Plant Manager

About the role

We are seeking a skilled and dependable Plant Manager with experience leading production teams and an entrepreneurial spirit. This position is responsible for ensuring the continuous operation and maintenance of equipment and systems critical to daily production.

Key Responsibilities & Expected Results

• Demonstrate safety as a core value and establish a safe work environment by actively leading the safe execution of work.
• Achie desired results in safety by demonstrating personal commitment and leading safety processes to sustain a safe work environment.
• Implement and coordinate department safety education and processes in accordance with best practices and policies.
• Lead production teams to ensure all business objectives are met.
• Lead machine center expectation process (KPIs, housekeeping, lean activities).
• Ensure company assets and physical plant are secure and well maintained.
• Achie desired results in quality, on time delivery and productivity by leading process reliability efforts to ensure lowest cost, best quality with high return on assets.
• Minimize waste within the department by driving awareness, training and accountability.
• Drive maximum throughput within the department by reducing set up times and increasing uptimes and machine speeds.
• Support culture that promotes engagement and teamwork.
• Ensure there is a strong focus on housekeeping within and outside the facility.
• Identify equipment issues and coordinate necessary maintenance activities (including preventative).
• Ensure the facility is maintained both from a repair and general maintenance perspective (snow removal, landscaping, parking lot, etc.).
• Responsible for ensuring that he/she and the production team accurately report all metrics and labor.
• Ability to lead problem solving and lean processes to address operational and quality issues.
• Ensure effective labor utilization and efficiencies by optimizing employee scheduling, employee cross training and limiting overtime.
• Ensure all appropriate environmental regulations and permitting requirements are compliant.
• Determine daily/weekly staffing levels required to meet production requirements
• Ensure that expenses for the production and maintenance departments are within budget.
• Coach and develop supervisors and hourly employees to maximize their effectiveness.
• Coach and mentor, evaluate, train and develop members of the production leadership team.
• Conduct regular team meetings, evaluations and one-on-one meetings with production leadership and hourly team members.
• Partner with Human Resources to ensure adequate staffing is met through recruitment.
• Lead and support the pay for skills process including but not limited to training and development and adequate backup.

Qualifications And Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Industrial Management, or related field required or equivalent work experience.
• At least four years of experience required in management in a corrugated box environment.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in Mandarin, spoken and written, strongly preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

Core Competencies

• Operational Excellence
• Safety Compliance
• Quality Management
• Leadership & People management
• Asset Reliability
• Strategic thinking

Success Profile

• Consistently meets or exceeds KPI’s
• Uses data to guide decisions
• Pursues excellence in work and company achievements as a collaborative goal
• Treats the company and teammates with upmost respect, operating on strong moral codes to drive company values and culture
• Drives forward each day with speed, agility, and flexibility to capture unrealized opportunities and avoid potential risks for the business
• Acts like an owner, challenging the status quo, asking the right questions, and actively seeking ways to innovate and improve
• Adapts quickly to ND Paper’s continuous evolution while driving change in a fast-paced environment
• Implements meaningful leadership with heart, empathy, foresight and stewardship

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance as well as voluntary benefits such as accident insurance, hospital indemnity, and critical illness for you and your family.
• Financial protection benefits, including life insurance, disability insurance, and business travel accident insurance.
• Tax advantaged accounts such as Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Paid holidays, personal days, and vacation days to support work-life balance.
• A 401K retirement plan with a company match and annual fixed contribution.
• Wellness programs with incentives and an on-site clinic available at our Rumford and Biron location.

Apply

Please submit your resume, and salary requirements to https://us.ndpaper.com/careers

No unsolicited resumes - ND Paper does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Any unsolicited resume you submit to us will immediately become the property of ND Paper. If you would like to become a recruiter for ND Paper, please contact us and we will agree in writing to terms and the specific job roles for which you are authorized to recruit.