Plant Manager – Manufacturing Operations (Ink / Production Environment)

Fresno, CA | Onsite | Customer-Facing Operations
$75K – $85K + Full Benefits

Lead Operations Where Quality, Precision, and Customer Delivery Intersect

Northwest Talent Solutions is partnering with a well-established manufacturing organization to identify a Plant Manager who will serve as the operational leader and customer-facing authority within a specialized production environment.

This is a hands-on leadership role—ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of:

• Production operations
• Quality and process control
• Customer engagement and technical service

You'll play a critical role ensuring seamless production flow, product quality, and customer satisfaction in a fast-paced, high-accountability environment.

What You'll Own:

• Lead and supervise Ink Technicians and technical support staff
• Oversee day-to-day plant operations including scheduling, production flow, and inventory
• Serve as the primary liaison between production and customer operations
• Manage and optimize the ink blending process and quality standards
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives tied to productivity and efficiency
• Support customer trials, product development, and issue resolution
• Maintain formulation files, production records, and compliance documentation
• Ensure adherence to safety, housekeeping, and VOC compliance standards
• Provide leadership across:
  • Performance management
  • Scheduling
  • Coaching and development

What You Bring:

• Experience supervising teams in a manufacturing or production environment
• Hands-on experience with:
  • Ink blending OR similar batch/process manufacturing
  • Quality control systems and standards
  • Inventory coordination and production scheduling
• Strong ability to manage customer-facing technical operations
• Experience with:
  • Formulation files / production records
  • Process troubleshooting and root cause analysis
• Working knowledge of safety protocols and compliance standards

Ideal Background:

• Printing, packaging, coatings, chemicals, or similar industries
• Experience in batch production or color-based manufacturing environments
• Comfortable operating in a high-touch, customer-integrated setting

Why This Role Stands Out:

• Direct visibility with both operations and customer stakeholders
• Opportunity to lead end-to-end production impact, not just a function
• High autonomy in managing plant performance and process outcomes
• Stable, established environment with consistent production demand

Our Differentiators (Why Candidates Work With Us)

• We provide access to high-priority, actively hiring roles
• Direct alignment with hiring teams—no resume black holes
• Transparent communication on role expectations and process
• Deep specialization in manufacturing and operations leadership hiring
• We advocate for you throughout the process to ensure strong positioning and outcomes

Apply / Connect:

If you're a hands-on operations leader ready to take ownership of plant performance and customer delivery—we'd welcome the conversation.

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