Plant Manager

CHEP • Pendergrass, GA

20d • Onsite

About The Position

The Plant Manager provides leadership, management, and vision to ensure operating efficiency and the highest level of customer service. The role manages total plant operations and delivers customer satisfaction by driving results in budgeting, compliance, safety programs, and people management. It owns site performance and plant-level P&L, translates network priorities into plant execution, and leads performance across production, safety, cost, quality, and service. The Plant Manager develops staff and frontline leadership, embeds standard operating systems, drives Lean and continuous improvement, manages labor and capacity, and represents the organization in the community. The position is not remote.

Requirements

• 7–10 years of plant leadership experience in automated manufacturing, logistics, supply chain, distribution, or industrial operations.
• Demonstrated ownership of site performance metrics.
• Strong people leadership and employee engagement capability.
• Experience leading safety, quality, cost, service, and productivity outcomes.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams.
• Working knowledge of Lean, continuous improvement, and operational excellence, with the ability to apply basic principles in operational execution.
• Financial and business acumen, or the ability to understand, interpret, and use financial information and business circumstances to make sound business decisions.
• Experience in a matrixed environment and ability to deliver results with support and alignment from other organizational functions.
• Ability to lead hourly and salaried staff, with direct and indirect scope of up to 300.
• Strong operational execution discipline and plant-level financial ownership.
• Data-driven decision-making and performance management capability.
• Working knowledge of automation and engineering environments.
• Skills listed for success include change leadership and management, coaching, collaboration, computer literacy, data analysis and literacy, delegation, disruptive thinking, feedback, inclusive leadership, leading customer-centric teams, mathematical literacy, mentorship, motivating teams, prioritization, scheduling, self-awareness, and written communication.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and be accountable for the health and safety of employees, contractors, and visitors, ensuring adherence to corporate and legislative requirements.
• Improve safety performance in alignment with Brambles’ Zero Harm initiative and ensure compliance with environmental regulations.
• Work with the maintenance team to oversee equipment reliability and support operational continuity and efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with CHEP procedures, work instructions, and safety protocols.
• Implement best practices and continuous improvement to optimize safety, quality, cost control, and overall plant performance.
• Maintain site security and meet service center requirements, including managing storage, stock levels, and movement of materials and equipment.
• Manage, lead, and develop plant staff, promoting accountability and performance against job descriptions and agreements.
• Ensure internal and external customer expectations are consistently met or exceeded.
• Own full plant P&L and long-term performance.
• Deliver site KPIs for people, safety, quality, DIFOT, cost, and productivity.
• Translate network priorities into plant execution and own plant-level results and leadership effectiveness.
• Embed standard operating systems and processes and improve performance against baseline.
• Build high-performing frontline leadership teams and lead talent development and succession planning.
• Drive Lean and continuous improvement execution; manage labor and capacity.
• Communicate effectively with key stakeholders and represent the organization within the community.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager