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Plant Manager

JMJ Phillip Group · Albertville, AL

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Level
Manager
Team
Production
Degree
Required
Experience asked
15+ years
Industry
Industrial
Posted
7 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A management production role at JMJ Phillip Group (industrial) in Albertville, AL. Lead all plant operations with full accountability for safety, quality, delivery, productivity, cost, and financial performance.

They ask for
15+ years · degree required
Tools it names
Lean, Automation
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 19, 2026

Production Engineer roles in Alabama: typical posted base $144k–$216k.

Median of the low and high ends of 4 live postings that list pay, out of 18 production engineer openings in Alabama, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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

How this role compares

Against 17 other live production postings in Alabama.

Experience asked
More than usual (15+ vs 7+)

Similar roles usually ask 7+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Lean 67%
  • Team leadership 50%
  • Root cause 33%
  • Cost reduction 28%

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

It asks for 15+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

At a glance

Off-shift / weekend coverage

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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 JMJ Phillip Group

    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 does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
    • How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
  4. 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. 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 JMJ Phillip GroupAs posted on their careers site.Show

Responsibilities

  • ◆Lead all plant operations with full accountability for safety, quality, delivery, productivity, cost, and financial performance.
  • ◆Drive operational excellence through KPI management, continuous improvement initiatives, Lean Manufacturing principles, and data-driven decision making.
  • ◆Develop and mentor a large cross-functional leadership team across operations, engineering, quality, maintenance, and environmental health & safety.
  • ◆Partner with executive leadership and technical teams to optimize highly automated manufacturing systems and support business growth objectives.
  • ◆Ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation of a 24/7 manufacturing facility while maintaining employee engagement and operational continuity during peak production periods.

Qualifications

  • ✓Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
  • ✓15+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience, including leadership of large-scale facilities with 500+ employees.
  • ✓Proven experience with full P&L responsibility, financial management, budgeting, and operational performance improvement.
  • ✓Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence executive stakeholders while maintaining a visible presence on the manufacturing floor.
  • ✓Demonstrated success driving operational excellence, employee engagement, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • ✓Experience in highly automated manufacturing environments such as electronics, semiconductor, advanced manufacturing, photovoltaics, industrial technology, or other high-volume production operations.
  • ✓Strong technical aptitude with experience leveraging manufacturing data, automation, and process controls to improve performance.
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