M&A Executive Search provided an interim plant manager to a solar pile manufacturer to address critical plant performance, throughput, and quality issues. The professional embedded onsite for a 3–6 month engagement to stabilize operations, analyze labor and equipment performance, implement targeted process improvements, and guide the hiring of a long-term bilingual plant supervisor. Deliverables included a 90-day plan achieving a 25% throughput improvement and 95% on-time delivery, and a 180-day plan targeting a 50% throughput increase with standardized working procedures, enabling the manufacturer to enhance operational consistency, reduce labor cost per pound, and sustain customer satisfaction.
