Plant Manager II
About The Position
In this strategic role, you are responsible for meeting all operational and financial goals in accordance with the company’s overall goals and strategies for the Winston Salem Tekni-Plex location. The Plant Manager reports to the Director of Operations as a member of the company's leadership team and is responsible for leading the Winston Salem manufacturing facility. Areas of responsibility include Safety, manufacturing, maintenance, engineering, environmental, logistics, and a fiduciary of the facility. Provide leadership to build an environment whose workforce is diverse, highly and multi-skilled, safety conscious, cost conscious, respected and deeply involved in continuous improvement activities aligned with the overall strategic direction and success of the company.
Requirements
- Some overnight travel by various modes of transportation including airline, train, and automobile as deemed appropriate.
- Able to work extended hours as required.
- Continuous contact with other people requiring communications via face-to-face, orally by telephone and various written methodologies.
- BS Degree in a business or technical field with 10+ years supervisory/management experience.
- Thorough knowledge of production processes within manufacturing.
- Sound working knowledge of customer relationships including volume, process, and quality requirements.
- Knowledge of planning and scheduling functions.
- Knowledge of financial reporting.
- Ability to handle a multiple tasks with varying deadlines.
- Ability to work with extremely confidential information/situations and maintain confidentiality.
- Excellent oral and written communications skills through all levels of management.
- Have talking knowledge of all Packaging functions and their purpose.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of industry and converting equipment (desirable).
Responsibilities
- Effectively lead and direct the manufacturing operations to maximize the financial benefit to Tekni-Plex.
- Lead initiatives that result in maximizing machine utilization and output at minimum cost, producing a quality product, directing training, reducing scrap, and ensuring a safe work environment where all employees are valued, respected and accountable.
- Ensure manufacturing goals are met to improve performance in the areas of production output, machine utilization, and cost control.
- Monitor production outputs, machine utilization, downtime issues & quality service levels.
- Monitor scrap levels and implement strategies to reduce scrap including working with suppliers to reduce their variability and to reimburse when they provide defective product.
- Evaluate manning requirements and implement plans to ensure personnel are adequately trained and machine results are visible in production areas.
- Support and lead efforts & activities to improve safety and housekeeping.
- Strengthen Mfg. floor leadership through the development of Prod. Mgrs. and Supervisors.
- Communicate regularly with OA's to develop and maintain effective employee relations.
- Recommend, justify and assist implementation of Capital Requests to support strategic plan.
- Monitor and make recommendations to improve make readies and reduce scrap.
- Monitor Departmental Spending and recommend ways to control and reduce spending.
- Monitor employee performance including action plans for non-performers and rewards for those with superior performance.
- Strengthen company team performance with participation on teams and assure that all direct reports participate on teams.
- Oversee management operating system and implementation by reports.
- Adhere to all Company Safety rules and regulations.
- Adhere to Tekni-Plex safety and environmental compliance programs.
Benefits
- Target bonus incentive
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
