Plant Manager

We're Not Just in the Packaging Business-We're in the "Wow" Business

Pregis is Hiring!

Why Join Pregis?

Pregis is in the packaging business to protect what matters. We are committed to providing our customers and employees sustainable growth through purpose-driven innovation and customer-centric packaging solutions. If you are looking for a company that is thriving across various high growth industries and is innovative, customer focused, high integrity, believes in strong teamwork and collaboration, Pregis is the company for you. Check out the Pregis Purpose to learn how sustainability and social responsibility is at the very core of our company DNA.

About the Position

The Plant Manager is a hands-on leadership position that supports, coaches, directs and oversee all daily operations of the plant from production and manufacturing to ensuring policies and procedures are followed. The Plant Manager develops processes that will maximize stewardship, safety, quality, customer service, productivity, maintenance, and continuous improvement goals and holds the Pregis culture and values.

Job Functions

• Engage with operational employees and team members to lead all manufacturing activities. Make recommendations to improve culture, safety, quality, and productivity of operations.
• Plan, organize, direct and run optimum day-to-day operations to exceed our customers' expectations.
• Increase production, assets capacity and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs and maintaining current quality standards.
• Drive world-class operating and materials management practices and create a practical mindset of Lean and continuous improvement across the organization to improve operational capability, to better serve customers and optimize cost structure.
• Responsible for production output, product quality and on-time shipping.
• Implement strategies in alignment with business strategic initiatives and provide a clear sense of direction and focus to the Plant.
• Management of Key Performance Indicators (KPI's).
• Share a trusting relationship with workgroup and recruit, manage and develop plant staff.
• Collect and analyze data to find places of waste or overtime to drive improvement in product quality and reduction of process scrap.
• Drive improvements and enhancements to plant safety programs.
• Ensures effective training and coaching of plant personnel.
• Ensures plant housekeeping meets established standards.
• Create, foster, and maintain a focus on continuous improvement.
• Incorporates vision and values into day to day activities and behaviors guiding and motivating others.
• Team responsibilities - manage these core functions for the plant to ensure they meet their customer commitments and operational performance metrics.
• Ensure goods are procured, production schedules are managed and maintained.
• Maintain a positive solid relationship with customer service.
• Create and foster a positive work environment cross-functionally.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive preventative maintenance program.
• Collaborate with R&D to run new product trials, optimize production performance and lower overall manufacturing costs.

Job Requirements

Education / Experience:

• 10+ years of experience in plant management for a manufacturing business, working with multiple sites and multiple product/service categories. 15+ years of inline finishing print experience
• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Prior experience managing direct reports is a must.
• Adequate knowledge of business and management principles (budgeting, strategic planning, resource allocation and human resources).
• Lean background with a technical coatings background is a plus.

Skills & Training:

• Adequate knowledge of business and management principles (budgeting, strategic planning, resource allocation and human resources).
• Excellent computer skills including MS Office; and SAP a plus.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements for operating plants.
• Ability to create accountability and to lead by example.
• Strong team building, decision-making and people management skills.
• Capable of leading root cause analysis investigations.
• Develop methods to explain training material to our multilingual operating staff.
• Knowledge of process improvement principles such as Lean, Six Sigma.
• Exceptional written, verbal skills.
• Some travel required. <15%

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Diversity and Inclusion

We believe in diversity of thought and bringing together other traits and characteristics that make an individual bring a unique experience to Pregis. We strive to foster an inclusive environment where behaviors and social norms ensure people are welcome.

Affirmative Action/EEO Statement/Inclusion

We offer equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type based on race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We support inclusion and believe in welcoming a collective sum of individual differences, thoughts, traits, and characteristics to represent Pregis' culture and achievements.

Visit us at www.pregis.com for more information about Pregis LLC.