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Position Overview:
The Senior Plant Manager is responsible for leading all day-to-day manufacturing operations for Regal Rexnord’s Charlotte, NC facility within the Industrial Powertrain Solutions (IPS) Gearing Division. The facility is a ~160 employee site with an estimated annual revenue of $114M. This role drives plant performance through operational excellence, disciplined execution of the Regal Rexnord Business System (RBS), and development of a high-performing leadership team.
This position is accountable for achieving Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Growth (SQDCG) objectives while fostering a culture of continuous improvement, associate engagement, accountability, and customer focus. The Senior Plant Manager partners with cross-functional leaders to execute site strategy, develop organizational capability, and deliver sustainable business results.
The Senior Manager, Plant Manager reports directly to the Senior Director, Operations for the Commercial Gearing Business Unit.
Key Responsibilities:
Own full site P&L responsibility, including budgeting and demonstrating strong understanding of cost structure, margins, ROI, and operational levers.
Lead all manufacturing operations to achieve Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Growth (SQDCG) objectives.
Drive operational excellence through the Regal Rexnord Business System (RBS), Lean principles, and continuous improvement.
Evaluate and prioritize capital investments to support growth, scalability, and operational excellence.
Build, coach, and develop a high-performing leadership team while establishing strong succession plans.
Deliver financial commitments through productivity, inventory, cost reduction, and operational efficiency initiatives.
Foster a culture of safety, accountability, engagement, and customer focus.
Reinforce a strong say/do culture by delivering on commitments and holding leaders accountable for results.
Lead timely structured problem-solving and execution to achieve sustainable operational results.
Partner cross-functionally to support business growth, customer satisfaction, and organizational effectiveness.
Champion Regal Rexnord Core Values while developing future leaders and organizational capability.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, or a related technical field. Advanced degree is desired.
Minimum 8 years of progressive manufacturing operations experience, including responsibility for Production, Quality, Supply Chain, Safety, Engineering, and/or Materials Management.
Minimum 5 years of leadership experience managing salaried and hourly associates in a manufacturing environment.
Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and achieve sustainable improvements in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Growth (SQDCG) performance.
Strong business and financial acumen with experience managing budgets, productivity initiatives, inventory, and cost reduction programs.
Working knowledge of Regal Rexnord Business System (or similar) principles and tools, including Value Stream Mapping, Standard Work, Visual Management, Flow, 6S, and structured problem solving.
Demonstrated strategic mindset with the ability to develop business cases that support key strategies, including product 80/20, ERP systems, value stream mapping, process improvement, and P&L impact.
Proven ability to build, coach, and develop high-performing teams while driving accountability, engagement, and succession planning in a changing environment.
Strong analytical, decision-making, and project management skills with a data-driven approach to problem solving.
Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to lead through change, drive execution, and deliver results in a fast-paced, diverse product portfolio manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated commitment to Regal Rexnord Values, including Integrity, Responsibility, Continuous Improvement, Customer Success, Performance, and Passion to Win.
Demonstrated knowledge of ERP systems; SAP experience preferred.
Restrictions imposed by federal export control laws may limit this job opportunity to candidates who are a ‘U.S. Person’, which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, individuals granted asylum in the United States, and refugees in the United States, or who otherwise can qualify for a license that permits them to hold the position.
Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States without requiring company sponsorship to obtain or keep U.S. work authorization.
- Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage
- Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)
- Paid Time Off and Holidays
- 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions
- Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
- Paid Leaves
- Tuition Assistance
About Regal Rexnord
Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30,000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit and control motion. The Company’s electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Company’s automation offering, comprised of controls, actuators, drives, and precision motors, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools.
The Company’s end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture.
Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions, Power Efficiency Solutions, and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information, including a copy of our Sustainability Report, visit RegalRexnord.com.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Regal Rexnord is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status (unless required by the applicable law or government contract), disability or protected veteran status or any other status or characteristic protected by law. Regal Rexnord is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to building a team that represents diverse and inclusive backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan for protected veterans/individuals with disabilities or policy statement, please email [email protected]. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail [email protected].
Equal Employment Opportunity Posters
Notification to Agencies: Please note that Regal Rexnord Corporation and its affiliates and subsidiaries ("Regal Rexnord") do not accept unsolicited resumes or calls from third-party recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Master Service Agreement or similar contract and approval from HR to submit resumes for a specific requisition, Regal Rexnord will not consider or approve payment to any third-parties for hires made.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, or a related technical field
- Minimum 8 years of progressive manufacturing operations experience
- Minimum 5 years of leadership experience managing salaried and hourly associates in a manufacturing environment
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and achieving sustainable improvements in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Growth performance
- Strong business and financial acumen, including budgeting, productivity initiatives, inventory, and cost reduction programs
- Working knowledge of Regal Rexnord Business System or similar Lean principles and tools
- Ability to develop business cases involving product 80/20, ERP systems, value stream mapping, process improvement, and P&L impact
- Ability to build, coach, and develop high-performing teams while driving accountability, engagement, and succession planning
- Strong analytical, decision-making, project management, communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to lead through change and deliver results in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
- Demonstrated commitment to Regal Rexnord values
- Demonstrated knowledge of ERP systems
- Advanced degree
- SAP experience
- Eligibility to work in the United States without company sponsorship
Regal Rexnord Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Regal Rexnord and has not been reviewed or approved by Regal Rexnord.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes PPO and high-deductible/HSA options plus dental, vision, and prescription coverage, with FSA/HSA and wellness or tobacco-free incentives. These offerings are described consistently on the company’s careers pages.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with employer match is included alongside life and AD&D, plus short- and long-term disability coverage. Recent postings reiterate the 401(k) match as part of the standard package.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental and family leave, adoption assistance, and an Employee Assistance Program are part of the package. Several materials also reference floating holidays that complement core leave options.
Regal Rexnord Insights
What We Do
All 29k+ associates at Regal Rexnord have a shared purpose: Create a better tomorrow by energy-efficiently converting power into motion. We are a leading, global manufacturer of airflow, motion control, power transmission, and power generation solutions used in commercial, industrial and residential settings. You may not know it, but Regal Rexnord impacts your life every day. Our products enable the fans in HVAC systems that keep us comfortable; the power source that keeps smart buildings running; the agricultural and food service equipment that keeps us fed; and the conveyor systems that keep e-commerce flowing. Regal Rexnord is comprised of four operating segments: Motion Control Solutions, Climate Solutions, Commercial Systems and Industrial Systems. Regal Rexnord is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has manufacturing, sales, and service facilities worldwide. For more information, visit RegalRexnord.com.
