Plant Manager

Sealed Air; Ashland (OH); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sealed Air seeks an Operations Manager to oversee operational functions at their Ashland site. This role is responsible for a large team, ensuring high manufacturing standards, compliance, and strategic management. The ideal candidate will have substantial leadership experience in manufacturing, a Bachelor’s degree, and a commitment to continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 8 years minimum leadership experience in manufacturing.
• Flexibility, innovation, and comfort in setting priorities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee operational performance in various departments to ensure efficiency and quality.
• Manage a team of 500+ employees, emphasizing performance management and development.
• Formulate manufacturing policies to enhance competitive position and profitability.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Financial Acumen

Lean Manufacturing

Project Management

Education

Bachelor Degree

Technical Degree

Job description

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Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods transported worldwide, preserve food, enable e-commerce and digital connectivity, and help create a global supply chain that is touchless, safer, less wasteful, and more resilient. Westrive to foster a caring, high-performance growth culture that will deliver consistent, sustainable profitable growth and accelerate our performance – a culture where accountability is clear and aligned, and where we reward business outcomes and impact. That culture guides everything we do, including how we partner with our customers and suppliers, how we attract and retain top talent, and how we create and deliver value for our stakeholders. In 2024, Sealed Airgenerated $5.4 billion in revenue and had approximately 16,400 employees distributing products and services to 117 countries/territories around the world. To learn more, visit www.sealedair.com .

Job Description

Oversees performance of operational-related functions at the site and related networks. Responsible for 500+ employees. Directs and manages Plant Management, EHS, Quality, Production, Operational Excellence, Maintenance, and Engineering. Coordinate with functional leadership to drive organization policies, goals, and objectives to meet expectation from customers, shareholders and society.

Identify improvement areas and implement tools and processes to boost organization’s effectiveness, grow business, reducing cost and improve total EBITDA.

RESPONSIBILITIES/ DUTIES:

• Operations Management - Oversees operational performance in Plant Management, EHS, Quality, Production, Operational Excellence, Maintenance, and Engineering to maintain high standards of manufacturing operations by ensuring quality product at a lower cost / services, on-time delivery and producing eco-friendly product in safe manner to meet society requirement on environments.
• Customer Service - Visits customers with sales team to understand customers’ design expectation. Work with design team to develop good, protective, low cost solutions which can be manufactured by utilizing auto machine process.
• Strategic Management – Formulates and recommends manufacturing policies and programs that allow organization to improve its competitive and profitability position. Guide the roll-out of each implementation across site leadership.
• Financial –Works with Finance Department Head, and Sales team to complete aggressive yearly budget and submit for leadership approval. Review with finance team on all kinds of costs and expenses, making sure they meet and exceed the budgeted EBITDA.
• Compliance– Approve, implement and enforce rules, regulations and procedures throughout operational-related functions and ensuring they are in line with corporate and local government requirements. Promotes and maintains a continuous improvement culture to achieve world-wide leading level.
• Leadership and People Management – Leads operation team on developing plans/tactics and sets direction to ensure company remains competitive in all aspects. Works with Department heads to identify talents and map out their career path. Works out suitable training plans to grow them for next level of leadership. Conduct performance management evaluations. Handle discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy.

Qualifications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor Degree required, technical degree preferred.
• 8 years minimum leadership experience in manufacturing.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience managing people in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to motivate and organize multiple efforts to accomplish goals.
• Demonstrated knowledge, skills and experience in a supply chain environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with professional presentation and negotiation skills.
• Must be flexible, innovative and comfortable in setting own priorities.
• Good understanding of lean manufacturing principles.
• Ability to present complex analysis with clarity.
• Ability to work under pressure and compressed timelines.
• Ability to understand accounting and financial processes related to the business.
• Ability to adapt and adjust to a changing environment.
• Polished presentation, business acumen and facilitation skills.

Requisition id:51544

Relocation:Yes

Sealed Air is committed to attracting, selecting, and developing talent that reflects the diversity of the communities and customers we serve. We take pride in our selection process to identify, infuse, and grow talent to align with our culture, values, and norms. Sealed Air prioritizes talent development, fostering a culture of continuous growth and career progression. The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and to all employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

*Please be cautious of fraudulent recruiting efforts using the Sealed Air name or logo. Sealed Air will never request private information during the application process, such as a Driver's License or Social Security Number. If you have any concerns about information received from SEE during the application process, please reach out to us directly at [e-mail].

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WHY WORK AT SEALED AIR?

It is our responsibility to leverage what we have to affect positive and meaningful change for our communities and planet using Sealed Air’s global resources and expertise.

Corporate sustainability. It’s about improving the lives of people around the world by addressing pressing needs in the communities where we and our customers operate.

Customer Success. Meeting our customers' needs. At Sealed Air it’s more than a goal, it’s an integral part of our business practices, our innovative solutions, and our values.

Leaving our communities better than we found them through dedication of time, talent and resources.

Nearest Major Market: Cleveland
Nearest Secondary Market: Mansfield
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