Production Manager

Pregis • Conover, NC

13d • Onsite

About The Position

Pregis LLC, a leading global provider of innovative packaging solutions, is seeking a Production Manager based at its Conover, NC manufacturing facility in our Protective Films & Coatings division. The plant operates on a 24/7 schedule. The Production Manager will be responsible for the Safety, Quality and Operational excellence of the plant. As a Production Manager, you are responsible for leading a team of people in production operations to achieve operating goals and operational excellence. Production Manager’s lead shift supervisors who in turn lead hourly employees, approximately 60-70 personnel in total. A Production Manager leads their team to meet a variety of production objectives that may include safety, productivity, quality, maintenance, training, cost control, and standardizing and sustaining operations. They will manage performance metrics (uptime, throughput, quality control, safety, etc.) and identify improvement opportunities making data driven decisions.

Requirements

• BA from a four-year college (Engineering Degree is a strong plus).
• 10+ years of experience in plant leadership in a manufacturing business in lieu of degree
• Prior experience managing direct reports is required.
• Prior experience with web-handling/adhesive coating/solvent coating preferred
• Adequate knowledge of business and management principles (budgeting, strategic planning, resource allocation and human resources)
• Familiarity with industry standard equipment and technical expertise.
• Excellent computer skills including MS Office; ability to manage and analyze large data sets and build models in MS Excel.
• Knowledge using SAP a plus.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements for operating plants.
• Exceptional written, verbal skills.

Nice To Haves

• Engineering Degree is a strong plus
• Prior experience with web-handling/adhesive coating/solvent coating

Responsibilities

• Ensure all production goals are met
• Safety – Reporting and compliance
• The plant must be maintained in a clean and organized manner
• Support in the development of Job Safety Assessments (JSA’s)
• Help Establish a zero Incidents safety culture
• Target of 1 or less Total Recordable Incident Rate for 2026
• Perform safety audits throughout the plant via EASE initiative
• Responsible for Environmental, Health and Safety, including waste management
• Ensure compliance and accountability; including disciplinary process
• Provide monthly safety score card
• All employees follow safety rules and know the Critical Safety Rules
• Develop a 5S culture
• Minimize quality returns/customer complaints
• Ensure the quality of the manufactured products through SOP’s
• Develop corrective actions to eliminate the re-occurrence of quality issues – scrap reduction
• Enforce quality procedures
• Collect, sustain and analyze KPI data
• Internal Quality incidents
• Downtime
• Initiate corrective actions from the KPI data gathered
• Support in the achievement of the plant’s targets
• Safety
• Productivity
• Quality
• WIP/Inventory levels
• Others as developed
• Implement Cost Saving initiatives that will increase the business’s profitability
• Ensure On Time Delivery In Full of products to our customers
• Provide daily KPI’s to the Plant Manager by facility score card report
• Work with scheduling to increase productivity
• Attend daily meetings to provide productivity recommendations and execute plan
• Minimize changeover plans by grouping similar products
• Continue to develop strategies to maximize labor utilization
• Responsibilities and job description
• Hours worked vs. hours needed
• Manage the manufacturing team to ensure the facility meets performance goals
• Cleanliness and organization
• Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) and safety rules are followed
• Monitor and manage attendance
• Supervisors and Leads responsibilities
• Drive accountability on the floor - Discipline employees as required, up to termination
• Work with other departments as a cross functional team that supports the goals of the business
• Manage supervisors
• Provide them with proper direction to achieve the company goals
• Establish and develop goals holding them accountable for safety, quality and performance
• Disciplinary actions/log if needed
• Develop Standard Operator Procedures/Standard Work to create a consistent performance in the workplace
• Review employees’ performance and elaborate a succession plan
• Ensure adequate training and job responsibilities are clearly laid out for new employees

What This Job Offers

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