Plant Manager-Fort Worth (Stellar Energy)

Be a part of our mission! As a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable, and efficient climate solutions for buildings, homes and transportation, it's our responsibility to put the planet first. For us at Trane Technologies, and through our businesses including Trane® and Thermo King, sustainability is not just how we do business—it is our business. Do you dare to look at the world's challenges and see impactful possibilities? Do you want to contribute to making a better future? If the answer is yes, we invite you to consider joining us in boldly challenging what's possible for a sustainable world. Learn about our benefits designed for you to Thrive at work and at home. We boldly go. Where is the work: On-Site (5 days) Position Overview The Plant Manager will plan, organize, staff, and direct all activities of our Haslet, TX manufacturing facility, a key site for producing state-of-the-art modular chiller plant systems that provide critical cooling for data centers. Reporting to the VP of Manufacturing, this leader will be responsible for achieving plant and sector goals for safety, quality, growth, profitability, productivity, customer satisfaction, and employee engagement. The Plant Manager will also lead all production and plant operations to ensure the effective utilization of resources in a dynamic engineer-to-order (ETO) environment. Position Responsibilities • Operational Leadership: Direct and coordinate all plant functions, including Manufacturing Operations, Materials, Production Control, Purchasing, Quality Assurance, Planning, Human Resources, Accounting, Manufacturing Engineering, and Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S). Lead a manufacturing plant of 500+ employees contributing over $500M+ of revenue annually. This plant is a green field site in-process of rapidly ramping up volume with employee, revenue, and output. • Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S): Guide and support the plant EH&S program in improvements, investigations, and corrective actions to meet and exceed federal laws, state regulations, and corporate standards. • Quality Assurance: Drive the plant's quality system, implementing procedures and controls to improve overall customer satisfaction, DPPM, first-pass yield, and warranty results. • Operational Excellence: Partner with the Operational Excellence team to ensure the effective development and delivery of programs to teach the workforce lean manufacturing concepts such as A3 thinking, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, and 5S. • Customer Satisfaction: Be proactive and responsive to all facets of customer satisfaction, including on-time delivery, schedule changes, and special instructions. • Facility & Maintenance: Guide and support plant maintenance, process improvements, facility enhancements, and capital expenditures. • Financial Management: Direct the submittal of the plant’s Annual Operating Plan and the business’s financial forecasts. Lead plant resources in project budgets, while meeting material and labor productivity targets. • Employee Engagement: Maintain a positive rapport with all levels of the organization to foster and promote an inclusive work environment, high morale, and strong employee engagement. • Talent Development: Lead and support the development of plant employees and succession planning activities. Experience and Skills Required • Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business, or a related field is required; MBA or master’s in engineering is preferred. • Lean Manufacturing: Demonstrated experience with implementing a Lean/Operational Excellence culture in a manufacturing environment is required. • Professional Experience: 10–15 years of progressive Operations/Supply Chain experience in manufacturing operations; with a minimum of 5 years in a manufacturing/plant operations leadership role (preferably as a Plant Manager). • Labor Experience: Experience working with a high-skill work force is a significant plus. • Strategic Capability: Proficiency in developin…

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