Plant Manager

Symbiotic Services; New York (NY); On-site; USD 160,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Symbiotic Services in Putnam, CT seeks an experienced Plant Manager to lead a temperature-controlled packaging manufacturing facility. You will be responsible for safety, operations, quality, and financial performance, while driving continuous improvement and talent development.

Reporting to the VP of Manufacturing, the role requires a strong track record in manufacturing leadership, budget ownership, and cross-functional collaboration within FDA/GMP environments.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience.
• Experience owning budgets and managing capital projects.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Sciences, Operations Management, or related field, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily manufacturing operations across production, quality, safety, cost, and delivery.
• Develop and manage the annual operating budget.
• Drive plant financial and operational performance.
• Prepare and justify capital expenditure requests.
• Build and strengthen maintenance and equipment reliability programs.
• Develop, engage, and retain manufacturing talent.
• Lead Lean and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with FDA, GMP, environmental, safety, and quality requirements.

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

Budget ownership

Cross-functional collaboration

Lean / continuous improvement

Talent development

Quality & GMP awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Sciences, Operations Management, or related field

Job description

Full time | Symbiotic Services | United States

Posted On 08/18/2026

Job Information

Manufacturing

Work Experience 4-5 years

City Putnam

State/Province Connecticut

06260

Job Description

Symbiotic Services is seeking an experienced Plant Manager to lead a manufacturing facility in Putnam, Connecticut.

Location: Putnam, CT

Work Arrangement: On-site

Compensation: Target $160,000 base, with potential flexibility to approximately $170,000 + bonus

Reports To: VP of Manufacturing

Position Summary

The Plant Manager will lead all aspects of facility operations supporting temperature-controlled packaging solutions for life sciences, healthcare, and other critical markets. This leader will be responsible for safety, operational excellence, financial performance, quality, continuous improvement, equipment reliability, and employee development.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead daily manufacturing operations across production, quality, safety, cost, and delivery.
• Develop and manage the annual operating budget.
• Drive plant financial and operational performance.
• Prepare and justify capital expenditure requests.
• Build and strengthen maintenance and equipment reliability programs.
• Develop, engage, and retain manufacturing talent.
• Lead Lean and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with FDA, GMP, environmental, safety, and quality requirements.
• Coach plant leaders through performance management and succession planning.
• Partner with Quality, Supply Chain, Sales, and corporate functions.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience.
• Demonstrated plant or significant manufacturing operations leadership.
• Experience owning budgets and managing capital projects.
• Strong leadership and team-development capabilities.
• Proven cross-functional communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience developing high-performing manufacturing teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Sciences, Operations Management, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Cold chain or temperature-controlled packaging experience.
• Pharmaceutical or life sciences manufacturing experience.
• FDA/GMP-regulated manufacturing experience.
• Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement expertise.
• Maintenance excellence and operational reliability experience.

CP Block

Plant Manager | Putnam, CT | On-Site | Target $160K, Up to ~$170K + Bonus

Symbiotic Services is seeking a senior manufacturing leader with 10+ years of progressive operations leadership experience. The strongest candidates will have full plant or substantial manufacturing leadership responsibility, including safety, P&L/budget ownership, capital projects, Lean/continuous improvement, maintenance reliability, and talent development. Experience in FDA/GMP, pharmaceutical, life sciences, cold-chain, or temperature-controlled packaging environments is highly preferred.