Plant Director

Packaging Manufacturing

Pennsylvania

QLM Search are partnering with an innovative & growing packaging company to appoint a Plant Director at a large scale & key site within their North American network.

This is a great time to join at time of investment combined with focus on operational excellence to capitalize on their strong market position.

Reporting to the Regional Vice President you will lead an established management team- identifying and delivering strategic objectives and high-performance to exceed their FMCG customer expectations.

Areas of focus:

• Lead the site, with full responsibility for budget/P&L, Capex and all functions on site to achieve strategic goals;
• Driving the simplification and improvement of production processes through standardization, innovation, and the implementation of operational/ manufacturing excellence methodologies;
• Implementing and developing a continuous improvement mindset & culture, accountability and communication across the site;
• Provide clear strategy and execution with a data driven approach to harness the potential of the investments at the site

Your background:

• You will excel at being a strong hands-on leader with experience of managing multi-functional teams
• Have managed both manufacturing & distribution functions.
• Skilled in delivering operational excellence, continuous improvement & process improvement
• Experienced within high volume manufacturing - packaging, beverages and food environments

This is a superb opportunity to join a long established and well-respected group with future opportunities within the wider group structure.