Plant Manager - Pallet Manufacturing

48forty Solutions • Livonia, MI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Plant Manager, you will work alongside a General Manager to oversee all plant operations and ensure superior customer satisfaction. This role involves driving results and exceeding customer expectations in safety, service, quality, and cost by maintaining the highest standards. The ideal candidate is motivated by inspiring others to achieve ambitious goals. 48forty Solutions is the largest pallet management services company in North America, providing end-to-end pallet solutions, including supply, retrieval, on-site services, reverse logistics, and packaging materials. The company emphasizes its workforce as the core of its business.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Operations/Supply Chain or related field
• 5+ years of experience in a supervisory role in an engineering or manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated success in motivating and delivering strong employee relations with non-exempt employees
• Experience managing safety performance and programs

Nice To Haves

• Six Sigma/Lean certification preferred
• Familiarity with private fleet management/transportation is preferred

Responsibilities

• Manage the work of all production employees, overseeing production and shipping schedules based on availability of raw and finished goods
• Provide hands-on leadership as a working manager, responsible for mentoring and coaching all employees and managing employee relations issues
• Support plant administration to ensure compliance to established policies
• Assist with the entire new hire process with dedicated Recruiter and Onboarding Team in HR, and make all employment decisions within the plant
• Consult with the General Manager for the cost and yield performance of the Plant
• Support and implement cost control initiatives and process control within the Plant
• Continually review operations activities, including local transportation activities to maintain compliance with all Federal, State and local laws (OSHA, DOL, DOJ, EPA, FD)
• Drive Safety improvements across the Plant
• Ensure the consistent execution of all SOPs throughout the Plant and in accordance with the PMS Commercial Organization, Global Supply Chain
• Deliver best operational practices and cost efficiencies across the Plant while maintaining critical quality and raw material utilization standards that are necessary to maintain customer satisfaction and Plant profitability
• Implement and manage Lean opportunities to effectively eliminate waste
• Provide leadership to Plant staff to effectively recruit, train, develop, evaluate, motivate, delegate and monitor their activities
• Drive efficiencies in asset utilization through proper transportation scheduling, dispatch, & driver management while meeting customer expectations

Benefits

• Competitive Pay
• Holiday Pay
• Daily Pay – Access to your earned wages before payday!
• Referral Bonuses
• Long-Term Career Advancement
• Paid Time Off
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life, AD&D, and Short-Term & Long-Term Disability insurance for Eligible Full Time Employees
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Great Team Environment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees