Plant Manager

Overview:

Jadtis Industries is on a mission to make the world safer, healthier and more productive. As part of Filtration Group's Industrial Segment, Jadtis Industries is a manufacturer of spiral formed metal cores, perforated metal, custom metal stampings, straight lock-seam cores, expanded metal cores, and wire formed rings with a primary focus on the filtration industry.

We are seeking a Plant Manager for our facility in Farmer's Branch, TX. Reporting to the North American Operations Director, the Plant Manager is responsible for the overall management and performance of the manufacturing site. This includes accountability for Safety, Quality, Delivery, Productivity, Inventory (SQDIP), cost control, and people leadership. The role ensures alignment of local plant operations with FG Industrial's overall commercial and operational strategy, driving efficiency, continuous improvement, and talent development.

Responsibilities:

• Lead all plant functions including production, logistics, quality, maintenance, supply chain, and personnel; ensure smooth daily operations.
• Own the plant KPIs and visual management tools; and deliver SQDIP targets, with a strong focus on safety, quality, ontime delivery, inventory, and productivity.
• Deploy and implement safety programs across departments, fostering a strong shop-floor safety culture.
• Drive operational excellence using Lean methodologies (4M principle, Continuous, MTO, Kanban), ensuring efficient use of man, machine, and material.
• Define and execute cost-out and efficiency projects, eliminating process waste, reducing costs and lead times, and improving quality and output.
• Adapt operations to market and customer requirements while ensuring financial efficiency in labor, working hours, and cost structure.
• Manage the plant budget, monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), and report regularly to senior leadership.
• Lead and develop plant teams through coaching, empowerment, regular 1:1s and team meetings; foster talent growth and succession planning in close collaboration with HR.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Finance, Supply Chain, and Corporate functions to ensure alignment with global strategy and bottom-line results.
• Maintain strong external relationships with suppliers and customers to support operational effectiveness and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Production Management, or a related field.
• Additional qualifications in Lean Management, Business Administration, or Quality Management are a plus
• 5+ years of leadership experience in a manufacturing organization including previous experience as a Plant Manager
• Proven track record in Lean manufacturing, operational excellence, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Strong leadership and people development skills with the ability to empower, motivate, and grow teams
• Clear decision-making ability in complex environments, setting expectations and driving accountability
• Capable of leading in challenging times while maintaining focus on overall goals

More About Filtration Group

Filtration Group is on a mission to make the world safer, healthier and more productive. With a passionate workforce, global footprint and world class engineering and manufacturing capabilities, we are driving innovation and developing solutions across a broad spectrum of applications in the fast-growing and rapidly-evolving global filtration industry. We are committed to maintaining an entrepreneurial culture built on a foundation of trust and in which our leaders exhibit a strong bias for action.

The Company began in 2009 and has rapidly grown organically and through a thoughtful acquisition strategy to be a global leader in the highly attractive filtration industry. Filtration Group has the broadest portfolio of solutions in the industry and has had a particular focus on building a leading platform of solutions focused on the Life Sciences and Indoor Air Quality end markets which are rapidly growing in the current market environment. Filtration Group produces mission critical products with high replacement rates. Over 80 percent of the Company's revenue comes from replacement / consumable products, many of which are specified into customer's products or processes. With revenues over $2 billion, Filtration Group is consistently recognized as the fastest growing and one of the largest filtration businesses in the world and has a global footprint of 141 facilities in 28 countries. Filtration Group has over 10,000 employees who are united in their Mission to make the world safer, healthier and more productive.