Plant Manager LTZ Operations

Woodstream Corporation; Lititz (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k match

Health, dental & vision insurance

Parental leave

Life & disability insurance

Vacation and holidays

Pet insurance

Job summary

Woodstream Corporation in Lititz, PA is seeking a Plant Manager to lead production, warehousing, EHS, and quality. You will drive continuous improvement, optimize machine uptime, and partner with Engineering and Maintenance to meet site goals.

The role requires a BS in Engineering/Business or equivalent, 10+ years in manufacturing, and a strong Lean/CI background. Excellent leadership and cross-functional collaboration are essential for success.

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering/Business or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of manufacturing experience.
• Lean/Continuous Improvement experience (5+ years).
• Strong leadership, communication, and analytical skills.
• Ability to prioritize, follow through, and deliver results with the workforce.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the monthly production plan and budget.
• Lead functional managers and teams to meet site objectives.
• Staffing, cross-training, and leadership development.
• Drive safety, quality, throughput, and lean initiatives across operations.

Skills

Leadership

Lean management

Analytical skills

Communication

Team building

Problem solving

Prioritization

Education

BS in Engineering/Business

Job description

Woodstream is the largest independent pest & animal control platform in North America, offering innovative brands with industry-leading efficacy and safety.

Take the next step in your career by leading a manufacturing site, driving results, and partnering across cross-functional teams.

Your next leadership opportunity starts here!

Now Hiring: Plant Manager - Lititz, PA

At Woodstream, Our Values Drive Everything We Do

• Consumer is the Boss – We are committed to listening to and understanding our customers’ needs!
• Invent the Future – Challenge the status quo: Think boldly and creatively!
• Execution is Everything – We are committed to deliver with excellence, speed, and accuracy.
• Collaborate Confidently – We trust, respect, and empower each other to win together.
• Play to Win – We’re bold, ambitious, and relentless in our pursuit of success.

Benefits Of Working For Woodstream

• Competitive benefits package including:
  • 401k with Company Match, eligible on First Day of Employment
  • Health, Dental & Vision Insurance Effective on First Day of Employment
  • Access to Company Paid Penn Medicine Health Clinics
  • Company General Bonus Program
  • Company Paid Parental Leave
  • Adoption Assistance
  • Company Paid Basic Life & Disability Insurance
  • Accident, Critical Illness, & Hospital Insurance Options
  • Company Paid ID Theft
  • Legal Assistance Plan Options
  • Paid Vacation and Holidays
  • Pet Insurance
• Stable, growing working environment with a history of 150 years of doing business.
• Opportunity to advance within the company.

Scope & Basic Function

This role is accountable for production plan execution, warehousing, EHS and product quality for the Lititz operation. Continuous improvement of these core responsibilities is critical to remain competitive across the balanced scorecard and development of the people who lead them. These improvements include production plan optimization, quality assurance, safety, and productivity initiatives in the operation and warehouse. The plant manager is a key stakeholder and partners with Maintenance and Engineering functions to optimize machine uptime & preventative maintenance schedules and execution. They proactively support company goals, policies, and Mission, Vision, Values for the manufacturing site and developing the people in the organization. The role is also responsible for identifying local/industry best practices and sharing with the network, influencing adoption. Core competencies are achieved by establishing standard work practices and grow continuous improvement capabilities that engage the salaried and hourly union employees in Lititz.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy strategies to achieve execution of the monthly production plan on time and within budget.
• Coordinate and direct activities of functional managers and individual contributors align the team and meet site balanced scorecard objectives.
• Implement and improve strategies to adequately staff, cross-train, and deliver production plans, profitability, and leadership development
• Lead best practice implementation in safety, quality, throughput, and lean methodologies, retaining strong functional leaders in these areas.
• Solve problems within cost of failures in a tiered process for continuous improvement of key operations and functions.
• Support quality and ensure PPE, hygiene and quality standards are implemented and followed.
• Promotes and encourages a safe, positive, productive work environment.
• Properly complete necessary paperwork and records as required for site compliance.
• Organize and prioritize responsibilities to ensure efficient operations of the plant.
• Anticipates and determines causes of delays in shift operations and takes appropriate action to meet production schedules.
• Development of people by coaching, exposing themselves to new technologies, training, etc.
• Effectively maintains a workplace culture that is consistent with the overall organization's and that emphasizes guiding principles and values of the organization.
• Administer company policies and procedures such as hiring, discharge, performance appraisals, wage changes, etc.
• Identify cost‑saving opportunities without compromising product quality or safety.
• Coaches, counsels, and disciplines employees.

Other Functions

• Meet regularly with direct reports and Sr. Leaders in the organization to improve links to the factory performance and consistency of standard work processes.
• Maintain positive relationships with union organization, maximizing relationships for company benefit
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Key Objective And Goals

• Own and Drive plant level performance, Coordinate Lean management standards deployment across Woodstream sites – Safety, Quality, OEE, Master Schedule Performance
• Deliver Site level fixed and variable Cost plan - Site level budget based on volume & mix, Protrack delivery, Protrack pipeline development
• Facilitate inventory reduction by partnering with cross functional teams – Inventory accuracy, cycle and change over time reduction
• Develop site Team capabilities and effectiveness through process and tool improvement - Lean Management Deployment, Roles & responsibility and KPI's rollout for site team, Facilitate best practice rollout with Engineering and Maintenance. Lead best practice rollout in operation for site, and applicable regulatory compliance
• Grow ability to collaborate with cross functional teams to drive visibility, cost & service – Manage with feedback and input from executive team

Education/Experience/Other Skills

• BS in Engineering/Business or equivalent experience; employee engagement experience
• 10+ years’ experience in manufacturing environment.
• Lead with a servant leadership model.
• Ability to set priorities, follow up, deliver commitments, and get results while engaging the workforce.
• Ability to set priorities and get results with team
• Self-starter; determination
• Strong analytical and communication skills
• Strong problem solving/decision making aptitude
• Ability to work with deadlines
• Ability to learn quickly and apply learnings to other areas with a vision for the future.
• Proficiency in the use of PCs and applications
• Ability to learn quickly and apply learnings
• Team building skills and ability to work in empowered environment
• 5+ yrs. Lean Continuous Improvement experience/environment

Woodstream is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to recruit, hire, train and promote without regard to race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, national origin, marital status, union affiliation, disability, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic .

Note: If hired, Employment Eligibility Verification will be carried out upon selection. Applicants must be authorized to work for any U.S. employer.

We retain employment applications for a minimum of 2 years from date of receipt for non-hire applicants or from date of termination for employees/contractors and possibly longer if legally required.