3-Shift Plant Leader: Safety, Quality & Production

Smurfit-Westrock; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan with company match

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock in Michigan seeks a Plant Manager to provide leadership across three shifts and a 200+ workforce, delivering safe, reliable production and quality performance. You will partner with Operations, Maintenance, HR, Sales, and Customer Service to set priorities, remove barriers, and drive continuous improvement and operational excellence.

You'll develop leaders and ensure on-time delivery, safety, and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Minimum of seven years of progressive supervisory or operations leadership experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading production operations and frontline teams in fast-paced manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of production planning, scheduling, maintenance, safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to analyze operational information and use data to drive decisions.
• Strong communication and leadership development skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead overall plant operations across three shifts and 200+ colleagues, ensuring safe, efficient, and reliable performance.
• Drive achievement of production, quality, safety, customer service, housekeeping, maintenance, and scheduling objectives.
• Partner with supervisors and production teams to establish attainable performance goals and remove barriers.
• Analyze operational data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to increase productivity, efficiency, and quality.
• Support capital equipment evaluations, installation, and facility improvements, in partnership with Maintenance.

Skills

Leadership

Operations management

Manufacturing

Data-driven decisions

Cross-functional collab

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

ERP systems

Job description

Smurfit Westrock in Michigan seeks a Plant Manager to provide leadership across three shifts and a 200+ workforce, delivering safe, reliable production and quality performance. You will partner with Operations, Maintenance, HR, Sales, and Customer Service to set priorities, remove barriers, and drive continuous improvement and operational excellence.

You'll develop leaders and ensure on-time delivery, safety, and customer satisfaction.