Plant Manager
The Pivot Group · Houghton, MI
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Production
- Base pay
- $143k–$194k
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 6 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management production role at The Pivot Group (industrial) in Houghton, MI.
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Value stream mapping, EHS / safety
- Base pay
- $143k–$194k
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Production Engineer roles in Michigan: typical posted base $143k–$205k. This one lists $143k–$194k.
Median of the low and high ends of 6 live postings that list pay, out of 33 production engineer openings in Michigan, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Michigan plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 32 other live production postings in Michigan.
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Similar roles usually ask 8+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 55%
- ✓ Lean 52%
- ✓ Six Sigma 39%
- Cost reduction 39%
- Casting 27%
- ✓ EHS / safety 27%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Value stream mapping, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: The Pivot Group in Houghton
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