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Plant Manager

Vaco
$115,000.00 - $140,000.00 / yr
401(k), retirement plan
United States, Illinois, Bolingbrook
Mar 11, 2026
The Plant Manager is responsible for the overall leadership, safety, operational performance, and financial results of the manufacturing facility. This role oversees production, quality, cost, delivery, maintenance, and workforce performance while ensuring compliance with all safety, environmental, and corporate standards. The Plant Manager drives continuous improvement, operational excellence, and employee engagement to meet business objectives. You will be overseeing operations of 2-4 employees directly (40+ total in the plant) and a total revenue of $12-$15 million YoY. Champion Safety, Health & Compliance by leading a zero?incident culture, ensuring OSHA/CNESST/PSM/RMP compliance, enforcing PPE and policies, and driving audits, investigations, and corrective actions. Direct End?to?End Plant Operations, overseeing production, maintenance, warehousing, logistics, and shipping to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient execution. Plan and Execute Production Strategically by developing schedules and workforce plans that meet customer demand, quality standards, and business objectives. Own Operational Performance & KPIs, ensuring targets for safety, quality, cost, delivery, efficiency, productivity, and waste reduction are consistently achieved. Manage Financial Performance including plant budgets, operating expenses, CAPEX, P&L accountability, and cost?reduction initiatives aligned with AOP and revenue goals. Ensure Product Quality & Regulatory Standards by maintaining and improving quality systems, resolving non?conformities, and addressing customer complaints. Drive Continuous Improvement through Lean, 5S, Kaizen, data analysis, and process optimization to enhance efficiency and reduce risk and waste. Lead, Develop, and Engage People by recruiting, training, coaching, setting expectations, conducting performance evaluations, and building a culture of accountability and teamwork. Oversee Maintenance, Engineering & Capital Projects to ensure equipment reliability, preventive maintenance, facility integrity, and successful execution of upgrades and installations. Communicate & Collaborate with Stakeholders, providing clear updates to senior leadership and coordinating effectively with customers, vendors, and cross?functional and regional teams. Years of Experience: 5-10 years of plant management experience in a production/manufacturing environment Top Required Skills: KPI Metric Management Lean Background - Problem Solving, Analytical Mindset Leadership: Having overseen employee daily operations and worked with executive leaders Cross team communication - Daily communication with leaders and team members will be required Bachelor's Degree in related field Secondary (Nice to Have) Skills: Any ERP Experience (SPG uses Sage 300) Bilingual in Spanish and English Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual's skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products. Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. EEO Notice Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law. Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com . Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal. By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal. Privacy Notice Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco by Highspring") respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies. California residents may access Vaco by Highspring HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here. Virginia residents may access our state specific policies here. Residents of all other states may access our policies here. Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here. Residents of countries governed by GDPR may access our policies here. Pay Transparency Notice Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to: the individual's skill sets, experience and training; licensure and certification requirements; office location and other geographic considerations; other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.