Plant Manager

Plant Manager

Greif is a global leader in performance packaging located in 40 countries. The company delivers trusted, innovative, and tailored solutions that support some of the world's most in demand and fastest-growing industries.

With a commitment to legendary customer service, operational excellence, and global sustainability, Greif packages life's essentials - and creates lasting value for its colleagues, customers, and other stakeholders.

To Be the Advantage That Helps Our Customers Win.

Creating packaging solutions for life's essentials.

Manages the activities of teams associated with manufacturing, engineering, and production in a single plant including: Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing Production Operations, Manufacturing Repair & Maintenance Operations, Manufacturing Production Planning & Control, Quality, Environmental Health & Safety. Manages multiple teams. Responsibilities typically include ownership of short to mid-term (1-3 years) execution of functional strategy and operational management. Typically possesses a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) and 8 to 10 or more years of relevant experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Continuously improves the plant's performance by implementing lean manufacturing concepts, techniques and processes.
• Effectively implements new performance management systems, production plans and performance criteria; confirms production progress; responds to delays; takes corrective actions; records KPI performance.
• Creates and implements improvement plans for the overall operation.
• Ensures team understands roles and responsibilities as it relates to the team and Greif.
• Encourages joint problem solving and individual development.
• Supports Greif mission, follows values of Greif and works to better Greif's business as a whole.
• Manages and maintains safety observances, ensuring guards and safety features are working, and promoting good daily safety practices and habits.
• Communicates goals and objectives, applies company policy, staffs, trains, coaches, recommends salary increases, administers discipline, insures positive colleague relations and reviews the performance of colleagues.
• Forecasts future production and facility needs and participates in the establishment of strategic business and project goals.
• Contributes in annual budget preparation. Controls expenditures in accordance with budget.
• Maintain close connection and contact with other departments.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

• Typically possesses a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) and 8 to 10 or more years of relevant experience.
• Strong mechanical aptitude with the ability to understand production equipment, identify operational issues, and support troubleshooting efforts is highly preferred.

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of the plant's operation.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Strong ability in problem solving and multi-tasking.
• Computer skills.
• Solid interpersonal skills.
• Organization skills.

Compensation Range: The pay range for this position is $108,400.00 - $184,600.00 annually. Typically, a competitive wage for new hires will fall between $125,000.00 to $145,000.00 annually. Offers for this position may vary based on market data and other factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographic location. The position may also be eligible for a short-term incentive.

Greif offers a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive core benefits, paid time off, and a range of local benefits for eligible colleagues.

Greif is an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of sex, race, religion, age, national origin, color, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic.