Senior Manager, Plant Manager

Work Model: This is a fully onsite role, with work performed at your designated Regal Rexnord office.

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Position Overview:

The Clutches & Brakes Division of the Industrial Powertrain Solutions (IPS) segment is seeking a Senior Manager, Plant Manager to drive plant performance in New Hartford, CT.  This site is approximately $70 million in revenue and has 180 associates.

This role is responsible for leading overall plant performance, with full ownership of operational results, Environmental Health & Safety (EHS), and P&L performance. The leader will serve as a hands-on champion of the Regal Rexnord Business System (RBS), driving continuous improvement throughout the value stream while building a culture focused on operational excellence.

Success in this role requires leading Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost performance to exceed stakeholder expectations, achieve year-over-year business improvements, and support profitable growth. The ideal candidate will provide both strategic and day-to-day leadership, developing a clear vision for the organization while executing short- and long-term business objectives through strong change management, team development, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

Organizational Leadership:

• Full plant responsibility, leading all aspects of the manufacturing operations, facilities, planning, tactical purchasing, materials management, and associates.  
• Lead a cross-functional organization and operational value streams by setting objectives, developing plans, executing daily management activities, and implementing corrective action (as required) to ensure customer success. 
• Develop and grow the plant operations leadership team for optimal performance.
• Establish organizational vision in both quantitative and qualitative measures with the ability to progress toward established vision.  
• Foster a learning organization that is invested in recognizing and understanding performance gaps, instilling organizational energy to perpetually tackle the tough problems, embrace change for the better and progress as both an organization and a business.  
• Effectively align the organization towards both the long- and short-term business objectives. Strong focus on change management and growth opportunities.

Drive Business Performance – SQDCG:

• Effectively develop, communicate, and align the organization around the business' Key Performance Indicators to ensure performance targets are achieved.  
• Champion all EH&S efforts. Ensure that associate and product safety are the top priority. Drive a culture of Safety and Sustainability and actively provide leadership relative to EH&S accountability with site leadership team.  
• With the site leadership team, lead the business management cadence (Daily/Weekly/Monthly) that drives Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Growth performance throughout the organization.  
• Responsible for both operational and financial performance of the business focused on Revenue, Operating Income and Cash performance. Effectively manage budgets and spending to achieve both long- and short-term business objectives.  
• Partner with other Site Leaders, Division, Segment and Central Functions to ensure both Regal Rexnord and Customer Success.  
• Work with business leaders to establish annual operating budgets, including capital investment. 
• Drive speed by removing waste and compressing lead times. 
• Reduce year-over-year cost, typically by a minimum of 3% net of inflation. 
• Improve inventory turns through use of lean principles to continually improve working capital performance. 
• Clearly and frequently communicate performance to key stake holders in the organization. 
• Establish Continuous Improvement vision and drive reviews with high cadence to deliver. 
• Be accessible, actively work with teams and support their journey during kaizen and GEMBA. 
• Build a strong team that is performance-based with high say-do. 
• Recruit, retain, motivate, and develop top talent.   
• Provide frequent feedback to associates and recognize achievements. 
• Maintain frequent communication with associates through All-Employee Meetings. 

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with 10+ years working in manufacturing. 
• 5+ years’ experience leading manufacturing teams with tangible results. 
• Strong communication skills, exhibits energy and strong ownership, and shows sense of urgency. 
• Skilled with the entire Microsoft suite of offerings including PowerPoint, Word, and Excel, etc. 
• Strong knowledge and practitioner of Lean with proven success using the following tools: 80/20, Value Stream Mapping, 6S, Lean Conversion, Standard Work, Visual Daily Management, Kanban/Replenishment systems, FMEA, Advanced Problem Solving
• Critical thinking skills to properly identify problem areas & potential solutions
• Analytical skills to properly interpret data with a strong bias toward data-driven decision-making
• Solid Financial and Operational management experience to support demand/supply pipeline

Interpersonal/Leadership Skills:

• Embrace and lead with Regal Rexnord Values
• Business & Financial Acumen
• Visionary Leadership
• Ability to diagnose and close organizational culture gaps
• Engaged and dynamic leadership
• Strategic and tactical skills
• Go to GEMBA BIAS
• Strong cross-functional facilitation and teambuilding skills

Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States without requiring company sponsorship to obtain or keep U.S. work authorization.

Restrictions imposed by federal export control laws may limit this job opportunity to candidates who are a ‘U.S. Person’, which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, individuals granted asylum in the United States, and refugees in the United States, or who otherwise can qualify for a license that permits them to hold the position.

Expected Base Salary Range: $115,000 - $200,000

The salary range provided is intended to display the value of the company's base pay compensation for this position. Salary is dependent on a multitude of factors, including but not limited to the physical worksite location, the geographic market of that location, candidate's skill set, level of experience, education and internal peer compensation comparisons among other potential factors.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage
• Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)
• Paid Time Off and Holidays
• 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Paid Leaves
• Tuition Assistance

About Regal Rexnord

Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30,000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit and control motion. The Company’s electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Company’s automation offering, comprised of controls, actuators, drives, and precision motors, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools.

The Company’s end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture.

Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions, Power Efficiency Solutions, and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information, including a copy of our Sustainability Report, visit RegalRexnord.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Regal Rexnord is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status (unless required by the applicable law or government contract), disability or protected veteran status or any other status or characteristic protected by law. Regal Rexnord is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to building a team that represents diverse and inclusive backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.  If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan for protected veterans/individuals with disabilities or policy statement, please email [email protected]. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail [email protected].

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