Plant Manger - 20/20 Custom Molded Plastics, Covington, GA

Inteplast•Covington, GA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Plant Manager supports the General Plant Manager in overseeing all aspects of plant operations at a small manufacturing plant, including personnel, safety, quality, production efficiency, materials, equipment, processes, and cost management. The role ensures products comply with company specifications and consistently meet or exceed customer expectations. The Plant Manager leads operational performance against safety, quality, and productivity targets and provides direction to team leaders and assistant team leaders. Success is measured by meeting forecasted production volumes; managing variable and fixed costs; minimizing quality returns; maintaining appropriate staffing levels; driving continuous improvement; and sustaining strong safety performance. The position works across departments and with customers, suppliers, and members of the wider organization. Domestic and international travel may be required as business needs dictate.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree; an engineering or technical emphasis is desired. The posting describes the degree as preferred.
At least 5 years of experience in a manufacturing leadership capacity.
Experience managing structural foam plastics and converting operations.
Experience scheduling products and personnel in a manufacturing environment.
Strong planning and coordination skills to coordinate among purchasing, maintenance, engineering, sales, quality, operations, and suppliers.
Ability to monitor business-unit goals and take corrective action when costs, schedules, or other production factors do not conform to plan.
Knowledge of management techniques and skills, engineering, purchasing methods, and general business principles.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Strong technical skills.
Strong organizational skills and ability to handle multiple tasks.
Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills.
Strong PC skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel.
Ability to understand profit and loss statements.
Ability to develop production cost models.
Ability to forecast monthly material and labor costs.
Proven problem-solving leadership skills in a team environment.
Experience with Quality Management Systems.
Dependable attendance and willingness to accommodate non-standard work hours as necessary.
Ability to manage job-related stress and foster productive workplace interactions.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Milacron machines.
Experience in a 24/7 environment.

Responsibilities

Schedule workflow and coordinate personnel, training, and equipment utilization to meet customer orders.
Work with the scheduling department to finalize schedules and support a customer fill rate of nearly 100%.
Plan raw materials and equipment in advance to meet production schedules.
Analyze plant operations financially and prepare monthly reports that explain prior-month results and forecast the coming month.
Travel domestically and internationally as necessary to meet business requirements.
Work across departments to address product capacity shortfalls.
Coordinate with Maintenance Managers to ensure the availability of extrusion dies and other key components.
Work with engineering on continuous improvement projects to reduce downtime, quality issues, and inefficiencies.
Suggest and manage capital projects that improve the business, working with engineering to ensure proper planning and execution.
Manage production scheduling and material flow to maximize machine efficiency while minimizing raw materials and finished goods.
Report resin-related measures, including consumption, scrap, scrap reasons, reclaimed material, product weights, costs, efficiency improvements, scheduled versus actual pounds, and supplier usage; use the information to improve yield and efficiency.
Monitor, report, and initiate action on efficiency, quality, and cost results.
Prepare routine reports and submit them to the General Manager.
Provide leadership and guidance to teams and coordinate with people across the Minigrip organization and Inteplast Group.
Direct training requirements for production operators, team leaders, supervisors, and other managers.
Assist sales, quality, and the General Plant Manager with customer contact related to scheduling, audits, shipping, and quality when required.
Lead production and other departments in meeting safety goals, enforcing OSHA regulations, and adhering to housekeeping standards and Good Manufacturing Practices.
Work with the quality manager and safety supervisor to recommend and submit capital projects that improve safety.
Coordinate staff in developing new processes or products, whether self-initiated or directed by the General Plant Manager or engineering team.
Coordinate maintenance, quality, engineering, and production in implementing and proving in new equipment, processes, and products.
Provide leadership in continuous improvement to exceed productivity, quality, and safety expectations.
Work with Human Resources and the General Plant Manager to administer company policies and work rules, and to manage hiring, discipline, performance reviews, skill development, and terminations.
Generate ideas and initiate improvements related to equipment, training, staffing, raw materials, systems, and general operations.
Work with the Quality department to maintain high quality standards, ensure products meet specifications, and use the corrective action process when needed.
Ensure self and direct reports complete six-month and annual performance appraisals.
Build relationships and share knowledge, resources, technology, cost-saving ideas, and product and process improvements across 20/20 Custom Molded Plastics and Inteplast Group.
Participate in strategic development of company long- and short-term goals and submit recommendations to the 20/20 Custom Molded Plastics Management Team.
Perform other duties as requested by management.