Plant Manager

Quanex is looking for a Plant Manager to join our team in Allentown PA.

As the leader of this manufacturing facility, you will create a culture that embraces safety, teamwork, inclusion, accountability, employee development, open communication, and key performance metrics. You will support company initiatives and balance strategic planning with day-to-day operational excellence. You will lead a team that meets customer, productivity, quality, and financial goals. You will be responsible for P&Ls for the location, overseeing all aspects of plant operations and maintenance.

We Offer You!

• Competitive Salary


• Bonus Potential


• 401K with 5% company match, yours to keep after 2 years


• 15% immediate return if you participate in the company’s ESPP


• Medical, Dental & Vision Plans


• Employer paid disability plans and life insurance


• Paid Time Off & Holidays


• Tuition support for degree and continuous education


• Employee Resource Groups focused on employee empowerment

What’s attractive about the Plant Manager position?

• Opportunity to partner with a team across the US.


• Supportive & collaborative culture


• Opportunity to grow within the organization


• Monthly Leadership webinars

What Success Looks Like:

• Lead and develop talent, succession planning, create a culture of effective performance management and accountability.


• Develop and champion an overall continuous improvement and innovation philosophy for the plant.


• Ensure the plant is safe, clean, and environmentally compliant and cultivates a culture of safety and accountability.


• Manage key operational functions including Operations, Maintenance, Shipping/Receiving, and Quality.


• Assure the yield targets are achieved or exceeded through each process of production. 


• Proactively seek opportunities to create efficiencies and/or savings opportunities while engaging employees and listening to ideas for continuous improvement. 


• Develop and manage inventory levels to support divisional sales service objectives.


• Supervise the development of production planning forecasts based on historical data, customer input, and information from the operations leadership and sales.


• Assure all production orders are completed on schedule, per budget, and at the quality levels developed by divisional management to satisfy requirements.

What You Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in engineering or business-related field. Experience in lieu of education.


• Ten or more years of progressive manufacturing experience and a minimum of five years in a leadership role.


• Strong leadership, team building, coaching and ability to build a positive, safe culture while motivating people.


• Excellent communication, technical writing skills, problem-solving, decision-making, and influencing skills.


• Strong skills in using MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).


• A high degree of decision-making authority is required to maintain on-time delivery in this just-in-time/ship-by-shift environment. 

The salary range for this position is $110K to $135K w/ bonus potential.