Plant Manager

Company Overview: Why Choose Us? Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries including foodservice, restaurant delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial sectors. Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin, paper, molded fiber, aluminum and more. We provide customers a broad array of stock and customized solutions with 120 product categories, 250 brands and over 39,000 SKUs. Our Sustainability Commitment The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives. Job Description: The Plant Manager for our facility in City of Industry, California will be responsible for leading daily operations of this site. S/he will lead a cross-functional team to deliver on, customer commitments, operational transformation, and plant financials. This role will be hands-on in ensuring focus and delivery of key metrics related to Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Morale. This role will also assist the broader Bagcraft Operations leadership team by developing principles, defining processes, and scorecards to improve performance. S/he will help us build capabilities and competence across the operating unit. The incumbent must be able to lead multiple high-priority projects to support operational transformation at the site. The Plant Manager will report to Sr. Director, Operations for the Bagcraft operating unit. Reporting to the Plant Manager will be functional leaders at the site level. Key Duties & Responsibilities Partners with Operations leadership to identify and drive the facility strategy on a short-and-long term with a 1–3-year time horizon, including operational transformation Manages daily production needs by aligning production associates, technical resources, machinery and equipment, and materials to meet customer orders Provide directions to a cross-functional leadership team to deliver on customer commitments, financials, and other key performance indicators daily Analyses plant, department, and cell performance to identify bottlenecks and performance to generate improvement opportunities and projects Champions continuous improvement with the team, at all levels, including frontline associates, supervisors, and managers to drive operational improvements Owns the facility budget and financial performance, to include influencing the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes, capital expenditures, etc. Evaluates the skill set of the plant leadership team, frontline leadership, and associates to identify development needs, building bench strength across all departments Drives Novolex transformation across the site by fostering knowledge transfer and collaboration across all teams – sharing and celebrating successes Manages projects across the Bagcraft operating unit from inception to delivery, creating, and managing detailed project plans, budgets, and schedules Provides timely and regular status reporting to senior leadership and project stakeholders Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, supply chain or a related field 7+ years’ progressive responsibility in a manufacturing environment Strong working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, TPS, and Continuous Improvement systems Experience driving productivity gains through standard work, waste elimination, and process discipline In-depth knowledge and experience in maintenance and leading maintenance programs Experience implementing and sustaining 5S, visual management, and tiered meetings Ability to effectively delegate and lead through others to deliver on commitments Ability to communicate with individuals a…

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