Plant Manager

Plant Manager

Primo Brands is a leading branded beverage company in North America with a focus on healthy hydration. We are proud to offer an extensive and iconic portfolio of highly recognizable, sustainably sourced, and conveniently packaged branded beverages distributed across more than 150,000 retail outlets. We are seeking a Plant Manager. Choose a career in Technical and Production and you'll be part of our Product Supply backbone and a crucial element of our success. Our factories are where our products start their journey to the customer. This area of Primo Brands offers you the chance to experience collaboration in its purest form as you work alongside a diverse range of highly motivated and passionate people in our factories spread across the nation. What you do will be fulfilling, impactful and meaningful - not least is you'll be helping to deliver healthy hydration to millions of thirsty customers. We'll make sure you have the strong leadership and clear direction you need to feel motivated and passionate about accomplishing great things. While you take pride in delivering an excellent performance, you'll see your contributions are recognized and rewarded with an outstanding level of support, training and benefits everything you need to grow and thrive in your career.

Factory Location: Woodbridge, IL

Responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for total facility performance and metrics for this bottling and distribution facility.
• Spending time on the floor engaging with employees and overseeing plant operations.
• Responsible for P&L and customer satisfaction performance for the facility.
• Creating and maintaining a cohesive team of leaders and providing coaching and development.
• Serving as factory champion for national safety and quality programs and initiatives.
• Creating and maintaining a positive work environment for all employees.
• Leading and facilitating Primo Brands Continuous Excellence (BCE) and an upcoming Total Performance Management (TPM) implementation.
• Building effective relationships with other plant leaders and corporate team members.
• Ensuring compliance of operations with company policy and all Federal, State and local regulations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain or related field; Masters a plus.
• 10+ years of relevant experience in manufacturing, including career progression and cross functional assignments and 5 or more years serving as a department manager to a team of leaders and employees.
• Consumer products goods industry experience required, prior food or beverage preferred.
• Technical knowledge of manufacturing operations, warehousing, and distribution.
• Experience with Manufacturing Excellence. In-depth understanding of production support functions including budgeting, planning, safety, quality and human resources.
• Strong computer skills, including experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and ERP systems such as SAP.
• Ability to inspire passion and commitment and lead and facilitate operational and cultural change initiatives.
• Demonstrated track record at building a cohesive team and creating a positive work environment.
• Prior experience leading, coaching and developing a team and delivering performance metrics through others.
• Continuous improvement experience, specifically Six Sigma, Lean or TPM.
• Exceptional communication, relationship building and formal presentation skills.
• Demonstrates and models a high degree of honesty, integrity and personal character.