Plant Manager

Arcosa Traffic Structures is seeking a Plant Manager to forecast and sustain earnings, streamline workflows, and foster a collaborative, safe, and empowered team culture. The role includes identifying and driving continuous improvement, optimizing inventory, increasing plant capacity, enhancing process planning, driving short- and long-term improvements, and delivering strong performance.

The Plant Manager’s objective is to meet and exceed customer expectations, maintain compliance with quality guidelines, manufacturing codes, and regulatory requirements, ensure a safe work environment for all employees, contractors, and visitors, while reducing costs, improving service levels, and achieving manufacturing excellence.

Location: Sumterville, FL

• Own and develop employee and plant safety culture to ensure OSHA and company policy compliance
• Forecast financial budgets and activities to fund operations, maximize investments, and increase efficiency
• Lead production, material procurement, production planning, distribution, cost accounting, EHS, and customer service teams
• Direct and manage resources to implement tactical business plans and programs through to completion
• Develop and communicate the plant vision and implement strategy and objectives effectively
• Set clear expectations for performance, hold teams and individuals accountable, and leverage resources at plant and division levels to achieve goals
• Ensure the team has necessary resources and removes barriers where appropriate
• Oversee maintenance by coordinating with the maintenance department and vendors/contractors for preventive maintenance
• Prioritize resources and outline tactical steps to accomplish goals on time
• Identify talent and develop a collaborative team of key contributors
• Own plant staffing and drive retention
• Demonstrate a strong work ethic with focus on Lean Manufacturing, Safety, Quality, Cost, Productivity, and P&L management
• Lead the team in being an active, contributing partner in their communities
• Achieve reliable results consistently
• Special projects and other duties as assigned

• Minimum of 5–10 years’ experience managing overall operations (Safety, Quality, EHS, Procurement, Logistics, Maintenance, Budget, etc.) in an industrial manufacturing environment
• Bachelor’s degree highly preferred
• Experience in an industrial steel manufacturing plant preferred
• Microsoft Office suite experience with proficiency in Excel
• Strong ability to communicate and interface with peers and customer representatives
• Experience with moderate to complex project management involving materials and manufacturing processes in a steel fabrication environment
• Experience leading operations with products on manufacturing lines and cells including cutting steel plate, fitting, welding, and outfitting
• Ability to apply quality control and manufacturing best practices to meet customer specifications, codes, regulatory and testing requirements
• Considerable knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles and practices with the ability to drive projects to sustainable results
• Strong analytical, organizational, and decision-making abilities
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Flexibility to be available after hours, weekends, and holidays as needed to support operations

• Work environment includes plant, warehouse, production, and non-production areas
• May require work/maintenance coverage beyond normal hours, shifts, and weekends/holidays
• Ability to tolerate both high and low temperatures and loud noises typical of a manufacturing plant

• Director

• Full-time

• Management and Manufacturing

• Construction

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