Plant Manager Job at T. Burks & Associates, Nashville, TN

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  • T. Burks & Associates
  • Nashville, TN

Job Description

Job Title: Plant Manager – Manufacturing & Assembly


Our client is seeking a Plant Manager to lead day-to-day manufacturing and assembly operations within a metal component production environment. This role is heavily focused on stabilizing, standardizing, and improving existing processes while also building a scalable operational foundation to support future business growth . The Plant Manager is accountable for safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance and will play a key role in driving operational discipline, consistency, and readiness for increased demand.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead all plant operations including metal component manufacturing, assembly, materials handling, inventory control, packaging, shipping, and maintenance.

  • Assess current operational processes, procedures, and workflows; identify gaps, inefficiencies, and areas of inconsistency.

  • Develop, document, and implement standard operating procedures (SOPs) to stabilize and improve production execution.

  • Create and execute an operational plan to support business growth, increased volumes, and new programs.

  • Ensure performance meets or exceeds targets for safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost.

  • Plan and deploy labor, equipment, tooling, and floor layouts to meet current and future customer demand.

  • Promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with environmental, health, and safety requirements.

  • Monitor product quality; lead root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions.

  • Track KPIs and operational metrics; use data to drive continuous improvement.

People Leadership

  • Hire, train, coach, and develop production and warehouse teams.

  • Establish clear expectations, accountability, and performance standards.

  • Evaluate team performance against KPIs and identify skill and training gaps.

  • Lead regular team meetings to communicate priorities, performance, and improvement initiatives.

  • Build a culture of ownership, discipline, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field.

  • 5+ years of experience in metal manufacturing, fabrication, or industrial assembly environments.

  • 2+ years in a supervisory or operations management role.

  • Demonstrated success cleaning up operations, implementing SOPs, and improving throughput, quality, and cost.

  • Experience supporting operational growth, increased volumes, or scaling production.

  • Working knowledge of ERP systems, production planning, inventory control, and work order management.

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