Plant Manager

Woodweb; New Jersey; On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Paid vacation

Personal days

Paid holidays

Insurance

Job summary

Woodweb seeks an experienced Plant Manager to lead operations at its Upper Midwest plant. The role emphasizes driving safety, quality, efficiency, and resource management with daily initiatives to improve performance.

The successful candidate will oversee design, manufacturing, and sourcing of wood products, coordinating teams and ensuring adherence to policies and OSHA standards while pursuing continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Must have strong team leadership and development experience.
• Proficient in basic computer skills and data entry.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to analyze problems and respond quickly with solutions.
• Positive, motivational management style.

Responsibilities

• Direct and develop the plant team across shifts and departments.
• Ensure safety, productivity and quality objectives are met.
• Plan objectives, priorities, and define roles for staff.
• Review timekeeping, overtime approvals, payroll adjustments, and related matters.
• Collaborate with team on continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead shift meetings to ensure smooth operations.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Critical thinking

Computer literacy

Motivational management

Job description

Plant Manager

Upper Midwest

Salary: 120-150K+

Benefits package including: relocation assistance, paid vacation and personal days, paid holidays, insurance.

Company is searching for motivated leader with a proven record of success to manage operations at their plant in Upper Midwest. This key position is responsible to driving performance in all measurable areas to include safety, quality, efficiency, resource management and the execution of daily initiatives.

With an emphasis on wood products, they add value to end product manufacturers through the design, manufacturing, and sourcing of materials, components and assemblies.

Essential functions:

• Has a proven track record in team management and development.
• Ensures all safety, productivity and quality objectives are achieved.
• Effectively plans and organizes work objectives, goals, priorities and defines employee roles and responsibilities.
• Completes review and submission of timekeeping detail, overtime approvals, payroll adjustments, and any other matters affecting team member compensation.
• Works cooperatively with other team members on continuous improvement efforts.
• Leads shift meetings to ensure each shift flows seamlessly.
• Enforces and administers of all written policies and guidelines in accordance with established procedures.
• Maintains proper safety conditions in compliance with OSHA and internal best practices.
• Investigates deviations using root-cause analysis techniques and develops corrective actions to prevent reoccurrences.

Other Requirements:

• Ability to supervise associates.
• 5+ years in a manufacturing supervision or similar role.
• Some computer skills
• Good communication skills.
• Critical thinking and fast reactionary responses.
• Positive and motivational management style.