Plant Operations Manager - Lean, KPI & Safety

Greif, Inc.; Santiago; On-site; CLP 40,000,000 - 60,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Greif, Inc. is seeking a Plant Manager to lead and optimize our manufacturing operations. The role focuses on lean initiatives, performance management, and safety leadership to ensure efficient production aligned with budget and strategic goals.

The candidate will drive continuous improvement, manage cross-functional teams, and collaborate with other departments to meet production targets while maintaining Greif’s safety and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Typically possesses a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) and 10 or more years of relevant experience.
• Experience leading plant operations and teams in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Continuously improves the plant's performance by implementing lean manufacturing concepts, techniques and processes.
• Effectively implements new performance management systems, production plans and performance criteria; confirms production progress; responds to delays; takes corrective actions; records KPI performance.
• Creates and implements improvement plans for the overall operation.
• Ensures team understands roles and responsibilities as it relates to the team and Greif.
• Encourages joint problem solving and individual development.
• Supports Greif mission, follows values of Greif and works to better Greif’s business as a whole.
• Manages and maintains safety observances, ensuring guards and safety features are working, and promoting good daily safety practices and habits.
• Communicates goals and objectives, applies company policy, staffs, trains, coaches, recommends salary increases, administers discipline, insures positive colleague relations and reviews the performance of colleagues.
• Forecasts future production and facility needs and participates in the establishment of strategic business and project goals.
• Contributes in annual budget preparation.
• Controls expenditures in accordance with budget.
• Maintain close connection and contact with other departments.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Team leadership

Problem solving

Multi-tasking

Computer skills

Interpersonal skills

Organization

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Greif, Inc. is seeking a Plant Manager to lead and optimize our manufacturing operations. The role focuses on lean initiatives, performance management, and safety leadership to ensure efficient production aligned with budget and strategic goals.

The candidate will drive continuous improvement, manage cross-functional teams, and collaborate with other departments to meet production targets while maintaining Greif’s safety and quality standards.