The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  Lowes is hiring a Plant Manager in Portland, ME.

• Role description

  The Plant Manager we're after in Portland treats Siemens NX and IATF 16949 as tools, not titles, and gets results either way. This business role at Lowes turns 8 years into $90,000 - $139,000 and turns $90,000 - $139,000 into a stake in what comes next.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Drive adoption of new tools and systems across the organization
  • Coordinate annual planning and resource allocation across teams
  • Keep the manager leadership deck honest, current, and free of vanity charts
  • Draft the business case that gets a forever-learning initiative funded past committee
  • Reforecast mid-quarter when the ME numbers stop matching the plan
  • Chase down why margin slipped and come back with a fix, not a theory

  What You'll Bring

  • An instinct for prioritization when everything is labeled urgent
  • At least 8 years of standing behind your own estimates
  • Comfort being the newest person in the room and the loudest in the notes
  • Customer-focused outlook with strong interpersonal skills
  • 8+ years building trust the slow, unglamorous way
  • Clarity of thought that shows up in tidy documentation
  • A growth mindset and openness to constructive feedback

  Inside Lowes's Portland headquarters, a spirited-and-grounded team treats every Sheet Metal Fabrication bug like a personal insult worth fixing tonight. We treat every new Plant Manager as a fresh set of eyes, so tell us what looks broken.

  Here the offer compounds, $90,000 - $139,000 now, mentorship next, benefits throughout, and flexible Portland, ME hours for the long haul.

  Right now, today, applications for the business role are landing and being read.

  Let the Lowes team in Portland, ME meet the person behind the Sheet Metal Fabrication on your resume.

• Required skills

  • Tool and Die
  • APQP
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Sheet Metal Fabrication
  • Design for Manufacturing
  • Siemens NX
  • IATF 16949
  • Work Ethic
  • Organization

• Benefits & perks

  • Legal insurance plan
  • Stock options
  • Employer pension contributions
  • Prescription drug coverage
  • Adoption assistance
  • Mental health support services
  • Vacation Days

• Apply before 2026-08-31

  Submit your application for this Part-time business position.