Business Unit Leader - Converting

First Quality King of Prussia PA; Defiance (OH); Presencial; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Bonus opportunities

Paid time off

Healthcare benefits

401(k) with match

Parental leave

Dependent care FSA

Diapers benefit

Tuition assistance

Wellness program

Descripción de la vacante

First Quality is seeking a Production Manager to lead Defiance, OH Converting operations, driving safety, quality, and cost-effective production. The role requires a strong leader who can coordinate with maintenance, planning, and cross-functional teams to achieve plant goals.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in production, 5+ in management, and a Bachelor’s degree in business or engineering. The company offers growth opportunities and a competitive benefits package.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Business Management or Engineering.
• 10+ years in Production and ≥5 years in Production Management.
• Experience in lean manufacturing.
• Experience in inventory control, scheduling, and planning.
• Strong safety knowledge.
• Excel and Office proficiency; SAP knowledge preferred.
• Leadership and talent development skills.
• Strong problem-solving and judgment.
• Excellent time management and delegation.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams.

Responsabilidades

• Promote a safety culture across the site.
• Manage daily operations in the Converting department with focus on quality and cost.
• Develop, implement, and lead initiatives to support production objectives.
• Communicate operating plans, goals, and expectations clearly.
• Foster collaboration among work teams and with other functions.
• Promote transparency and positive communication.
• Lead and coach direct reports with feedback.
• Ensure training and development of converting team members.
• Prioritize platform production activities for safety, quality and efficiency.
• Lead platform trials for process and product learning.
• Support maintenance priorities and reliability development.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Safety culture

Time management

Communication

Problem solving

Team building

Lean manufacturing

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Business Management or Engineering

Herramientas

SAP

Excel

Descripción del empleo

Founded over 35 years ago, First Quality is a family-owned company that has grown from a small business in McElhattan, Pennsylvania into a group of companies, employing over 5,000 team members, while maintaining our family values and entrepreneurial spirit. With corporate offices in New York and Pennsylvania and 8 manufacturing campuses across the U.S. and Canada, the companies within the First Quality group produce high-quality personal care and household products for large retailers and healthcare organizations. Our personal care and household product portfolio includes baby diapers, wipes, feminine pads, paper towels, bath tissue, adult incontinence products, laundry detergents, fabric finishers, and dishwash solutions. In addition, we manufacture certain raw materials and components used in the manufacturing of these products, including flexible print and packaging solutions. Guided by our values of humility, unity, and integrity, we leverage advanced technology and innovation to drive growth and create new opportunities. At First Quality, you'll find a collaborative environment focused on continuous learning, professional development, and our mission to Make Things Better.

Primary responsibilities

• Promote an action-oriented safety culture embracing safety as a core value, instilling and exemplifying a safety mindset for all team members resulting in an incident free workplace.
• Manage daily operations in the Converting department with a focus on continuous improvement, ensuring production and delivery of the highest quality products at the lowest costs, consistent with customer requirements, company plans and profit objectives.
• Develop, implement, and lead strategic initiatives to support the production objectives of the plant.
• Effectively communicate operating plans, performance goals, and expectations to team members.
• Foster an environment that supports cooperation and cohesiveness among the work team and with other functional areas within the organization.
• Nurture the collaborative environment by promoting transparency and communicating positively and effectively.
• Lead and manage direct reports including coaching and performance feedback.
• Ensures training, employee development, and work systems enable all converting team members to maximize their contribution to the plants’ success and contribute to productivity efforts.
• Prioritizes and controls platform production activities to maintain high quality and efficiencies.
• Leads platform in all key process and product trials to ensure the production learning curve and business product needs are met.
• Support and set up maintenance priorities, outage management, any activities around reliability and preventative maintenance development.

Ideal candidate should possess the following

• Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Engineering, or a related operations field preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 10 years' experience in Production and a minimum of 5 years' Production Management experience.
• Experience in a lean manufacturing environment preferred.
• Experience in inventory control, scheduling, and planning (asset).
• A superior knowledge of and commitment to safety.
• Knowledge center lining equipment.
• Knowledge of converting production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
• Standard knowledge of Excel and Office programs.
• SAP knowledge preferred.
• Possess interpersonal skills with the ability to motivate and develop team members – a leader who can identify, train, develop top talent and build effective teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the willingness to make decisions and exhibit sound, accurate judgment.
• Action oriented with keen time management skills to manage, measure and prioritize work effectively.
• Excellent communication skills to speak clearly and persuasively with a drive for results.
• Ability to delegate to maximize safety, quality and production goals.

What We Offer You

• Competitive base salary and bonus opportunities
• Paid time off (three-week minimum)
• Medical, dental and vision starting day one
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid parental leave
• Child and family care assistance (dependent care FSA with employer match up to $2500)
• Bundle of joy benefit (years' worth of free diapers to all team members with a new baby)
• Tuition assistance
• Wellness program with savings of up to $4,000 per year on insurance premiums
• and more!

Equal Employment Opportunity

First Quality is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or protected Veteran status.