We are seeking a seasoned, strategic, and hands-on Plant Manager to lead our high-precision machining and manufacturing facility in the Saltillo industrial corridor. This manufacturing site specializes in tight-tolerance precision components utilizing advanced Grinding (Centerless, OD/ID, Surface), Honing (Sunnen / Single-stroke), and downstream finishing processes. The Plant Manager will take full operational, financial, and strategic ownership of the facility, including P&L; oversight, safety compliance, customer delivery commitments, quality excellence, engineering optimization, and labor relations across both salaried and unionized workforces. The ideal candidate blends executive leadership and business acumen with a deep respect for shop-floor technical rigor in precision metal-cutting environments.

Key Responsibilities
& Areas of Impact 1. Strategic Operations & P&L; Leadership
• Drive overall plant operational performance and financial accountability, delivering on monthly and annual budgets, CAPEX execution, labor efficiency, and cost-reduction initiatives.
• Establish and monitor plant-wide SQDCM (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Morale) scorecards, maintaining clear targets for OEE, First-Pass Yield, Scrap Rate, and Machine Availability across critical precision equipment.
• Align operational capacity with integral demand forecasts, collaborating closely with corporate leadership and plant materials/planning teams. 2. Technical Oversight (Precision Grinding & Honing Value Stream)
• Provide overarching direction for high-precision operations, ensuring standard work, robust preventative maintenance, and rapid troubleshooting on grinding wheels/abrasives, mandrels, guide shoes, coolant management systems,



and precision bore tooling.
• Sponsor continuous improvement projects targeting setup time reductions (SMED), extended abrasive tool life, reduction of chatter/geometry drift, and elimination of scrap.
• Ensure tooling, metrology, and fixture strategies match stringent customer drawings, geometric tolerances, and surface-finish standards. 3. Quality Management & Customer Satisfaction
• Champion a plant culture of zero-defect quality and built-in process capability, supporting IATF 16949, ISO 9001, and OEM customer requirements.
• Serve as the senior plant escalation contact for major customer inquiries, audits, and corrective action approvals (8D / CAPA / PPAP).
• Foster strong shop-floor discipline in first-piece inspections, gage R&R; validation, and in-process statistical process control. 4. People Leadership, Labor Relations & Culture
• Lead, mentor, and build accountability across production supervision, engineering, maintenance, and administrative staff.
• Manage industrial relations proactively, maintaining a stable, fair, and productive relationship with union leadership and shop-floor committees.
• Drive workforce planning, employee engagement, skill-matrix advancement, and retention programs tailored to the competitive talent landscape of the northern Mexican industrial market. 5. Environmental,



Health & Safety (EHS)
• Enforce total adherence to Mexican labor and environmental regulations (STPS, SEMARNAT) as well as internal corporate safety policies.
• Ensure strict execution of machine guarding, Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), hazardous materials handling (oils, solvents, coolants), and abrasive-wheel safety compliance. Required Qualifications & Experience
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Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial, Mechanical, Mechatronics, or Manufacturing Engineering. A Master’s Degree (MBA or Manufacturing Management) is strongly preferred.
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Experience:
• 10+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership, with at least 3–5 years in a senior leadership role (Plant Manager, Operations Director, or Assistant Plant Manager).
• Direct experience in Tier-1/Tier-2 automotive, metal-mechanic, or precision machining industries.
• Technical Acumen:
• Thorough understanding of precision machining processes (grinding, honing, hard turning, CNC, and abrasives technology).
• Deep knowledge of GD&T;, precision metrology, and surface-finish requirements.
• Lean & Quality Mastery:
• Proven track record implementing Lean Manufacturing (TPS, 5S, SMED, VSM, Kaizen) and Six Sigma methodologies (Six Sigma Green or Black Belt preferred).
• Solid working knowledge of IATF 16949, ISO 14001, and advanced problem-solving methodologies (8D, DMAIC, A3).
• Workforce Management: Demonstrated success managing unionized labor forces and collective bargaining agreements in Northern Mexico.
• Language Proficiency: 100% Bilingual (Spanish / English) with executive-level communication and presentation skills.

📌 Gerente de planta (Saltillo)
🏢 Tetakawi
📍 Saltillo