Plant Manager Swing Shift
Lippert · Goshen, IN
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Production
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A management production role at Lippert (industrial) in Goshen, IN.
- They ask for
- 2+ years
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Production Engineer roles in Indiana: typical posted base $153k–$204k.
Median of the low and high ends of 6 live postings that list pay, out of 33 production engineer openings in Indiana, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 32 other live production postings in Indiana.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 7+)
Similar roles usually ask 7+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 42%
- Lean 39%
- EHS / safety 24%
- New product launch 21%
- Root cause 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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Full description from LippertAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
- ◆Operational Leadership:
- ◆Oversee manufacturing operations to ensure safety, quality, efficiency, and adherence to customer requirements.
- ◆Provide guidance and motivation to group leaders, emphasizing safety, quality, efficiency, and morale.
- ◆Process Management:
- ◆Conduct daily audits to ensure compliance with safety, quality, and training protocols, addressing any deviations promptly.
- ◆Lead the development of group leaders and implement corrective actions for manufacturing issues.
- ◆Compliance and Standardization:
- ◆Ensure departmental procedures align with quality and environmental management systems.
- ◆Coordinate process standardization efforts to improve efficiency and consistency.
- ◆Continuous Improvement:
- ◆Identify and eliminate manufacturing inefficiencies, leading continuous improvement initiatives.
- ◆Monitor and analyze key performance indicators to address any deviations and drive improvement.
- ◆Budget Management:
- ◆Assist in budget development and adjustment to meet production targets and cost objectives.
- ◆Team Development:
- ◆Foster positive team member relations through feedback, coaching, and training.
- ◆Develop and maintain training plans to enhance team members' skills and capabilities.
Qualifications
- ✓2 years of college preferred and a minimum of a high school education and 5+ years of factory-related experience.
- ✓Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office including D365
- ✓Management / Leadership experience at least 5+ years required.
Essential Functions
- ◆Ensure operations are running effectively in the areas of safety, quality, efficiency / productivity, cost, inventory levels and team member morale.
- ◆Provide direction and motivation to your team focusing on safety, quality, efficiency, cost, and morale.
- ◆Conduct daily production area audits to ensure procedures for safety, quality, equipment, and training are being followed and all aspects of manufacturing are effective including correcting sub-standards.
- ◆Development of leaders reporting to you.
- ◆Ensure all departmental procedures are compliant with quality and environmental management systems and programs.
- ◆Monitor daily build sheets and analyze efficiency rates and downtime to ensure customer
requirements
are being met.
- ✓Lead identification of manufacturing problems and eliminate waste.
- ✓Develops, leads, monitors, and participates in a manufacturing continuous improvement system.
- ✓Implement, monitor, and maintain a clean, organized department.
- ✓Assists team in developing, planning, maintaining the budget and adjusting as needed to achieve targets
- ✓Review and track Manufacturing Key Performance Indicators (KPI) including leading problem solving for negative trends or goals not met.
- ✓Participates in management discussions and planning sessions to help formulate cost reduction, product improvement, and problem-solving activities.
- ✓Develops and maintains positive team member relations centered on mutual trust, dignity, respect, fairness, consistency, two-way communication, teamwork, and harmony.
- ✓Provides direction and motivation to team members emphasizing quality, efficiency, productivity, cost reduction, safety and health, and morale.
- ✓Ensures further development of group leaders, team leaders, and team members through performance evaluation, development of training plans, feedback, coaching, corrective action, and cascade training. Update team member training matrix and schedule any needed training.
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Overview
Who We Are
Lippert is a leading, global manufacturer and supplier of highly engineered products and customized solutions, dedicated to shaping, growing, and bettering the RV, marine, automotive, commercial vehicle and building products industries. We combine our strategic manufacturing capabilities with the power of our winning team culture to deliver unrivaled customer service, award-winning innovation, and premium products to all of our customers.
Why We are Different
At Lippert, Everyone Matters. This is not just a tagline or empty promise; it is who we are. We have intentionally created a culture that values and celebrates our team members’ unique and varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We strive to give our team members a deeper sense of purpose at work, and we continue to build a better work environment by aligning our cultural and business strategies with the needs of our team members.
What You will Get
- •A unique, inclusive, and supportive company culture.
- •Comprehensive benefit offerings including medical, dental, vision, 401k with employer match, vacation, and more!
- •Fair and competitive compensation.
- •Career development and mentoring and opportunities to grow.
- •Holiday, personal and vacation days.
Summary/Objective
The Plant Manager (PM) is responsible for managing and leading manufacturing department group leaders, team leaders, and team members for assigned areas / shifts to ensure safety, quality, positive work environment, customer requirements, and manufacturing needs are met. Provide leadership and motivation to direct reports in manufacturing system that emphasizes safety, quality, customer satisfaction, accuracy, productivity, cost reduction, housekeeping, efficiency, training, teamwork, and morale.
Working Conditions
- •While performing the duties of this job, the team member is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment and job site can be loud.
- •Working indoors, office environment at times
- •May stand/ walk for several hours at a time
- •Exposure to computer screens.
Competencies
- •Communication Proficiency / Coaching:
- •Ability to effectively convey information and ideas to others through various channels
- •Skill in actively listening to others and providing constructive feedback.
- •Capability to coach and mentor team members to enhance their skills and performance.
- •Skill