Plant Manager

2 weeks ago


Itasca, United States AllStaff Full time

**Essential Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Plan, coordinate and manage the entire plant and its staff in such a manner as to ensure that all company objectives and production goals are continually met.
- Ensue collaboration between 2 sites within ¼ mile of each other.
- Assess operation, equipment and staff and drive continuous improvements to attain critical Safety, Quality, Operations and Financial KPI’s.
- Champion and drive the LEAN initiative and be the ambassador for LEAN and the organization.
- Provide recommendations for improvement and be able to successfully implement necessary changes.
- Ensure an effective machine and facility maintenance program is in place and closely adhered to.
- Develop a close partnership with the Quality Manager/Quality Department and ensure operations and maintenance are held accountable and in compliance with the QMS (Quality Management System) and Regulatory requirements for food grade packaging.
- Collaborate with the Quality Manager and other site Quality Managers to establish consistent guidelines and schedules for the inspection and testing of finished goods, WIP and production materials.
- Collect and document KPI data for mitigating risk, driving improvements and achieving/exceeding target goals.
- Ensure all employees are aligned and compliant with company/site policies.
- Lead the 2-site safety program and safety team to maintain safety metrics with a goal of ensuring employees go home as healthy as when they arrived at work.
- Provide clear communication with the maintenance and operations team to ensure expectations are clear, concise and adhered to.
- Provide support to the Quality Manager for all audits, trials and validations.
- Ensure that staff strictly adheres to all safety rules, guidelines and procedures.
- Position reports to head of operations.

**Education and/or Work Experience Requirements**:

- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business or relevant field
- 5-7 years of experience in operations management, preferably in paper or plastic packaging and/or flexographic printing
- Proven experience as Plant Manager or equivalent position
- Excellent organizational and leadership abilities
- Outstanding communication and people skills
- Working knowledge of data analysis and performance/operation metrics

Pay: $100,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year

**Experience**:

- Manufacturing: 1 year (preferred)
- Management: 1 year (preferred)
- Packaging: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person


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