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Position Summary
The Plant Manager is responsible for leading all operational, safety, quality, and people-management activities at CVG’s Michigan City, IN facility, which manufactures wiper systems, switches, and related assemblies for commercial vehicle customers. This role ensures the plant meets production, cost, delivery, and customer-quality requirements while building a high-performance, safety-focused culture.
The Plant Manager provides day-to-day leadership across assembly operations, materials, maintenance, and quality, and plays a key role in driving continuous improvement, lean manufacturing practices, and Operational Excellence. The Plant Manager is responsible for building the team that can deliver on Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, and People goals. The Plant Manager should take lead in interfacing with key members of CVG (outside of Michigan City) as needed to drive these goals including elevating issues and opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
1. Production Leadership & Execution
- Leads the daily production operations to ensure schedule attainment and adherence to customer demand.
- Oversee Master Production Schedule (MPS), labor deployment, and machine capacity to achieve volume targets.
- Drive productivity through monitoring and improving OEE, takt time, throughput, and downtime.
- Ensure production processes meet quality, safety, and operational standards.
- Optimize changeovers, resource allocation, and line balancing to improve output and cost efficiency.
2. Customer Requirements & Delivery Performance
- Ensure on-time, in-full (OTIF) customer delivery for all orders.
- Utilize forecasting, capacity planning, and production scheduling to meet fluctuating customer demands.
- Partner with Customer Service, Sales, and Supply Chain to anticipate demand risks and implement mitigation plans.
- Respond immediately to customer escalations and lead containment, root cause, and corrective action activities.
- Maintain plant performance to customer scorecards, audits, and quality standards.
- Play key role in representing CVG-Michigan City to the Customer Base.
3. Quality & Compliance
- Ensure all products meet customer specifications, internal standards, and regulatory requirements.
- Lead quality system compliance (ISO/IATF), audit readiness, and corrective action closure.
- Oversee customer complaint management, scrap reduction, PPM improvements, and warranty reduction strategies.
- Maintain detailed process controls, SOPs, standard work, and documentation integrity.
4. Production Efficiency & Cost Optimization
- Achieve annual targets for conversion cost, scrap, direct labor efficiency, and overhead management.
- Identify cost reduction opportunities through lean manufacturing, waste elimination, and process optimization.
- Optimize staffing, overtime, and equipment utilization to balance productivity with cost control.
- Manage and forecast plant operating budget, capital investments, and resource needs.
5. Capacity, Materials, and Operational Readiness
- Ensure production capacity matches customer requirements through labor planning, shift structure, and equipment capability.
- Collaborate closely with Supply Chain and Purchasing to maintain material availability and mitigate supplier risks.
- Oversee inventory accuracy, cycle counting, and material flow through the plant.
- Resolve any operational risks that could affect customer delivery (machine downtime, labor shortages, constraints).
6. New Product Launch & Engineering Change Management
- Support New Product Introduction (NPI) through manufacturing readiness, training, PPAP/APQP requirements, and process validation.
- Implement engineering changes (ECNs/ECOs) with minimal disruption to production flow.
- Partner with Engineering and Quality to ensure smooth integration of changes to product or process.
7. Safety & Environmental Compliance
- Drive a proactive safety culture ensuring zero incidents and regulatory compliance.
- Maintain OSHA compliance, conduct root cause investigations, and ensure corrective actions are sustained.
- Oversee environmental compliance, waste handling, and facility housekeeping standards.
8. Leadership, People Development, & Culture
- Lead, coach, and develop frontline supervisors, production managers, and hourly workforce.
- Build an engaged culture through communication, recognition, accountability, and consistent leadership presence on the floor.
- Ensure training, certification, and skills development programs support production capability.
- Manage performance, succession planning, and workforce readiness.
9. Metrics & Reporting
Own and report performance on plant KPIs:
- Safety: TRIR, near-misses, audit results
- Quality: Scrap, rework, customer PPM, complaints
- Delivery: OTIF, schedule adherence, backlog
- Cost: Productivity, labor efficiency, overhead, waste
- People: Retention, training completion, absenteeism
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain, or related field (required).
- 7–10+ years of progressive leadership experience in a manufacturing environment; automotive or high-demand industrial preferred.
- Demonstrated success leading production, quality, delivery, and cost improvements.
- Strong understanding of lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement.
- Proven ability to manage customer-facing requirements, audits, and escalations.
- Effective leadership, change management, and communication skills.
Preferred Skills
- Lean Six Sigma certification (Green Belt or Black Belt).
- Experience with ERP/MRP systems and advanced planning tools.
- Understanding of IATF/ISO quality systems and PPAP/APQP processes.
- Experience in multi-shift, high-volume, or complex assembly environments.
CVG IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc (CVG) is an equal employment opportunity employer such that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
Visa Sponsorship
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc (CVG) does provide sponsorship for employment visa status based on business need. However, for this role, applicants must be currently authorized to work in the country of the job posting location on a full-time basis.
No Unauthorized Referrals from Recruiters & Vendors
Please note that Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc (CVG) and any of its affiliated companies does not seek or accept unsolicited resumes or offers from third party recruiters or staffing agencies associated with any published or unpublished employment opportunities. Any unsolicited information sent to CVG will be considered as unencumbered and free from any fee or charge whatsoever. Only members of our Human Resources Team have the authority to engage or authorize recruiting services, which must be agreed upon before any resume or offer is received.
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