Plant Manager

Graphic Packaging Careers•Saint Paul, MN

25d•Onsite

About The Position

At Graphic Packaging International, we produce paperboard and paper-based packaging for some of the world's most recognized brands of food, beverage, foodservice, household, personal care, and pet products. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the company is collaborative, diverse, and innovative, creating inspired packaging while giving back to communities. With over 25,000 employees working in more than 130 locations worldwide, Graphic Packaging International strives to be environmentally responsible and is committed to workplace diversity, offering competitive compensation and benefits. The Manufacturing Plant Management role is accountable for all processes and teams associated with manufacturing, engineering, and production across the plant, including Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing Production Operations, Manufacturing Repair & Maintenance Operations, Manufacturing Production Planning & Control, Quality, Environmental, and Employee Health & Safety.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or related work experience required in lieu of degree.
Minimum 5 years experience working in a manufacturing or similar environment.

Responsibilities

Direct, leverage, and guide the work of others, and mobilize resources.
Manage two or more direct reports.
Monitor and achieve operational and/or financial results for their area of responsibility.
Perform people management actions such as hiring, terminating, rewarding, training, and developing employees.
Manage experienced professionals and/or supervisors who exercise latitude and independence in their assignments.
Adapt departmental plans and priorities to meet short-term challenges.
Work on issues of diverse scope; analysis of situations or data requires evaluation of a variety of factors, including an understanding of concepts, theories, and principles in own discipline and a basic knowledge of other disciplines.
Solve problems following operational policies; understand the broader impact across the department.
Act as advisor to subordinate(s) to meet schedules and/or resolve technical problems.
Apply understanding of the business and how area of responsibility integrates with other areas to achieve department objectives.
Interpret and administer policies, processes, and procedures that may affect sections and subordinate work units.
Develop and administer schedules, performance requirements; may have budget responsibilities.
Ensure assignments are defined by activities and objectives; work is reviewed upon completion for adequacy in meeting objectives.
Recognize that errors in judgment or failure to achieve results may cause serious delays and considerable expenditure of resources.
Interact frequently with internal personnel and outside representatives at various levels.
Participate and present at meetings with internal and external representatives.
Resolve operational and scheduling issues.
Follow all Plant rules, Processes, Hygiene, and Allergens procedures, related to production of Safe Quality Foods.
Report to person of authority to record any potentially unsafe conditions which may result in unsafe foods or noncompliance to SQF related procedures.
Participate in SQF Root Cause and Corrective Actions (from customer complaints, SQF audits, validation, and verification activities) as required.
Follow all procedures related to producing Safe Quality Foods (SQF).
Report any potentially unsafe SQF conditions or customer complaints to a person of authority to record and/or correct the situation.