Plant Manager– Manufacturing Support & Production
Description
About Us:
By combining a rich legacy in the power and gas compression space with pioneering technology, INNIO brings our customers affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy solutions for today—and tomorrow. We are helping to meet today’s energy needs with 64 GW of installed capacity and 48,000 of our powerful Jenbacher and Waukesha engines, which can be found in more than 100 countries. And, by harnessing our history of energy industry first along with the power of digital innovation, we will continue to deliver for the future. It’s time to take engines to a place no one else can. Welcome to the World of Innovation and Inspiration. Welcome to INNIO!
As Plant Manager, you will serve as a strategic partner to top management, contributing to the seamless integration of support functions with core manufacturing operations. This high-impact individual contributor role requires strong cross-functional collaboration, operational insight, and consistent on-site leadership presence to drive performance across procurement, quality, facilities, and production alignment. Serves as the on-site point of contact and daily leader for employees at the Trenton location, ensuring smooth and productive operations and effective communication across teams.
Essential Responsibilities
- Oversight of on-site personnel and productivity optimization in partnership with HR
- Align support functions with production goals to ensure operational efficiency and responsiveness.
- Monitor KPIs and drive continuous improvement in procurement processes
- Act as a liaison between support teams and production leadership to resolve cross-functional challenges.
- Drive strategic planning and execution of production schedules, output, and initiatives, including capacity planning and process optimization to meet/exceed customer satisfaction, timelines, and goals.
- Provide data-driven insights and recommendations to improve plant performance and reduce operational bottlenecks.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or related field and at least 7 years of experience in manufacturing operations, with exposure to procurement, quality, and/or facilities or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Proficiency with MS Office and related products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio) required
- Strong analytical and project management skills.
- Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive initiatives without direct authority.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Preferred experience with ERP systems e.g. Sage and Oracle or other
- Lean Six Sigma or equivalent continuous improvement certification preferred.
*Compensation Range: $115K-130K