Plant Manager

Inteplast•Bluffton, IN

23d

About The Position

The Plant Manager supports the General Manager in overseeing plant operations, including personnel, safety, quality, production efficiency, materials, equipment, processes, and cost management. The role ensures products comply with company specifications and meet or exceed customer expectations, while driving performance against safety, quality, and productivity targets. The Plant Manager leads team leaders and assistant team leaders and is accountable for production volumes, cost management, quality returns, staffing, continuous improvement, and safety performance. The role coordinates production scheduling, materials, personnel, and equipment to fulfill customer orders. It analyzes plant financial performance, forecasts costs and results, monitors operational metrics, and prepares reports for management. The Plant Manager also leads continuous improvement and capital projects, supports new products and processes, ensures compliance with safety and quality standards, and works with employees and colleagues across 20/20 Custom Molded Plastics and Inteplast Group. Domestic and international travel may be required as business needs dictate.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required; engineering or technical emphasis desired.
At least 5 years of experience in a manufacturing leadership capacity.
Experience managing plastics blown film and converting operations.
Understanding and working knowledge of structural foam or high-pressure molding.
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 aptitude, with proficiency in 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

Experience in a 24/7 environment.

Responsibilities

Schedule workflow and coordinate personnel, training, equipment utilization, raw materials, and production planning to meet customer orders and schedules.
Work with the scheduling department to finalize schedules and support a customer fill rate of nearly 100%.
Analyze plant operations and financial performance, prepare monthly reports, forecast upcoming results, and explain prior-month results.
Travel domestically and internationally as necessary to meet business requirements.
Coordinate with the Logistics Team, Scheduler, and General Manager to address product capacity shortfalls.
Work with Maintenance Managers to ensure availability of extrusion dies and other critical components.
Partner with engineering on continuous improvement projects to reduce downtime, quality issues, and inefficiencies.
Recommend and manage capital projects that improve the business, ensuring projects are properly planned and executed with engineering.
Manage production scheduling and material flow to maximize machine efficiency while minimizing raw materials and finished goods.
Report resin-related data, including consumption, scrap and reasons, reclaimed material, product weights, cost and efficiency improvements, scheduled versus actual pounds, and supplier usage; use the information to improve yield and efficiency.
Monitor and report efficiency, quality, and cost results, initiate corrective action, and prepare routine reports for the General Manager.
Provide leadership and guidance to teams and collaborate across the organization and with Inteplast Group.
Assist sales, quality, and the General Manager with customer contact as needed, including scheduling, audits, shipping, and quality matters.
Lead manufacturing processes toward safety goals, enforce OSHA regulations, and uphold company housekeeping standards and Good Manufacturing Practices.
Work with the quality manager and safety coordinator to recommend and submit safety-improvement capital projects.
Coordinate staff in developing new processes and products, whether self-initiated or directed by the General 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 Manager to administer company and Inteplast Group policies and work rules, and to manage hiring, discipline, performance reviews, skill development, and terminations.
Initiate improvements related to equipment, training, staffing, raw materials, systems, and general operations.
Work with the Quality department to uphold quality standards, ensure products meet specifications, and use the corrective action process when required.
Ensure self and direct reports complete six-month and annual performance appraisals.
Build relationships with Inteplast Group members to share knowledge, resources, technology, cost-saving ideas, and product and process improvements.
Participate in development of the company’s long- and short-term strategic goals and submit strategic recommendations to the management team.
Perform other duties as requested by management.