Plant Manager

Consolidated Container Company; York (York County); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Altium Packaging is seeking a Plant Manager in York, PA to lead daily manufacturing operations, drive safety, and deliver on profitability and production goals. The role requires executive leadership across multiple plant leaders, optimization of Lean processes, and ensuring GMP-compliant operations with strong supplier and customer focus.

The position emphasizes overseeing production scheduling, inventory control, and employee development to sustain a high-performance, compliant manufacturing

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years manufacturing leadership experience.
• P&L management experience.
• Experience in Lean manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency in Excel for reporting and metrics.
• Strong communication and multi-shift capability.

Responsibilities

• Champion a safety culture and safe work environment.
• Drive continuous improvement through Lean practices and efficient operations.
• Create value by meeting production schedules and customer requirements.
• Provide coaching and direction to ensure timely plant operations.
• Maintain accurate inventory of finished goods and raw materials.
• Lead integrity and compliance with GMP standards and quality requirements.
• Support successful new product launches with clear specs and processes.
• Auditing facility for GMP compliance and quality systems.
• Oversee maintenance and timely repair of equipment and machinery.
• Develop staff through onboarding and ongoing training.

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

P&L experience

Lean manufacturing

Excel

Communication skills

Multi-shift

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Location Address: 15 Lightner Road, York, Pennsylvania 17404 Work Shift: Salary Exempt (United States of America)

The Plant Manager is accountable for leading the daily operations in Altium's manufacturing facility. The leader in this role is responsible for developing, communicating and deploying effective plant manufacturing strategies and processes that enable achievement of safety, financial, production, and employment goals. Provide leadership to multiple plant leaders; meet or exceed Profit & Loss goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Champion a safety culture, ensure a safe work environment and cultivate safe behavior.
• Drive continuous improvement efforts through Lean Practices. Advocate and leader of efficient operations, monitoring performance to ensure effective operations.
• Create value through the timely execution of production schedules to meet company and customer requirements.
• Manage performance through proactive coaching and direction to ensure timely and efficient plant operations.
• Maintain procedures for accurate inventory of finished goods and raw materials.
• Foster a culture that reflects Altium's Guiding Principles to attract and retain qualified talent. Model the application of the Guiding Principles to maintain an inclusive environment and high degree of employee engagement.
• Champion Integrity and Compliance while focusing on value creation with customers and key stakeholders. Lead problem- solving and process improvement with the plant and customers to achieve resolution and elimination of product issues.
• Provide for successful new product launches by ensuring clear specification development, process capability definition, and attainment of customer satisfaction on initial shipments.
• Audit facility for compliance with GMP standards and maintain plant in compliance with corporate quality requirements.
• Provide guidelines to ensure timely repair and efficient predictive and preventive maintenance of equipment and machinery.
• Develop and improve the knowledge and skills of immediate staff and hourly personnel with a commitment to onboarding and ongoing training and development.
• Drive execution of assigned projects to ensure accurate and timely completion. Reasonable mandatory overtime may be required due to business needs.

Skills and Requirements

• A minimum of 7 years manufacturing experience with progressive leadership responsibilities
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities; leading a diverse employee group, motivating and leading through a changing environment.
• Previous P & L experience
• Experience working in Lean Manufacturing Environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel to effectively report and track progress on key metrics
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work in multi-shift environment

Our Culture Differentiates Us!

We incorporate our Guiding Principles into all aspects and at all levels of the organization and use them as a framework for decision-making. We believe our Guiding Principles foster a culture of excellence that benefits both employees and customers.

Guiding Principles

• Act with Integrity & in Compliance
• Drive Value Creation
• Be Disciplined Entrepreneurs
• Focus on the Customer
• Act with Humility
• Treat others with Dignity and Respect
• Seeking Fulfillment in your Work

We Believe in Rewarding our Most Important Resource - Our People! We show our commitment to Total Rewards by providing a competitive, comprehensive benefits package. In addition to medical, dental and vision plans, company holidays and vacation days, tuition reimbursement, learning and training opportunities, bonus potential, and a 401(k) plan with company contributions, Altium Packaging locations offer rewards and recognition programs and opportunities to make a difference in the community.

EEO Statement We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Take your career to the next level at Altium Packaging! We are the National Leader in a Stable, Growing Industry! Altium Packaging is a leading developer and manufacturer of rigid plastic packaging solutions in North America. We serve a diverse customer base in the dairy, household chemicals, food/nutraceuticals, industrial/specialty chemicals, water, pharmaceuticals, and beverage/juice segments. With a network of more than 70 rigid plastic packaging manufacturing facilities, two recycled resins facilities, and 4,000 employees, Altium Packaging has an integrated network that consistently delivers reliable and cost-effective packaging and recycled resin solutions to meet the needs of a wide range of customers. From its state-of-the-art Studio PKG, to the recycling technologies of Envision Plastics, to its experienced manufacturing teams across its network, Altium Packaging delivers high performance, cost-effective solutions.