• Plant Manager

    Jensen Precast (Lancaster, CA)


    Salary Range **$135,000.00 - $150,000.00 Salary**

     

    Position Type **Full Time**

     

    Job Shift **Day**

    Description

    WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

     

    As the Plant Manager, you will have full ownership of plant operations, leading production, safety, people, and continuous improvement initiatives within a collaborative manufacturing environment. This role plays a critical part in driving operational excellence while developing future leaders and supporting long-term growth.

     

    **Reporting to:** Senior Operations Leadership

    A highlight of your day-to-day will include:

    + Leading all daily plant operations, including production scheduling, staffing, safety, and quality

    + Spending significant time on the production floor engaging with employees, providing guidance, and gathering feedback

    + Managing and optimizing production schedules to meet operational and customer demands

    + Partnering closely with the Continuous Improvement team to drive lean initiatives and operational efficiencies

    + Driving safety initiatives, training programs, and a strong safety-first culture

    + Collaborating with Engineering to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve operational or equipment issues

    + Developing, coaching, and mentoring supervisors and future leader

    WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

    Requirements

    + Minimum of 5 years of manufacturing experience in a supervisory leadership role, preferably at the Plant Manager or Operations Manager level

    + Manufacturing experience in **steel reinforcement** or closely related heavy manufacturing environments

    + Demonstrated ability to lead teams with a collaborative, hands-on leadership style

    + Strong operational ownership mindset with accountability for results

    + Demonstrated stability and progression in prior leadership roles

    Additional skills and experience that are highly valued:

    + Lean manufacturing experience

    + Mechanical Engineering background, degree, or related technical education

    + Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel

    + Experience with steel reinforcement mat automation or similar production technologies

    ALL ABOUT JENSEN INFRASTRUCTURE

    Like you, our founder, Don Jensen was looking for a way to support his family, so he started his company in 1968. Since its founding, we’ve supported communities across Nevada, California, Arizona, Washington, Missouri and Hawaii.

     

    Jensen likely impacts your daily life. We build culverts to drain water from your neighborhoods, underground utility boxes to hold cables, and manholes to allow workers access to the sewers deep below the roads we drive on. And that’s just a small sample of what we do at Jensen daily.

     

    When you work at one of Jensen’s many locations, you will enjoy the close relationships and camaraderie of a small company while being part of a larger, well-established, growing company.

     

    We are committed to ensuring employment practices that promote equal opportunities. Please let us know if you require any reasonable accommodation during your interview.

     

    We consider the wide variety of factors in making compensation decisions, including job-related knowledge; skillset; experience, education and training; certifications; and other relevant business and organizational factors.

     

    **Additional Compensation and Benefits:** Jensen Infrastructure offers various competitive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, PTO, and 401k with a Company match. The successful candidate may also be eligible to participate in Jensen’s annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing such programs. Incentive awards will depend on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and company performance.