{"id":3713,"date":"2026-01-05T13:14:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T17:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/?p=3713"},"modified":"2026-01-05T13:14:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T17:14:57","slug":"plant-manager-general-manager-operations-director-297682-masters-black-belt-cnc-machining-fabrication-welding-injection-blow-molding-extrusion-assembly-mixing-blending-painting-ro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/plant-manager\/plant-manager-general-manager-operations-director-297682-masters-black-belt-cnc-machining-fabrication-welding-injection-blow-molding-extrusion-assembly-mixing-blending-painting-ro\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant Manager, General Manager, Operations Director (297682) Masters, Black Belt \/ CNC Machining, Fabrication, Welding, Injection &amp; Blow Molding, Extrusion, Assembly, Mixing\/Blending, Painting, Robotics, Warehousing &amp; DC operations \/ Will Relo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-88d2b2596d88e72c890b1b7126ded467\"><strong>Turnaround-focused Plant Manager \/ GM<\/strong> with 2<strong>0+ years of leadership experience<\/strong> across <strong>automotive, aerospace, plastics, metals, capital equipment, packaging, electronics, and defense manufacturing<\/strong>. He has <strong>full P&amp;L ownership experience<\/strong>, has led <strong>multi-site and international operations<\/strong>, and is repeatedly brought in to <strong>fix underperforming plants,\u00a0<\/strong>improving margins, delivery, safety, and throughput while reducing labor, scrap, and working capital.<strong>He has a Masters degree, is a Six Sigma Black Belt and an\u00a0Adjunct Professor for Operations, Lean, Six Sigma, and Supply Chain.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is equally strong on the <strong>floor and in the boardroom<\/strong>, combining Lean \/ Six Sigma rigor with financial discipline and hands-on leadership.\u00a0If you need a <strong>Plant Manager or GM who can step into a messy operation and deliver measurable results fast<\/strong>,  He is a <strong>low-risk, high-impact leader<\/strong> with a long track record of doing exactly that.\u00a0\u00a0Let\u2019s be clear. When a manufacturing operation is missing numbers, bleeding margin, or stuck in chaos, what it needs is not another meeting or consultant; it needs a leader who knows how to take control, restore discipline, and deliver results. Lee Goldberg is that leader. <strong>He is highly accomplished in running plants, owning P&amp;Ls, and fixing broken operations<\/strong> across aerospace, automotive, plastics, metals, and capital equipment manufacturing. <strong>When performance is unacceptable, He steps in, stabilizes the floor, holds people accountable, and drives measurable improvement in safety, delivery, margins, and cash flow.<\/strong> This is not theory. This is execution.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Roles He Excels In<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Plant Manager \/ Site Leader<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>General Manager<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Director \/ VP of Operations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Turnaround &amp; Integration Leader<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multi-Site Manufacturing Leader<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Operational Pain Points \u2192 Proven Impact<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td><strong>Industry Pain Point<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>LG\u2019s Track Record<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Plants missing delivery commitments<\/td><td>Improved OTIF from <strong>35% \u2192 80%<\/strong> during turnaround<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bloated labor &amp; poor productivity<\/td><td>Reduced labor <strong>up to 35%<\/strong> while increasing output <strong>50%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Margin erosion &amp; weak EBIT<\/td><td>Delivered <strong>$5MM+ turnaround<\/strong>, <strong>30% margin improvement<\/strong>, multiple $500K\u2013$650K annual gains<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>High scrap &amp; poor yield<\/td><td>Improved yield <strong>70% \u2192 90%<\/strong>, scrap reductions up to <strong>25%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Safety incidents &amp; culture issues<\/td><td>Reduced recordables <strong>70\u201390%<\/strong>, eliminated lost-time accidents<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Excess inventory &amp; weak cash flow<\/td><td>Reduced WIP, improved inventory turns, strengthened working capital<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Disconnected ops &amp; supply chain<\/td><td>Consolidated supply chain, renegotiated vendors, improved absorption<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>No CI discipline<\/td><td>Implemented <strong>Lean OS<\/strong>, SQDC, Gemba, TPM, SMED, Kanban, Kaizen<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Turnaround &amp; Growth Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>General Manager \u2013 ST Engineering \/ VT Hackney<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Labor \u2193 <strong>35%<\/strong>, production \u2191 <strong>50%<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gross margin \u2191 <strong>30%<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>OTIF \u2191 from <strong>35% to 80%<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Past due backlog \u2193 from <strong>$1.2MM to $300K<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recordables \u2193 <strong>70%<\/strong>, lost-time accidents eliminated<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Plant Manager \u2013 ACS Group<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Full P&amp;L responsibility<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improved yield <strong>70% \u2192 90%<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reduced costs <strong>$5MM+<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Integrated multi-state plant consolidation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Honeywell \u2013 Site Leader<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Awarded <strong>Honeywell Silver Certification<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Delivered <strong>$500K annual cost reductions<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Downtime \u2193 <strong>60%<\/strong> via TPM &amp; SMED<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>OTTR improved <strong>80% \u2192 94%<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>OPERATIONS EXPERIENCE<\/strong><br><br>\u2022 Managing International Mfg.<br>\u2022 Leading Multiple Site Manufacturing Operations<br>\u2022 Greenfield &amp; Brownfield Plants<br>\u2022 Automating Manufacturing Processes<br>\u2022 Consolidating Multiple Plant Operations<br>\u2022 Shuttering Plant Operations<br>\u2022 Relocating Manufacturing Plants<br>\u2022 Unionized &amp; Non-Union Plants<br>\u2022 Plastics Extrusion<br>\u2022 Plastic Mfg.<br>\u2022 Industrial Mixing Machines<br>\u2022 Plastic Processing Equipment<br>\u2022 Rubber Extrusion \/ Injection Molding \/ Compression Molding<br>\u2022 Heavy Truck \/ Equipment Mfg.<br>\u2022 Tier 1 \/ Tier 2 Mfg.<br>\u2022 Automotive Mfg.<br>\u2022 Equipment Mfg.<br>\u2022 Electronics Mfg.<br>\u2022 Packaging Mfg.<br>\u2022 Aerospace Mfg.<br>\u2022 Contract \/ Toll Mfg.<br>\u2022 Assembly Operations<br>\u2022 Blending \/ Mixing Operations<br>\u2022 High Volume CNC Machining Operations<br>\u2022 Stamping Operations<br>\u2022 Injection Molding Operations<br>\u2022 Blow Molding Operations<br>\u2022 Extrusion Operations<br>\u2022 Assembly Line Operations<br>\u2022 Fabrication Operations<br>\u2022 Painting Operations<br>\u2022 Welding Operations<br>\u2022 Warehousing Operations<br>\u2022 DC Operations<br>\u2022 MRO<br>\u2022 Electromechanical Assembly for Aerospace \/ Telecom \/ Medical \/ Automotive<br><br><strong>EDUCATION<\/strong><br><br>\u2022 M.S., Management, National Louis University. Evanston, IL<br>\u2022 B.A., Loyola University. Chicago, IL<br>\u2022 TPM, University of Illinois<br>\u2022 LEAN Six Sigma Black Belt, Villanova University<br>\u2022 Green Belt, Honeywell HOS<br>\u2022 Advanced Lean Concepts and Principles, Purdue University<br>\u2022 Green Belt, Purdue University<br>\u2022 Theory of Constraints, MSOE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turnaround-focused Plant Manager \/ GM with 20+ years of leadership experience across automotive, aerospace, plastics, metals, capital equipment, packaging, electronics, and defense manufacturing. 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