Plant Manager

Plant Manager Fontana, CA-(Onsite)

Allegion Hollow Metal is seeking a results-driven Plant Manager to lead our Southern California manufacturing facility. This role combines strategic leadership with hands-on execution to deliver safe, on-time production of hollow metal doors and frames while upholding the highest standards of quality and cost control. You will own and drive the plant's performance across safety, quality, delivery, and cost, oversee planning, maintenance, and manufacturing operations, and develop a capable, engaged team across multiple shifts. You'll partner with engineering, sourcing, and sales to meet customer demand, manage capital projects, and champion continuous improvement through lean principles and strong process discipline. The plant specializes in highly configured, made-to-order hollow metal products, requiring agile scheduling, robust configuration control, and close collaboration with customers and the supply base. Experience in the metal fabrication industry (welding, forming, painting) is a plus, and a background in OSHA compliance, quality systems, and budget management will position you to excel in a fast-paced Southern California setting.

What You Will Do:

• Create a culture of employee engagement, continuous improvement, and large-scale operational transformation to achieve objectives in safety, quality, delivery, lead-time and cost.
• Support the implementation of the Allegion Enterprise Excellence lean model to deliver growth and business health improvement.
• Create a dynamic business activity that can quickly respond to changes in customer demand.
• Continuously drive waste out of the business.
• Lead and continuously develop the skills and leadership ability of a strong multi-functional team.
• Be proactive and responsive to all facets of customer satisfaction including delivery, lead time and quality.
• Develop and execute annual plans and budgets for capital, direct and indirect labor, and overhead expenses that will ensure productivity improvements, effective control, and maintenance of existing equipment and facilities. Achieve ROIC.

What You Need to Succeed:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, operations management, or related business discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years' experience in manufacturing operations leadership
• Purposeful lean implementation experience that delivered both cultural and operational excellence.
• Progressive experience as a site leader in a manufacturing organization, with broad functional oversight including leadership of safety, manufacturing/production, quality, engineering, materials and planning.
• Demonstrated performance of providing value to drive growth and improved business health.
• Strong interpersonal and high-performance team building skills, with ability to develop collaborative relationships, influencing up, down and across organizational lines.
• A strong level of emotional intelligence.

Why Work for Us?

• You're seeking a rewarding opportunity that allows you to truly help others. With thousands of employees and customers around the world, there's plenty of room to make an impact. As our values state, "this is your business, run with it".
• You're looking for a company that will invest in your professional development. As we grow, we want you to grow with us.
• You want a culture that promotes work-life balance. Our employees enjoy generous paid time off, because at Allegion we recognize that you have a full life outside of work!
• You want to work for an award-winning company that invests in its people. Allegion is proud to be a recipient of the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award for the second year in a row, recognizing our commitment to employee engagement, strengths-based development, and unlocking human potential.

What You'll Get from Us:

• Health, dental and vision insurance coverage, helping you "be safe, be healthy"
• Unlimited Paid Time Off
• A commitment to your future with a 401K plan, which currently offers a 6% company match and no vesting period
• Health Savings Accounts Tax-advantaged savings account used for healthcare expenses
• Flexible Spending Accounts Tax-advantaged spending accounts for healthcare and/or dependent daycare expenses
• Disability Insurance Short-Term and Long-Term coverage, paid for by Allegion, provides income replacement for illness or injury
• Life Insurance Term life coverage with the option to purchase supplemental coverage
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Voluntary Wellness Program Simply complete wellness activities and earn monetary rewards
• Employee Discounts through Perks at Work
• Community involvement and opportunities to give back so you can "serve others, not yourself"
• Opportunities to leverage your unique strengths through CliftonStrengths assessment & coaching

Compensation: This range is provided by Allegion. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience.

• The expected Base Salary Range: $175,000-$215,000. The actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law.
• Bonus Eligible: Yes

We Celebrate Who We Are!

Allegion is committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace. Together, we embrace all differences and similarities among colleagues, as well as the differences and similarities within the relationships that we foster with customers, suppliers and the communities where we live and work. Whatever your background, experience, race, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, disability status, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, we will make sure that you have every opportunity to impress us in your application and the opportunity to give your best at work, not because we're required to, but because it's the right thing to do. We are also committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. If for any reason you cannot apply through our career site and require an accommodation or assistance, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team.