Plant Manager: Lead Safe, Efficient Manufacturing & CI

Huhtamaki, Inc.; De Soto (KS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Huhtamaki, Inc. seeks a Plant Manager in the United States to direct Safety, Production, Maintenance, CI, Administration (Finance and HR) and to achieve maximum facility efficiency. The role provides leadership to the plant, manufacturing operations and continuous improvement efforts.

The Plant Manager ensures employees work safely, efficiently, and in a positive environment, while coordinating capital projects and driving data-driven process improvements across the site.

Qualifications

• Experience using statistical tools/methodologies, computers, quality methods and basic financial principles.
• Ability to communicate at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to lead, recruit and develop a team.
• Experience driving continuous improvement via statistics.

Responsibilities

• Maximize facility output in a safe, cost-effective manner.
• Communicate strategy, policies and goals to the Management Team.
• Increase operating efficiency and identify inefficiencies in production processes.
• Use data to drive improvements and monitor results.
• Provide technical and administrative leadership to the facility.
• Oversee capital projects and budgets.
• Support and develop Management staff and drive standardization.
• Collaborate with Commercial and Supply Chain to meet customer needs.

Skills

Statistical tools

Communication

Leadership

Continuous improvement

Negotiation

Team building

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

ERP systems

S&OP processes

MS Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Access

Publisher

Job description

Huhtamaki, Inc. seeks a Plant Manager in the United States to direct Safety, Production, Maintenance, CI, Administration (Finance and HR) and to achieve maximum facility efficiency. The role provides leadership to the plant, manufacturing operations and continuous improvement efforts.

The Plant Manager ensures employees work safely, efficiently, and in a positive environment, while coordinating capital projects and driving data-driven process improvements across the site.