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About the Role
Reporting to the Head of Manufacturing Operations, the Plant Manager holds full accountability for day-to-day plant operations across Production, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, OpEx, HR, Finance, and EHS. This is a visible, present leadership role where operational discipline is modeled from the floor up. The Plant Manager sets the standard for how the facility operates, builds the systems and team structures that sustain quality at scale, and ensures execution is grounded in direct, firsthand knowledge of what is happening on the production floor. The ideal candidate leads through direct engagement with operations — present on the floor, close to the work, and quick to mobilize around problems as they emerge.
Responsibilities
- Oversee assembly and testing processes.
- Direct SMT/PCB line for quality.
- Own plant metrics and improvements.
- Manage budget and reduce costs.
- Build and lead skilled teams.
- Deploy and sustain TPS practices.
- Launch and optimize new production cells.
- Partner for production readiness.
- Insource processes and lead launches.
- Liaison for manufacturing alignment.
- Ensure and reinforce safety compliance.
- Represent company professionally to stakeholders.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, manufacturing, operations, or equivalent hands-on experience.
- 10+ years of progressive manufacturing operations experience, with meaningful time leading a plant floor or plant.
- 5+ years of management/supervisory experience with direct reports in a manufacturing environment.
- Hands-on experience in electromechanical assembly — mechanical fits, harnessing, wiring, actuators, sensors, and integrated test.
- Demonstrated lean/TPS fluency and a real continuous-improvement habit.
- Ownership of SQDC metrics with a track record of improving them.
- Thorough understanding of financial practices including capital equipment analysis, cost accounting, budgeting, and project cost analysis.
- Automotive manufacturing experience is highly desired.
- Experience in robotics, automation, aerospace, or other high-mix / precision electromechanical environments.
- Demonstrated experience standing up or scaling a new line or facility from low to high volume.
- Familiarity with ERP/MES systems and building the data discipline to run a plant on metrics.
- Demonstrated ability to drive and lead change initiatives — challenges the status quo and champions continuous improvement.
Skills
- Electromechanical assembly
- Lean/TPS
- Continuous improvement
- SQDC metrics management
- Financial practices
- Robotics
- Automation
- Aerospace
- High-mix / precision electromechanical assembly
- ERP/MES systems
- Change management
Location
- Glen Cove, NY
Work Type
- Onsite
Experience Level
- 10+ years of manufacturing operations experience
- 5+ years of management/supervisory experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, manufacturing, operations, or equivalent hands-on experience.
Salary/Compensations
- $160,000 to $260,000
Benefits
- Employee Stock Options
- Paid time off
- Medical/dental/vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- 401(k)
About the Company
- Standard Bots is building the next generation of industrial robots — hardware that's powerful, affordable, and designed to scale.
- We're moving fast from prototype to high-volume production, and we need the engineering foundation to match.