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Plant Manager

Vertiv · Lincoln, NE

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

The role in 30 seconds

A management production role at Vertiv (industrial) in Lincoln, NE. Foster a customer-first mindset.

They ask for
7+ years · degree required

Read from the posting. The full description is below.

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

Production Engineer roles in the US: typical posted base $115k–$161k.

Median of the low and high ends of 382 live postings that list pay, out of 1182 production engineer openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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

How this role compares

Against 14 other live production postings in Nebraska.

Experience asked
Less than usual (7+ vs 8+)

Similar roles usually ask 8+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Team leadership 47%
  • EHS / safety 40%
  • Control plans 20%

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

It asks for 7+ 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

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  1. 1

    Pick 2–3 people on the Production team at Vertiv

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  2. 2

    Send a short, curious note

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  3. 3

    Turn a reply into a short call

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    • 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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  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.

This plant: Vertiv in Lincoln

3 other open roles at this site.

Full description from VertivAs posted on their careers site.Show

Responsibilities

  • ◆Determines and Executes Administrative Policies through subordinate Managers.
  • ◆Insures the Optimal Operation of Departments within the Organization such as: Production, Quality, Finance, Materials, Engineering, Maintenance, Human Resources, Health & Safety, etc.
  • ◆Responsible for Selecting, Training, Motivating, and Developing his/her Staff as well as acting as a Facilitator. Also Responsible for promoting and maintaining Inter-departmental harmony.
  • ◆Represents the Organization in Industrial, Commercial or Service Trade Associations to develop an acceptance of the Company, as well as to detect situations or trends that can affect the Organization.
  • ◆Has the Organization’s General Power of Attorney.
  • ◆Oversee operations to ensure safety Develop plans that help operations run smoothly.

Education

  • ✓Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business Administration, Operations Management, or a related field.
  • ✓Master's degree or MBA related to operations is preferred.

Requirements

  • ✓Significant experience in manufacturing or industrial operations, with progressivelyincreasing levels of responsibility.
  • ✓Previous experience in a supervisory or managerial role, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
  • ✓Experience with production planning, quality control, and process optimization
  • ✓5-7 years of progressive development in a manufacturing environment

Travel

Requirements

  • ✓25%
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Summary

  • •Vertiv Corporation in Lincoln Nebraska is seeking a dynamic leader to manage our manufacturing facility. The ideal candidate will formulate, negotiates, and manage the organization’s objectives and budgets, as well as the strategies, actions, and plans to achieve those objectives. The plant manager will validate and authorize standard operating procedures (SOP) for Vertiv. The plant manager is responsible for managing the industrial organization, participates in establishing the objectives and strategies that will determine the company’s strategic direction.

About Us

The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principles & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.

OUR CORE PRINCIPLES: Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Inclusion.

Our strategic priorities

  • •High-Performance Culture
  • •Customer Focus
  • •Operational Excellence
  • •Innovation
  • •Financial Strength

Vertiv behaviors

  • •Own it
  • •Act with urgency
  • •Foster a customer-first mindset
  • •Think big and execute
  • •Lead by example
  • •Drive continuous improvement
  • •Learn and seek out development
  • •Promote transparent & open communication

About Vertiv

Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to enable its customers’ vital applications to run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today’s data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extend from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs around 34,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Visit Vertiv.com to learn more.

Work Authorization

No calls or agencies please. Vertiv will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

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