Plant Manager

Plant Manager Needed For Industry Leading Packaging Manufacturing Firm

Position Overview

The Plant Manager will have overall responsibility for leading a manufacturing operation and delivering strong results across safety, environmental performance, production, cost, quality, customer service, and financial performance.

This role requires an experienced manufacturing leader who can set clear expectations, build accountability across functions, develop strong leaders, and establish a culture focused on operational discipline and continuous improvement. The Plant Manager will lead the site with responsibility for both day-to-day execution and longer-term improvements in the operation.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership and direction for the manufacturing facility, with a strong emphasis on employee safety, environmental stewardship, and regulatory compliance.
• Oversee the complete manufacturing operation, including incoming raw materials, production activities, maintenance, inventory, and shipment of finished products.
• Establish performance expectations and drive results across production output, operating efficiency, material utilization, inventory management, and financial performance.
• Manage site operating costs and budgets, routinely evaluating expenditures, identifying opportunities for improvement, and holding functional leaders accountable for results.
• Build a performance-oriented culture in which employees and leaders take ownership of safety, quality, reliability, productivity, and cost.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives designed to reduce waste, improve operational effectiveness, and strengthen overall plant performance.
• Ensure site operations are conducted in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements and established company standards.
• Partner effectively with engineering, maintenance, supply chain, commercial, human resources, environmental, safety, and other supporting functions.
• Develop the site's leadership capability through coaching, succession planning, talent development, and clear performance expectations.
• Support the planning and execution of capital investments and major facility improvement projects.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressively responsible leadership experience within a manufacturing or industrial operating environment.
• Demonstrated success leading manufacturing operations and implementing changes that improve business and operational performance.
• Experience establishing accountability and managing leaders across multiple plant functions.
• Working knowledge of plant financial management, including budgeting, operating expenses, cost control, and financial performance measures.
• Proven ability to build, lead, and develop high-performing teams.
• Experience developing talent and strengthening leadership capability within an organization.
• Experience supporting or leading significant capital projects, engineering initiatives, or major equipment/facility improvements.

Preferred Background

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, a technical discipline, or a related field.
• Leadership experience within a complex, asset-intensive manufacturing environment.
• Previous experience in positions such as Plant Manager, Operations Manager, Production Manager, Manufacturing Manager, Maintenance/Reliability Manager, Superintendent, or a comparable senior operations leadership position.
• Experience applying continuous improvement methodologies to improve safety, reliability, productivity, cost, or quality.
• Experience in wood products, building materials, engineered products, pulp and paper, forest products, or another process-oriented manufacturing environment is preferred.