Plant Operations Manager

Fast Track Packaging is seeking an experienced Plant Operations Manager to lead manufacturing operations at our South Jordan, Utah facility. This hands-on leadership role oversees daily production, quality, maintenance coordination, safety, and continuous improvement across our digital printing and shrink sleeve operations. The ideal candidate is a strong floor leader who can develop teams, improve production performance, and ensure safety, quality, efficiency, and customer delivery goals are consistently met. What You’ll Do: Production & Operations Lead daily production across digital printing and shrink sleeve operations. Manage production schedules, staffing priorities, workflow, and equipment utilization. Monitor KPIs including OEE, throughput, scrap, downtime, efficiency, and on-time completion. Identify production issues and implement corrective actions to improve performance. Coordinate changeovers, preventive maintenance, equipment repairs, and reliability initiatives. Leadership & Team Development Lead, coach, and develop production leads, technicians, and operators. Establish clear expectations for performance, accountability, safety, and teamwork. Support onboarding, employee training, and cross-training across production processes. Quality & Continuous Improvement Partner with Quality to ensure decorated cans meet customer specifications and quality standards. Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for recurring quality or production issues. Drive Lean Manufacturing, 5S, and continuous improvement initiatives to increase throughput and reduce waste. Collaborate with Engineering and Maintenance on process improvements, equipment upgrades, and new technology. Safety & Cross-Functional Support Maintain a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with applicable OSHA and Ensure proper handling and disposal of inks, chemicals, and regulated manufacturing waste. Work closely with Sales, Customer Service, Graphics, Logistics, Inventory, Quality, and Maintenance to align production with customer needs. Support pilot runs, R&D projects, and new product launches. What We’re Looking For: Minimum 5 years of experience in manufacturing operations, production management, or plant operations. Proven experience leading production teams in a manufacturing environment. Experience in packaging, printing, beverage manufacturing, aluminum can decorating, or high-volume production is strongly preferred. Knowledge of digital printing and/or shrink sleeve application processes is considered a strong asset. Experience managing KPIs such as OEE, scrap, downtime, throughput, and efficiency. Experience with Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement methods. Strong mechanical aptitude, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills. Excellent leadership, communication, organization, and decision-making abilities. Knowledge of OSHA requirements and manufacturing safety practices. Hands-on, accountable, and comfortable working in a fast-paced production Why Fast Track Packaging? Join a growing company in the aluminum packaging and can decorating industry. Work with advanced digital printing and shrink sleeve technology. Competitive compensation based on experience. Opportunity to directly influence production processes, team development, and the continued growth of our South Jordan facility. #J-18808-Ljbffr Fast Track Packaging Inc.