Plant Manager

Symbiotic Services

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Symbiotic Services is seeking an experienced Plant Manager to lead a manufacturing facility in Putnam, Connecticut. This leader will be responsible for safety, operational excellence, financial performance, quality, continuous improvement, equipment reliability, and employee development. The Plant Manager will lead all aspects of facility operations supporting temperature-controlled packaging solutions for life sciences, healthcare, and other critical markets.

Requirements

10+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience.
Demonstrated plant or significant manufacturing operations leadership.
Experience owning budgets and managing capital projects.
Strong leadership and team-development capabilities.
Proven cross-functional communication and collaboration skills.
Experience developing high-performing manufacturing teams.
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Sciences, Operations Management, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

Cold chain or temperature-controlled packaging experience.
Pharmaceutical or life sciences manufacturing experience.
FDA/GMP-regulated manufacturing experience.
Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement expertise.
Maintenance excellence and operational reliability experience.

Responsibilities

Champion a zero-incident safety culture.
Lead daily manufacturing operations across production, quality, safety, cost, and delivery.
Develop and manage the annual operating budget.
Drive plant financial and operational performance.
Prepare and justify capital expenditure requests.
Build and strengthen maintenance and equipment reliability programs.
Develop, engage, and retain manufacturing talent.
Lead Lean and continuous improvement initiatives.
Ensure compliance with FDA, GMP, environmental, safety, and quality requirements.
Coach plant leaders through performance management and succession planning.
Partner with Quality, Supply Chain, Sales, and corporate functions.