Plant Leadership & Business Performance

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- Provide overall leadership and accountability for plant operations, including Production, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Materials, Maintenance, EHS, and other plant support functions.

- Own plant performance across key operational KPIs, including Safety, Quality, Delivery, Productivity, Cost, Scrap, Efficiency, Inventory, and Customer Satisfaction.

E-House Manufacturing & Technical Leadership

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- Lead manufacturing operations involving the integration of electrical/electronic systems and metal-mechanical structures.

- Ensure effective coordination between fabrication, welding, structural assembly, electrical installation, wiring, controls, testing, finishing, and final integration.

Operational Excellence

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- Drive Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement throughout the plant.

- Implement and sustain tools such as 5S, Standard Work, Visual Management, Root Cause Analysis, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, and Daily Management Systems.

- Identify and eliminate waste, production bottlenecks, quality issues, and operational inefficiencies.

Safety & Quality

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- Establish a strong safety culture where employees understand that safe execution is a fundamental operating requirement.

- Ensure compliance with applicable Mexican safety, environmental, and labor regulations as well as Forgent corporate requirements.

- Champion a Zero Harm mindset and proactively address unsafe conditions and behaviors.

People Leadership & Organizational Development

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- Build, lead, and develop a strong plant leadership team.

- Establish clear expectations, accountability,



and performance management throughout the organization.

- Develop succession plans and a strong internal leadership bench for critical positions.

Customer & Cross-Functional Leadership

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- Serve as a senior operational representative for customers when required.

- Ensure strong communication regarding production status, quality, delivery, and recovery plans.

- Strong decision-making and problem-solving capabilities.

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- Minimum 10–15 years of progressive manufacturing experience, including significant leadership responsibility.

- Minimum 5 years in a Plant Manager, Operations Manager, Manufacturing director, or equivalent senior operations leadership role.

- Strong experience in both electrical/electronic manufacturing and metal-mechanical manufacturing environments.

- Experience with E-Houses, switchgear, electrical enclosures, power distribution systems, data center infrastructure, industrial electrical equipment, or similar complex engineered products is strongly preferred.

- Experience managing fabrication processes such as sheet metal, structural steel, welding, machining, painting/coating, and mechanical assembly is highly desirable.

- Experience managing electrical assembly, wiring, controls, testing, and system integration is highly desirable.

- Demonstrated success leading operations through rapid growth, capacity expansion, new product introduction, or manufacturing transfers.

- Experience operating in a high-mix/low-volume, project-driven, or engineered-to-order manufacturing environment preferred.

- Experience in a Mexico maquiladora/manufacturing environment strongly preferred.

📌 Plant Manager (Tijuana)
🏢 Industrias Eléctricas AG, S.A. de
📍 Tijuana