Plant Manager

Plant Manager

The Plant Manager is responsible for providing overall strategic leadership and operational direction to ensure financial, operational, safety, quality, productivity and delivery goals are met to ensure customer satisfaction. This role oversees a medium, highly complex, manufacturing facility with approximately 175+ professional and hourly associates. This role requires the timely and accurate completion of reports on key production metrics such as efficiency, downtime, and cost. The Plant Manager plays a vital role in promoting a culture of safety by leading awareness initiatives, addressing safety issues, and managing incident investigations.

Responsibilities include:

• Responsible for all aspects of manufacturing, quality, engineering, logistics, EH&S and facilities at the manufacturing site. Providing leadership and direction to facility team members in order to meet production goals, ensure a safe work environment, and meet customer specifications.
• Leads a medium, highly complex molded fiber manufacturing facility with approximately 175+ professional and hourly associates.
• Builds a work environment that fosters operational, team and individual excellence by demonstrating effective leadership, communication and people support behaviors
• Oversees the scheduling, tracking and monitoring of production and costs to ensure facility meets established goals while maintaining a safe work environment and quality standards.
• Management of annual operating plan and deployment of resources to deliver production commitments in key safety, quality, service, and cost target areas.
• Maintain effective workforce through hiring, training, coaching and disciplinary actions.
• Support internal customer groups to ensure attainment of EBITDA targets and delivery of finished products to meet customer expectations.
• Provide direction to develop safety culture required to achieve and sustain world-class safety performance, including development and execution of effective safety processes.
• Responsible for developing annual operating plans, budgets, and detailed plans to deliver.
• Direct site capital programs and expenditures to support strategic operations goals.
• Comply with all local, state and federal regulations.

Qualifications include:

• BA/BS degree preferred in Industrial Management, Engineering or Business.
• 7+ years of manufacturing operations experience, including supervisory/leadership experience required.
• Established track record of manufacturing accomplishments.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of statistical methods and process improvement techniques.
• Knowledgeable in Lean Manufacturing execution, and process based continuous improvement. Provide direction to establish a culture of continuous improvement leveraging Lean Manufacturing principles.
• Effective team building and demonstrated leadership skills.
• Effective communication skills (written and verbal), including the ability to communicate well with all levels in the organization.
• Strong financial acumen, analytical skills and proven management effectiveness.
• Clear understanding of regulatory requirements required to manufacturing operations management.
• Must demonstrate proficient computer skills with Microsoft Office Suite.

Company Benefits

With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well-being an important focus, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical, dental and vision insurance as well as a variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health. Specific benefits and well-being programs may vary depending on where you work.

Community Engagement

At Novolex, giving back to the local communities that support us is important. Our Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs. We also encourage facility level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work.

Training and Development

We offer constant opportunities for advancement. From skills development to advanced education programs, training and development programs and courses are available through MyLearning. Programs include company and industry training curricula, support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union), and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.