Utilizing your background in paper or packaging manufacturing, our client is looking for a Plant Manager to join the team and immediately lead the facility beneath the President of a family owned company. The Plant Manager will take over 100+ indirect reports, lead people managers, and will be tasked with handling recent expansions and growth due to success with some of their largest clients.
Client Details
Our client is a paper/packaging manufacturer near the Illinois/Wisconsin border partnered with name brand retail and fast food companies to manufacture their solutions at a greater capacity. This role will be taking on all plant management responsibilities including the engineering team
Description
- Manage 6 direct reports, and over 100+ indirect reports
- Handle P&L responsibilities, be an active part of the leadership strategy team
- Utilize background in paper and packaging manucaturing to troubleshoot production issues on the floor
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives, seeking ways to be more efficient and optimize cost savings opportunities
- Hand's On Role - lead by example
- Identify production problems and present creative solutions to Ownership
- Troubleshoot machinery programming - do not need to be an expert.
- Communicate with customers and regularly perform DFMA
Profile
- 7+ years experience in a packaging environment
- 5+ Years of leadership experience (over 100+ indirect reports highly preferred)
- Experience in being in smaller and larger plants or being a part of leading a smaller plant and growing to a larger one
- Bachelor's Degree required, Master's Degree a large plus
- "Hands on" mentality
- Experience with DFMA strongly preferred
Job Offer
- Competitive Base Salary up to $145,000
- Profit Sharing Bonus Options, in addition to Annual Personal Bonus
- 3 Weeks PTO in addition to 5 Sick Days
- 4% 401k Match
- 11 Company Paid Holidays
- Full Health, Dental, Vision Benefits Option
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