Head of Manufacturing
About The Position
Our client is an end-to-end designer, manufacturer, and distributor of packaging solutions for international retailers. With nearly 50 years of experience, the company protects products in transit, enhances shelf visibility, and improves user experience through collaborative, streamlined solutions—reducing complexity while delivering reliable, scalable packaging from concept to distribution. Position Overview The Head of Manufacturing leads two manufacturing locations operating 24/7, with full accountability for operational performance and financial outcomes. This leader drives throughput, quality, on-time delivery, and cost discipline, while building scalable processes across a corner board plant, bubble mailers, and box manufacturing
Requirements
- 3–7+ years in a distribution/wholesale office role spanning contracts, pricing controls, order management, or credit/AR support.
- Strong ERP experience (Sage 100/NetSuite/Dynamics or similar) and Excel competence.
- High follow-through, ability to enforce policy tactfully, and comfort escalating issues with clear documentation
Responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day operations across both plants: staffing, safety, shift coverage, performance management, and culture.
- Own production planning and scheduling: optimize changeovers, manage constraints, and deliver rapid turnaround during rush orders or disruptions.
- Own manufacturing P&L: manage the budget, monitor key cost drivers, and execute initiatives that improve margins.
- Own costing discipline: maintain accurate standard/actual costing logic, labor % vs overhead understanding, and ensure visibility into variance drivers (scrap, downtime, yield, changeovers, overtime).
- Drive process excellence: implement SOPs, visual management, KPI dashboards, and continuous improvement routines.
- Partner cross-functionally with sales, customer service, purchasing, and finance to align production plans to demand and service expectations.
- Ensure equipment readiness: preventive maintenance cadence, uptime targets, and escalation routines for breakdowns.
- Ensure quality systems: in-process checks, finished goods standards, corrective actions, and customer issue root-cause closures: execute the standard review, update ERP costs, and maintain a clear audit trail.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
