PLANT MANAGER

Inteplast•Coppell, TX

About The Position

The Plant Manager is responsible for the plant’s day-to-day operations, leadership, and management direction to ensure safety, quality, financial, operational, productivity, and delivery goals are met and customer satisfaction is maintained. The role requires timely and accurate reporting on production metrics, including efficiency, downtime, and cost. The Plant Manager promotes a culture of safety by leading awareness initiatives, addressing safety issues, and managing incident investigations. This position reports to the Director of Manufacturing.

Requirements

Five or more years of manufacturing and leadership experience.
Knowledge of production processes, raw materials, quality control, costs, and techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
Demonstrated success driving operational performance, implementing process improvements, and achieving production targets.
Results-driven, analytical, self-motivated, and detail-oriented, with the ability to identify logical alternatives or approaches to complex problems.
Demonstrated presentation skills for interactions with executive-level management and large customers.
Effective team-building and leadership skills.
Effective written and verbal communication skills with all levels of the organization.
Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite.
Strong technical skills.
Strong organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple tasks.

Nice To Haves

BA/BS degree preferred in Industrial or Operations Management, Engineering, or Business.
Production Manager experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

Prioritize employee safety and safety compliance.
Oversee plant operations to ensure effective production processes and achievement of production targets.
Implement operational strategies, plans, and policies to optimize production efficiency, reduce costs, and improve quality.
Monitor key performance indicators and implement corrective actions to achieve performance goals.
Lead, coach, and develop production supervisors, maintenance personnel, operators, and support staff.
Establish performance expectations, provide feedback and recognition, and address performance issues promptly.
Foster a positive work culture that promotes teamwork, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Collaborate with production planning and scheduling teams to develop production plans and schedules that meet customer requirements and optimize resource utilization.
Monitor production progress, identify bottlenecks, and take proactive measures to ensure on-time delivery.
Implement and maintain quality systems that ensure adherence to SQF, product specifications, and customer requirements.
Ensure effective asset-care and maintenance systems are in place to improve equipment reliability, execute preventive maintenance, reduce recurring downtime, manage critical spares, and safely and effectively deliver planned maintenance outages.
Participate in designing and implementing continuous improvement processes.
Complete timely and accurate reports on production metrics such as efficiency, downtime, and cost.
Lead safety awareness initiatives, address safety issues, and manage incident investigations.
Provide feedback up and down the organization.