Plant/Production Manager (Plastics Products Manufacturing & #1 Role)
Salary: 120000 - 160000
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Posted: December 22 2024
Minimum Degree:
Relocation Assistance: Available
Initiating a search for a PLANT/PRODUCTION MANAGER+ (PLASTICS PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING & #1 ROLE) with a successful, growth oriented (organic/acquisitive), privately-held, regional/national, multi-site (and state) manufacturer that offers a team-oriented and entrepreneurial culture/work environment. Our client is seeking a dynamic, servant-oriented and career/growth-oriented leader to lead/manage/optimize high-volume, technically rich manufacturing facility.
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintain/build-on a culture that elevates this company as the employer of choice and provides the career best experience for teammates.
- Oversee resource structure, allocation and staffing levels to accomplish optimal production while meeting and/or exceeding customer expectations.
- Coach, develop and mentor the plant leadership team.
- Partner with Human Resources to ensure plant rules and practices strategically and tactically enable teammates at all levels to achieve targets. Build-on effective standards for performance at all levels.
- Lead safety and quality managers to ensure appropriate procedures are developed and consistently executed to the highest standard of performance.
- Enforce all safety rules and regulations, as required by local, state, and federal government mandates, including all rules established by plant management, steering committee, and the plant safety committees.
- Devise and review new procedures, methods of quality control and production control, and reports data indicative of the plant's performance and consistent with modern statistical process controls and ISO Standards.
- Facilitate, build-on and coach continuous improvement methodologies and problem solving. Develop budgets based on sales forecasts and monitor spend and execution for all plant departments.
- Participate and manage the purchase of new machines and equipment, and plans layouts to facilitate material flow. Oversee site capital plans and execute against spending targets.
- Responsible for adherence to all current and future environmental regulations and ensures proper and legal disposal of all waste products generated by the plant.
- Represent the company in community activities in a manner that reflects a high positive image.
- Attend all meetings and conferences required, leading the discussions and explaining aspects of the plant operations, performance, costs, plans, and programs. Maintain contact with new developments in plant practices, machines/equipment, costs, productions methods/methodology, personnel policies, material flow, and management techniques, as may be applicable.
Education/Experience/Certifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business Administration and/or Manufacturing Technology
- Proven track record of successful accomplishments in a manufacturing operation (plastics manufacturing/extrusion/injection/related.)
- 10+ years’ demonstrated leadership/management/people development experience…ability to build and motivate high performance teams to produce quality outcomes within tight timeframes and simultaneously manage competing priorities.
- Excellent collaboration, relationship building & communication skills.
- Quantitative and analytical skills, ability to analyze data, determine key information and develop action plans that show value and win business.
- Mastery of project management, change management & conflict management skills.
Salary $120K - $160K, bonus potential, relocation assistance and attractive benefit package.