Plant Manager II

The Role

The Plant Manager II-Winston Salem, NC is responsible for meeting all operational and financial goals in accordance with the company’s overall goals and strategies for the Winston Salem Tekni-Plex location. This role reports to the Director of Operations and is a member of the company's leadership team.

Responsibilities

• Effectively lead and direct the manufacturing operations to maximize the financial benefit to Tekni-Plex.
• Lead initiatives that result in maximizing machine utilization and output at minimum cost, producing a quality product, directing training, reducing scrap, and ensuring a safe work environment where all employees are valued, respected, and accountable.
• Ensure manufacturing goals are met to improve performance in the areas of production output, machine utilization, and cost control.
• Maintain monitoring of production outputs, machine utilization, downtime issues, and quality service levels.
• Evaluate scrap levels and implement strategies to reduce scrap, including working with suppliers to reduce their variability and to reimburse when they provide defective product.
• Evaluate manning requirements and implement plans to ensure personnel are adequately trained and machine results are visible in production areas.
• Support and lead efforts & activities to improve safety and housekeeping.
• Strengthen Mfg. floor leadership through the development of Prod. Mgrs. and Supervisors.
• Communicate regularly with OA's to develop and maintain effective employee relations.
• Recommend, justify, and assist in implementing Capital Requests to support strategic plans.
• Maintain oversight of make-ready and reduce scrap.
• Monitor Departmental Spending and recommend ways to control and reduce spending.
• Monitor employee performance including action plans for non-performers and rewards for those with superior performance.
• Strengthen company team performance with participation on teams and assure that all direct reports participate on teams.
• Oversee management operating systems and implementation by reports.
• Adhere to all Company Safety rules and regulations.
• Adhere to Tekni-Plex safety and environmental compliance programs.

Leadership & Operational Capabilities

• Ability to direct the activities of Production Managers and Supervisors to provide leadership throughout the organization, evaluate production performance, and develop operational strategic plans.
• Superior communication skills across levels and functions throughout the company to include the ability to make presentations to levels from company executives, customers, to operating associates.
• Ability to evaluate production constraints, develop action plans, and direct implementation of projects.
• Able to handle multiple tasks and functions simultaneously and ability to act calmly and quickly in crisis situations.
• Ability to develop position descriptions, evaluate performance, evaluate potential candidates, evaluate performance, hire personnel, and recommend an organizational structure to provide the talent necessary to continually improve company performance.

Skills

• Some overnight travel by various modes of transportation including airline, train, and automobile as deemed appropriate.
• Able to work extended hours as required.
• Continuous contact with other people requiring communications via face-to-face, orally by telephone, and various written methodologies.
• BS Degree in a business or technical field with 10+ years supervisory/management experience.
• Thorough knowledge of production processes within manufacturing.
• Sound working knowledge of customer relationships including volume, process, and quality requirements.
• Knowledge of planning and scheduling functions.
• Knowledge of financial reporting.
• Knowledge of industry and converting equipment (desirable).
• Ability to handle a multiple tasks with varying deadlines.
• Ability to work with extremely confidential information/situations and maintain confidentiality.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills through all levels of management.
• Have talking knowledge of all Packaging functions and their purpose.

Pay

The compensation range for this position is $180,000 - $193,000 plus a target bonus incentive.