Plant Manager

Location:

Horsham, PA, US, 19044

Business Unit: Sensor, Test & Calibration

Posting Date: Nov 6, 2026

Job Description:

The Plant Manager is responsible for leading all daily operations of the manufacturing facility, ensuring safe, efficient, high-quality, and cost-effective production. This role oversees production, safety, quality, maintenance, shipping, warehousing, staffing, budgeting, and continuous improvement while supporting company goals, customer requirements, and regulatory compliance.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES:

Facility & Maintenance

• Responsible for leading maintenance, facilities upkeep, asset reliability, and repair operations within plant.
• Respond to emergency repair situations and provide leadership for urgent maintenance needs, including factory visits when required.
• Ensures that production equipment, building systems, utilities, and facility infrastructure operate safely, efficiently, and reliably.
• Oversee preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs for production equipment, heavy machinery, manufacturing utilities, and facility systems.
• Develop and manage maintenance schedules to reduce machine downtime, improve reliability, and extend equipment life.
• Inspect facilities, equipment, and infrastructure regularly to identify issues early and ensure timely corrective action.
• Coordinate repair and maintenance projects involving mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, fire suppression, security, lifts, cranes, and general building systems.
• Implement and enforce workplace safety policies and standards, including electrical safety, lockout/tagout, fire safety, hot work, and related compliance requirements.
• Lead root-cause analysis investigations for equipment failures and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Supervise mechanical and electrical technicians, assign work, monitor performance, and support training and skill development.
• Source, coordinate, and oversee external contractors and vendors, including service-level agreements and project execution.

Operational Leadership:

• Direct and manage daily plant operations, including production, maintenance, quality, shipping, warehousing, and support functions.
• Ensure production schedules, shipment commitments, and customer requirements are met safely, efficiently, and on time.
• Enforce company safety policies, OSHA requirements, environmental procedures, and regulatory standards to maintain a safe workplace.
• Lead, coach, train, and develop employees/ team while promoting accountability, teamwork, and employee engagement.
• Manage labor, materials, equipment, and operating expenses to meet cost, productivity, and business objectives.
• Support operational planning, capital improvement recommendations, staffing plans, and business growth initiatives.

EXPERIENCE/REQUIREMENTS:

Essential Skills

• Strong leadership, coaching, and team-building abilities.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing operations, safety, quality, maintenance, inventory, and shipping processes.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Sound judgment, problem-solving ability, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to analyze operational data, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced production environment.
• Commitment to safety, quality, accountability, customer focus, and continuous improvement.

Performance Expectations

• Meet or exceed safety, quality, production, shipment, cost, and productivity targets.
• Maintain a safe, organized, compliant, and efficient manufacturing environment.
• Improve operational performance through effective leadership, problem solving, and continuous improvement.
• Develop employees to strengthen plant capability and succession planning.
• Promote a culture of accountability, teamwork, employee engagement, and customer focus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, Engineering, Business, or a related field preferred; equivalent manufacturing leadership experience may be considered.
• Minimum of 5–7 years of progressive leadership experience in a manufacturing, production, or industrial environment.
• Experience leading hourly employees, and cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated experience managing safety, quality, production performance, budgets, staffing, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Working knowledge of OSHA, environmental, quality, and workplace safety requirements.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office; experience with ERP systems preferred.

Physical Demands:

• Ability to stand, walk, and move throughout a manufacturing facility for extended periods.
• Ability to occasionally lift, carry, push, or pull materials or equipment as required by plant operations.
• Ability to work in a manufacturing environment with noise, moving equipment, varying temperatures, and standard safety requirements.
• Ability to use personal protective equipment as required.
• Ability to climb stairs, bend, reach, and visually inspect production areas, equipment, and workstations.

#CareForTomorrow

At AMETEK STC we believe in building a sustainable future for our customers, colleagues, suppliers, and the communities in which we operate. We take an active role in promoting real change, by contributing to a healthy, fair, and sustainable society in many of the countries our facilities are located. We call it #CareForTomorrow!

Compensation

Employee Type: Salaried

Currency: USD

Salary Minimum: 90,000

Salary Maximum: 115,000

Incentive: No

Disclaimer: Where a specific pay range is noted, it is a good faith estimate at the time of this posting. The actual salary offered will be based on experience, skills, qualifications, market / business considerations, and geographic location.

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AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.5 billion.

AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We employ 22,000 colleagues, in 35 countries, that are grounded by our core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility. AMETEK is a component of the S&P 500. Visit https://www.ametek.com/careers for more information.