Plant Manager
HM CraggAt HM Cragg, you're more than an employee, you're an owner. Through our ESOP, every team member has a stake in the company's success and the opportunity to share in the value we create together. As we continue to grow and serve some of the biggest names in critical power, we're looking for people who want to make a difference, grow their careers, and help shape what's next. The Plant Manager is responsible for the overall leadership, performance, and continuous improvement of HM Cragg's electrical manufacturing and assembly operations. This role has accountability for plant-level financial and operational performance, including Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Inventory (SQDCI), while ensuring the organization consistently meets customer commitments in an Engineered-to-Order (ETO), high-mix manufacturing environment. The Plant Manager provides leadership across manufacturing and assembly, production planning, supply chain, inventory and warehouse operations, quality, safety, and continuous improvement. The role works closely with Engineering, Sales, Project Management, Finance, Supply Chain, and other functional leaders to translate customer requirements into safe, high-quality, manufacturable solutions delivered on time and at planned margin. Reporting Relationship: The Plant Manager reports to the Chief Growth Officer Responsibilities: Plant LeadershipBusiness Performance Provide overall leadership and accountability for plant operations and performance. Own plant financial performance, including operating budget, labor productivity, manufacturing costs, overhead, inventory, capital expenditures, and cost improvement. Establish a disciplined operating cadence utilizing SQDCI metrics, daily management, visual management, tiered accountability, and structured problem solving. Develop annual operating and capital plans that support growth, productivity, quality, safety, and capacity requirements. Engineered-to-Order ManufacturingAssembly Lead electrical manufacturing and assembly operations in a high-mix, low-volume, Engineered-to-Order environment. Strengthen engineering-to-manufacturing handoffs, including drawing release, BOM accuracy, routing accuracy, work instructions, configuration control, and engineering change management. Establish appropriate production controls for electrical assembly, wiring, mechanical assembly, testing, inspection, packaging, and shipment. Lead operational readiness for new products and new product introductions. SafetyEnvironmental Performance Establish and maintain a culture in which employee safety is a core operating value. Maintain effective environmental, health, and safety systems consistent with applicable OSHA and environmental requirements. Quality Management Build a strong quality-at-the-source culture and ensure compliance with HM Cragg's Quality Management System. Support and maintain processes consistent with ISO 9001 principles, including document control, corrective actions, nonconformance management, internal audits, and continuous improvement. Improve first-pass yield and reduce defects, rework, scrap, warranty exposure, and customer quality issues. Utilize structured root-cause methodologies such as 5 Whys, A3, PDCA, and corrective/preventive action. Ensure appropriate electrical inspection, functional testing, documentation, traceability, and final product verification. Production Planning, CapacityS&OP Ensure production schedules appropriately balance customer priorities, available materials, labor capacity, engineering readiness, and manufacturing constraints. Participate in the monthly S&OP process, providing accurate information regarding capacity, constraints, backlog, material availability, labor requirements, and operational risks. Improve schedule adherence, throughput, flow, and predictability. Lean ManufacturingContinuous Improvement Champion HM Cragg's Lean and operational excellence initiatives. Develop a continuous-improvement culture focused on eliminating wa…