Plant Manager

Ashtabula, OH - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

ASC Engineered Solutions is seeking a Plant Manager to support the overall operational performance and profitability of our manufacturing facility in Ashtabula OH. This role directs the sitelevel management team and collaborates closely with crossfunctional leaders across the organization to ensure alignment and operational success. The Plant Manager maintains safe efficient and highquality manufacturing processes while driving workforce expansion continuous improvement and scalable operations that meet evolving customer demand. Additionally the Plant Manager holds full profitandloss responsibility for the site and leads strategic initiatives that enhance operational excellence strengthen workforce capability and increase production capacity to support longterm business objectives.

How You Will Help

Provide strategic leadership to ensure a strong and proactive safety culture throughout the facility.
Oversee all plant operations to maintain safe efficient and highquality manufacturing processes.
Direct and manage all operational functions including production laboratory operations maintenance quality scheduling engineering and logistics.
Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and financial metrics to ensure operational performance aligns with organizational profitability goals.
Lead capacityplanning efforts to ensure the facility can support current demand and future growth.
Coordinate crossfunctional activities to drive seamless and efficient plant operations.
Oversee inside sales functions including customer relations strategy pricing initiatives account management and customer retention efforts.
Maintain full profitandloss (P&L) responsibility for all plant operations.
Partner with finance leadership on budgeting forecasting and capital investment planning.
Manage annual operating budgets labor plans and costcontrol strategies.
Ensure production schedules and customer demand requirements are achieved while optimizing operational efficiency.
Lead mentor and develop department managers and operational leaders to build a highperforming team.
Champion lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement initiatives across the plant.
Oversee the planning justification and implementation of capital equipment investments and facility improvement projects.

What You Will Bring

Bachelors degree (B.S.) in Operations Management Engineering or a related field; MBA preferred.
710 years of manufacturing or operations leadership experience with at least 35 years in a supervisory or management role overseeing production teams.
Proven success managing daytoday plant operations including production scheduling quality control safety and maintenance.
Prior experience in continuous improvement methodologies (Lean Six Sigma Kaizen) and driving measurable operational improvements.
Background in budget planning cost control and KPI management for plant performance.
Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams (Production Quality Maintenance Supply Chain).
Prior oversight of regulatory compliance such as OSHA EPA ISO or other industryspecific standards.
History of improving productivity safety culture and process efficiency through structured problem-solving.
Strong understanding of rubber processing techniques is a plus but not required (e.g. mixing extrusion compression/injection molding).

Required Experience:

Manager

ASC Engineered Solutions is seeking a Plant Manager to support the overall operational performance and profitability of our manufacturing facility in Ashtabula OH. This role directs the sitelevel management team and collaborates closely with crossfunctional leaders across the organization to ensure...

How You Will Help

Provide strategic leadership to ensure a strong and proactive safety culture throughout the facility.
Oversee all plant operations to maintain safe efficient and highquality manufacturing processes.
Direct and manage all operational functions including production laboratory operations maintenance quality scheduling engineering and logistics.
Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and financial metrics to ensure operational performance aligns with organizational profitability goals.
Lead capacityplanning efforts to ensure the facility can support current demand and future growth.
Coordinate crossfunctional activities to drive seamless and efficient plant operations.
Oversee inside sales functions including customer relations strategy pricing initiatives account management and customer retention efforts.
Maintain full profitandloss (P&L) responsibility for all plant operations.
Partner with finance leadership on budgeting forecasting and capital investment planning.
Manage annual operating budgets labor plans and costcontrol strategies.
Ensure production schedules and customer demand requirements are achieved while optimizing operational efficiency.
Lead mentor and develop department managers and operational leaders to build a highperforming team.
Champion lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement initiatives across the plant.
Oversee the planning justification and implementation of capital equipment investments and facility improvement projects.

What You Will Bring

Bachelors degree (B.S.) in Operations Management Engineering or a related field; MBA preferred.
710 years of manufacturing or operations leadership experience with at least 35 years in a supervisory or management role overseeing production teams.
Proven success managing daytoday plant operations including production scheduling quality control safety and maintenance.
Prior experience in continuous improvement methodologies (Lean Six Sigma Kaizen) and driving measurable operational improvements.
Background in budget planning cost control and KPI management for plant performance.
Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams (Production Quality Maintenance Supply Chain).
Prior oversight of regulatory compliance such as OSHA EPA ISO or other industryspecific standards.
History of improving productivity safety culture and process efficiency through structured problem-solving.
Strong understanding of rubber processing techniques is a plus but not required (e.g. mixing extrusion compression/injection molding).

Required Experience:

Manager