliance

• Maintain full accountability for Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) performance across the site.
• Ensure all associates are trained and compliant with safety quality and production procedures.
• Champion a proactive safety culture where risks are identified mitigated and prevented.

Strategy & Growth

• Develop and execute manufacturing strategies and operational plans aligned with business growth initiatives and corporate objectives.
• Play a key leadership role in new  product introductions ensuring readiness execution excellence and successful ramp-up.
• Partner cross-functionally with corporate teams to support long-term capacity capability and process improvements.

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree required; Engineering or Business preferred.
• 7 years of progressive leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated success leading managers and frontline leaders in a production setting.
• Proven ability to build develop and sustain high-performing teams.
• Strong track record of meeting production safety quality and cost objectives.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and manufacturing-related computer systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading multi-process manufacturing operations (e.g. PE PVC extrusion or similar).
• Lean manufacturing or continuous improvement experience (Six Sigma Kaizen or similar).
• Strong change management and communication skills.

Additional Information :

Fortune Brands believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is Hiring Pay Range: $150000 USD - $190000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range or be above or below the range based on factors including but not limited to education training experience professional achievement business need and addition to base salary employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance or a role-based sales incentive plan.

At Fortune Brands we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates unique needs. This includes robust health plans a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution product discounts flexible time off benefits adoption benefits and more. We offer numerous ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) to foster a sense of belonging for all associates.

Fortune Brands is built on industry-leading brands and innovation within the high-growth categories of water outdoors and security. The Company makes innovative products for residential and commercial environments with a growing focus on digital solutions and products that add luxury contribute to safety and enhance sustainability. To learn more visit our website at .

Equal Employment Opportunity

Fortune Brands is an equal opportunity employer. Fortune Brands evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex gender identity or expression national origin ancestry age disability/handicap status marital status protected veteran status sexual orientation genetic history or information or any other legally protected characteristic.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time