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Proyecto1405

Interim Plant Manager, Leadership Transition and Turnaround, Mexico

Take over a precision manufacturing plant in northern Mexico whose plant manager is leaving for a next career move, keep its turnaround on track and prepare it for new volume, reporting to the CEO in the United States.

Mandato confidencial. No se revela el nombre del cliente. Los detalles adicionales del mandato se facilitan previa firma de un acuerdo de confidencialidad.

Resolución enEstados Unidos

Intervención enMéxicoPlant in northern Mexico

Liderazgo ejecutivo transfronterizo, que sirve de puente entre el centro de decisión y las operaciones.

/ La misión en tres pasos

01EntregarOverlap with the departing plant manager and take full control quickly
02EstabilizarKeep safety, quality and delivery steady through the transition
03Raise performanceLift OEE and labour efficiency and prepare the plant for new volume

Función: Director de planta
Ámbito de aplicación: Leadership Transition and Turnaround
Ubicación: Northern Mexico
Duración: De 3 a 6 meses
Inicio: Inmediato

01/ La situación

A planned handover in the middle of a turnaround

Our client is a US manufacturer of high-volume precision parts for industrial and OEM customers across several markets. The group runs a small number of plants in the United States and Mexico. Its plant in northern Mexico is a mid-sized site of under 100 people, combining modern CNC equipment with older, high-volume machines that its teams know inside out.

After shifts in volume between the group’s US and Mexican sites, the plant is now in a turnaround: rebuilding volume, improving safety, OEE and efficiency, and preparing for further growth. The current plant manager leaves in the near future for a next career move. The group wants an experienced Interim Plant Manager on site before then, to take over in an orderly handover and keep the turnaround on track.

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02/ Tu mandato

Full plant leadership, on site, through the transition

The Interim Plant Manager takes full operational leadership of the plant, based on site five days a week and reporting directly to the group CEO in the United States. The mandate starts with a planned handover from the departing plant manager, so the first weeks are about continuity, trust and taking control without losing pace.

Full site leadership covering safety, production, quality, maintenance, labour efficiency, OEE and delivery
Lead the established local management team: HR and EHS, quality, finance, maintenance and production supervision
Run a structured handover with the departing plant manager: people, customers, open issues and improvement actions
Keep the turnaround on track while building daily operating discipline on the shop floor
Act as the plant’s voice to customers on quality concerns, delays and delivery updates
Prepare the plant to absorb additional volume as the group brings work back
Align plant decisions with the CEO and the US organisation, while keeping accountability local

03/ Resultados previstos

Continuity first, then measurable improvement

Success will be judged on an orderly handover and a plant that performs better at the end of the mandate than at the start.

Handover completed before the outgoing plant manager leaves, with no loss of operating knowledge
Safety performance held or improved, with clear routines on the shop floor
OEE, labour utilisation and machine performance visibly improved against the baseline
Quality and on-time delivery stable, with customers kept informed and confident
Local managers working to a clear daily and weekly management cadence
The plant ready to take on additional production volume
A clean handover to the permanent plant manager, with documented priorities

04/ El gestor interino que buscamos

A hands-on plant leader the shop floor will trust

A senior plant leader who manages from the shop floor, not from the office.

Substantial plant leadership experience in precision machining or comparable high-volume, close-tolerance manufacturing
Hands-on knowledge of CNC turning and milling, Swiss machining or screw machines; experience with older equipment is a clear advantage
A proven record of improving safety, OEE, labour efficiency, quality and on-time delivery
Leads long-service teams through change by explaining why it is needed and showing the benefits
Comfortable speaking directly with customers about quality and delivery
Works with ease between Mexican plant culture and US corporate expectations
Credible with senior leadership and decisive in daily operations
Comfortable as an interim: credible from week one, focused on results and clear about the handover

05/ Tu talla

The essentials before you apply

Plant manager or senior operations experience in precision machining or comparable close-tolerance manufacturing
Fluent Spanish and English: the workforce is almost entirely Spanish speaking, while management reports to the United States
Full-time presence on site in northern Mexico, five days a week
The legal right to work in Mexico; nationality is not a criterion
Available immediately
Contracting on a B2B basis

06/ Trayectoria

Ven preparado con pruebas

Please give specific examples of assignments you have personally led, covering:

The plants you led: products, technology, size of the site and the team
A turnaround or performance recovery: starting point, actions and measurable results in safety, OEE, efficiency or delivery
Your experience with CNC, Swiss or screw machining, and with older equipment
How you took over from a predecessor and ran the handover
How you led long-service teams through change
Customer situations you handled on quality or delivery
Cómo concluyó el encargo y qué entregaste

Priority will go to Interim Managers who have led a precision machining plant in Mexico or Latin America, ideally for a US-headquartered group.

07/ Próximos pasos

¿Qué pasará en las próximas 48 horas?

CE Interim works in hours, not weeks. This is what happens after you apply for Project 1405.

01Hora 0Presenta tu solicitudComplete the form below with concrete evidence for Project 1405.
02El mismo díaOpinión de un socioUn socio interino de CE evalúa tu experiencia en relación con este mandato.
03En un plazo de 24 horasVerificación de antecedentesSi aún no has sido evaluado por CE Interim, verificamos tu experiencia con personas de referencia de proyectos similares.
04En un plazo de 48 horasConversación entre sociosUn socio interino especializado en CE se pondrá en contacto contigo personalmente para analizar, bajo un acuerdo de confidencialidad firmado, cómo abordaríamos juntos este encargo para que sea un éxito.
05SiguienteEntrevista con el clienteOrganizamos tu entrevista con el equipo directivo del cliente para acordar el mandato.

Así es como funciona CE Interim: un ejecutivo de probada solvencia, que se ajusta al perfil del puesto y que está listo para incorporarse en un plazo de 72 horas tras la finalización del informe del encargo.

Michaela Lipovska y Bohuslav Lipovsky, fundadores de CE Interim Management Group

08/ Mantente conectado

“Compartimos lo que observamos en los distintos mandatos temporales, mercados y consejos de administración. Únete a nosotros en LinkedIn”.”

Bohuslav Lipovsky y Michaela Lipovska, fundadores de CE Interim Management Group

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09/ Preguntas

Antes de presentar la solicitud

¿A quién va dirigido este mandato?

Plant managers and operations leaders from precision machining or comparable high-volume, close-tolerance manufacturing
Hands-on leaders who manage visibly on the shop floor
Bilingual executives, Spanish and English, at ease between Mexican plant teams and US management
Available immediately, full time on site in northern Mexico, five days a week, contracting on a B2B basis

¿A quién no va dirigido este mandato?

Directivos con contrato indefinido que buscan su próximo empleo: se trata de un encargo temporal de duración determinada.
Executives who prefer to lead remotely or from the office
Leaders without plant leadership experience in machining or comparable manufacturing
Anyone unable to start immediately

¿Quién es el cliente?

No se revela el nombre del cliente. El encargo se gestiona de forma confidencial, y los detalles adicionales del mismo se comunican a los gestores interinos cualificados en virtud de un acuerdo de confidencialidad firmado.

¿Qué tipo de compromiso es este?

A fixed-term interim mandate of 3 to 6 months, starting immediately. Contracting terms are covered in the confidential briefing.

¿Quién me apoya durante el mandato?

Un socio interino de CE participa en todo el proceso, desde la definición del mandato hasta el traspaso: gestión del proyecto, seguimiento del progreso, resolución de incidencias y transferencia de conocimientos. Tú diriges el mandato; el socio te apoya a ti y al cliente en todo momento.

¿Con qué rapidez actúa CE Interim cuando recibe un encargo?

En cuestión de horas. Un socio revisa cada solicitud el mismo día y, en un plazo de 48 horas, un socio asignado analiza el encargo, bajo un acuerdo de confidencialidad, con los gestores interinos que se ajustan al perfil. Los clientes reciben a un ejecutivo de probada solvencia, adecuado para el encargo, listo para incorporarse en un plazo de 72 horas desde que se haya completado el resumen del encargo.

¿Cómo debería presentar mi experiencia?

Be specific. Name the situation, what you personally did, the size of the team and the measurable result. The evidence section above lists exactly what the Partner review looks for.

¿Cómo puedo hacer referencia a este mandato?

Please quote Project 1405 in every message, email or call with CE Interim, so your application is matched to the right mandate.

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10/ Presentar la solicitud de forma confidencial

Apply for Project 1405

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11/ ¿Por qué CE Interim?

Why work with CE Interim on a plant leadership transition between the United States and Mexico

CE Interim Management Group provides cross-border executive leadership for critical business transformations. When a plant manager leaves in the middle of a turnaround, we make sure the plant does not lose pace: an experienced Interim Plant Manager takes over through a structured handover and keeps the plant performing until permanent leadership is in place. For our clients, that means a proven, mandate-matched executive ready to start within 72 hours of the completed mandate brief.

What sets us apart is leadership across borders and cultures. Our Interim Managers understand how a Mexican plant team and a US head office differ in language, pace and communication, and how to keep both aligned on one plan. The same applies between Europe and the Americas. We work for private equity firms, family owners and international groups facing operational turnaround, leadership transitions, post-merger integration and crisis.

Cada proyecto cuenta con la orientación personal de un socio interino de CE: antiguos directores generales, directores financieros y directores de operaciones que han asumido ellos mismos responsabilidades ejecutivas. Como miembros de Valtus Alliance, la mayor alianza mundial de empresas de gestión ejecutiva interina, colaboramos con más de 25 oficinas y más de 80 socios sénior en más de 50 países.

Confianza antes de la puesta en marcha. Colaboración durante la ejecución.

01Creado por directivosDirigida por socios que han asumido personalmente responsabilidades ejecutivas.
02Transfronterizo por naturalezaMandatos en toda Europa, América y Oriente Medio, entre propietarios internacionales y empresas locales.
03Miembro de la Alianza ValtusCobertura internacional gracias a la mayor alianza mundial de empresas de gestión ejecutiva interina.

12/ Centro de conocimientos