Plant Manager
TRAK Group · Florence, KY
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Production
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A management production role at TRAK Group (industrial) in Florence, KY. Lead all plant operations across multiple departments and shifts.
- They ask for
- 5+ years
- Tools it names
- Automation
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Production Engineer roles in Kentucky: typical posted base $143k–$280k.
Median of the low and high ends of 4 live postings that list pay, out of 18 production engineer openings in Kentucky, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Kentucky plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 17 other live production postings in Kentucky.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (5+ vs 10+)
Similar roles usually ask 10+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 72%
- EHS / safety 50%
- Root cause 39%
- Lean 33%
- ✓ Automation 33%
- Kaizen 28%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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How to get in at this plant
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Production team at TRAK Group
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- 2
Send a short, curious note
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- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
Full description from TRAK GroupAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
- ◆Lead all plant operations across multiple departments and shifts
- ◆Manage 100+ direct and indirect employees in a diverse, multilingual workforce
- ◆Oversee blending and packaging operations end-to-end
- ◆Drive continuous improvement, including automation initiatives and process modernization
- ◆Collaborate with senior leadership to set operational priorities and performance targets
- ◆Build and sustain a high-performance production culture focused on safety, quality, and efficiency
- ◆Serve as a key leader in transitioning the plant toward more automated operations
Qualifications
- ✓Reside in the Cincinnati area
- ✓3–5+ years of experience as a Plant Manager
- ✓Proven track record managing 100+ direct and indirect employees
- ✓Experience in both blending and packing/packaging operations
- ✓Experience managing teams with Spanish-speaking employees; ability to lead effectively in a multilingual environment
- ✓Involvement in automation initiatives or plant modernization efforts
- ✓Strong operational instincts with a history of driving performance in complex production environments
- ✓Bilingual English/Spanish strongly preferred — a premium compensation package is available for bilingual candidates
Interested? Reach out to Bethany Evans at bethany.evans@thetrakgroup.com and reference Plant Manager – Florence, KY .
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trak group is partnering with an established manufacturer in Florence, KY to place a Plant Manager. This is a high-impact leadership role for an experienced operations leader ready to manage a diverse, multilingual workforce, oversee blending and packaging operations, and drive continuous improvement in a complex production environment.
- •Location: Florence, KY, 100% On-Site
- •Schedule: First Shift, Monday–Friday