PLANT MANAGER - Howell, MI | Howell, NJ, USA
PSG · Howell Township, NJ
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Production
- Base pay
- $150k–$175k
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A management production role at PSG (industrial) in Howell Township, NJ. Develop, maintain and improve systems/procedures.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- IATF 16949, Injection molding
- Base pay
- $150k–$175k
- 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 New Jersey: typical posted base $124k–$165k. This one lists $150k–$175k.
Median of the low and high ends of 5 live postings that list pay, out of 8 production engineer openings in New Jersey, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 7 other live production postings in New Jersey.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (5+ vs 15+)
Similar roles usually ask 15+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- New product launch 38%
- EHS / safety 38%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
At a glance
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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 PSG
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- 2
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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 does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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- 5
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Requirements
- ✓5+ years Plant Management experience
- ✓5+ years experience in Plastics, Polymers or Thermoplastics (MUST)
- ✓Plastic Injection Mold highly preferred
- ✓8+ years Management experience in Manufacturing
- ✓Track-record of achieving target KPI's
- ✓Bachelors degree in a manufacturing related discipline or equivalent experience.
requirements
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PLANT MANAGER - Howell, MI
Salary
$150,000.00 to $175,000.00 + Bonus
Summary
This individual should have experience within either plastic injection molding and/or assembly of plastic components, organize, lead and help support business plan objectives. This facility is running 24/7; is IATF certified, and is running complex multi-shot and standard presses.
Description
- •Provide direction and leadership to all operations including team leads, supervisors and some department managers.
- •Develop organizational leadership and support structures and effectively communicate expectations and priorities.
- •Organize and coordinate activities within the manufacturing operation to meet or exceed the facility and corporate goals, including working with the engineering group.
- •Forecast capital expenditures for improvement, replacement, or modification to production equipment and facilities.
- •Lead and coach teams to drive a high-performance culture that accommodates rapid and dynamic growth and results in operational excellence and high employee engagement.
- •Develop, maintain and improve systems/procedures.
- •Foster the adaptation and ownership while driving the expectations around sustaining best practices.
- •Proactively forecast direct labor