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Plant Manager (Fort Pierce, FL)

Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals, INC. · Fort Pierce, FL

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Level
Manager
Team
Production
Degree
Preferred
Experience asked
10+ years
Industry
Industrial
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The role in 30 seconds

A management production role at Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals, INC. (industrial) in Fort Pierce, FL.

They ask for
10+ years · degree preferred
Tools it names
Lean, Casting, SAP, EHS / safety

Read from the posting. The full description is below.

From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026

Production Engineer roles in Florida: typical posted base $118k–$150k.

Median of the low and high ends of 11 live postings that list pay, out of 44 production engineer openings in Florida, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

Florida plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →

How this role compares

Against 43 other live production postings in Florida.

Base pay
Not listed in this posting

Typical $98k–$135k, from 7 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
More than usual (10+ vs 5+)

Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • Team leadership 41%
  • Root cause 34%
  • ✓ Lean 30%
  • New product launch 23%
  • ✓ EHS / safety 20%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

Stands out: this posting asks for SAP, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.

It asks for 10+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

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. 1

    Pick 2–3 people on the Production team at Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals, INC.

    Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.

  2. 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. 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. 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. 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 Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals, INC.As posted on their careers site.Show

Responsibilities

for this role will also include identifying and driving continuous improvement efforts, optimizing inventory, increasing plant capacity, improving process planning capabilities, driving short- and long-term continuous improvement, delivery performance and mix flexibility with the goal of achieving manufacturing excellence as Best-in-Class.

Meyer Utility Structures, an Arcosa subsidiary, is an industry leader in the engineering design and fabrication of concrete, lattice, and tubular steel structures for transmission, distribution, and substation applications. With over sixty years of innovative engineering and manufacturing expertise, Meyer has helped to author and validate many of today’s transmission industry standards and specifications.

What You'll Do

  • ◆Own and develop employee and plant safety culture to ensure OSHA and company policy compliance
  • ◆Develop and accurately forecast financial budgets and activities to fund operations, maximize investments and increase efficiencies
  • ◆Lead production, material procurement, production planning, distribution, cost accounting, EHS, and customer service teams
  • ◆Direct and manage resources to implement tactical business plans and programs to see work through completion
  • ◆Develop and communicate the vision for the plant and implement strategies and objectives effectively
  • ◆Set clear and consistent expectations for performance, holding teams and individuals accountable while leveraging resources available both at the plant and division levels
  • ◆Ensure the team has necessary resources, removing barriers where appropriate
  • ◆Ensure operation of machinery and mechanical equipment by developing the maintenance department and vendor/contractors to coordinate preventive maintenance

requirements

  • ✓Prioritize the necessary resources and create the tactical steps required to accomplish goals on time
  • ✓Identify talent and develop a collaborative team of key contributors
  • ✓Show ownership of all aspects of plant staffing and drive retention
  • ✓Exhibit a strong work ethic and focus on lean manufacturing, safety, quality, cost, productivity and P&L management
  • ✓Lead the team and company at being an active and contributing partner in their communities
  • ✓Consistently and accurately achieve desired and promised results

What You'll Need

  • ✓Minimum of 5 – 10 years’ experience managing overall operations (Safety, Quality, EHS, Procurement, Logistics, Maintenance, Budget, etc.) in an industrial manufacturing environment
  • ✓Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred
  • ✓Experience in an industrial steel or concrete manufacturing plant preferred
  • ✓Experience with moderate to complex project management involving materials and manufacturing processes in a concrete or steel fabrication environment
  • ✓Experience in leading complex operations (start-up) with products on manufacturing lines and cells
  • ✓Ability to apply quality control and manufacturing best practices for customer specification, code and regulatory and testing

requirements

  • ✓Considerable knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles and practices and able to communicate specific projects with sustainable results
  • ✓Excellent technical skills to include Excel and other MS Office applications, ERP (Oracle, JobScope, SAP) systems, and other analytical application tools

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review theKnow Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

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Meyer Utility Structures, an Arcosa subsidiary, is searching for a Plant Manager for our location in Fort Pierce, FL. The Plant Manager is responsible for forecasting and leading with results, increasing market revenue, streamlining/standardizing workflow and creating a collaborative team environment to increase productivity and develop a culture of respect and empowerment.

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