Plant Manager-Santa Clarita
lhh · Santa Clarita, CA
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Production
- Base pay
- $150k–$160k
- Experience asked
- 10+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 4 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management production role at lhh (industrial) in Santa Clarita, CA. Ingredients, flavors, or related process-manufacturing experience.
- They ask for
- 10+ years
- Tools it names
- Lean, PLC, Automation, SAP
- Base pay
- $150k–$160k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026
Production Engineer roles in California: typical posted base $125k–$177k. This one lists $150k–$160k.
Median of the low and high ends of 46 live postings that list pay, out of 124 production engineer openings in California, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
California plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 123 other live production postings in California.
- Base pay
- About 6% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- More than usual (10+ vs 5+)
Typical $120k–$174k, from 36 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- New product launch 37%
- ✓ Lean 31%
- Root cause 27%
- ✓ Automation 27%
- Team leadership 22%
- Python 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for PLC, SAP, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Production team at lhh
Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.
- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
- 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 does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
Apply with someone vouching for you
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.
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Qualifications
- ✓10+ years of progressive manufacturing/production leadership
- ✓Experience leading a 24/5 or 24/7 facility
- ✓Ingredients, flavors, or related process-manufacturing experience
- ✓Experience with liquids, dry powder blending, and/or spray drying
- ✓Strong safety and food-quality orientation
- ✓Proven leadership and employee development capabilities
- ✓Lean/continuous improvement experience
- ✓Preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance knowledge
- ✓CAPEX and operational-readiness experience
- ✓ERP/MRP experience; SAP and SAGE are beneficial
- ✓Automation, automated batching, and PLC environment exposure
- ✓Strong financial, budgeting, KPI, and analytical capabilities
This opportunity is ideal for an accomplished manufacturing leader who can combine hands-on operational leadership with strategic plant development, build strong teams, and drive sustainable improvements across safety, quality, service, cost, and throughput.
Pay Details: $150,000.00 to $160,000.00 per year
Search managed by: Cynthia Varela
Military connected talent encouraged to apply
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Senior Plant Operations Leader (onsite position)
Our client, a well established manufacturing organization is seeking a senior operations leader to oversee a complex 24/7 production facility. This highly visible position will have responsibility for safety, quality, food safety, production, maintenance strategy, talent development, continuous improvement, capital planning, cost performance, and customer service.
Location: Santa Clarita
Salary: $150-$160k (permanent position)
Schedule: Monday-Friday
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