Plant Manager- Manufacturing in Plainfield

Energy Jobline ZR; Plainfield (NJ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Logoplaste is seeking a Plant Manager to lead our Plainfield, IL facility. You will direct all plant operations, including production, maintenance, quality, and related activities, and work with senior management to achieve manufacturing objectives.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree or five years of plant/general management experience, strong leadership, knowledge of lean manufacturing, and proficiency with Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent management experience.
• Strong leadership and people-management skills.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing techniques and quality systems.
• Proficient with MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Ability to develop budgets and monitor KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Direct all plant operations including personnel, logistics, production, maintenance and quality.
• Serve as a member of safety teams and ensure GMP practices.
• Plan with department managers to meet manufacturing objectives in a timely, cost-effective manner.
• Develop and control budgets, present cases for CAPEX, and measure KPIs and financial justification.
• Implement cost-control systems for capital, operating expenditures and salaries.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement with team participation.
• Establish and monitor plant performance against production and quality standards.
• Oversee labour cost and department accountability; optimize reliability and downtime.
• Guide facilities maintenance and equipment replacement when necessary.
• Provide leadership to managers to achieve company goals and objectives.
• Collaborate with Senior Management to set future objectives for the plant.
• Work with management to ensure teamwork, efficiency and effectiveness.
• Review plans for output, budget spending, material efficiency and engineering effectiveness.
• Supervise employees and build cross-functional relationships.
• Liaise with customers on day-to-day requirements.
• Uphold safety policies, GMP, housekeeping and global food safety practices.
• Other duties as assigned by the Manager.

Skills

Leadership

Lean manufacturing

Analytical skills

Decision-making

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

5+ years manufacturing management experience

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Join the Logoplaste Team!

Logoplaste is currently seeking to recruit a Plant Manager to join our Team in Plainfield, IL.

The Plant Manager position directs and manages all plant operations with overall responsibilities for production, maintenance, quality, and other production-related activities.

Key Tasks &Activities...

• Responsibility and control over plant operations, including personnel, logistics, production, maintenance, and other commercial activities.
• Serves as a member of the HACCP and Food Safety Team (if applicable)
• Coordinate plant activities through planning with departmental managers to ensure the total manufacturing objectives are accomplished in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Develop and control profits, plans, and budgets, as well as build and present cases to secure CAPEX expenditures for the coming year as well as measure KPIs, financial justification, and contract negotiations.
• Implement cost-effective systems of control over capital, operating expenditures, manpower, wages, and salaries.
• Develop a culture of continuous improvement across the business by encouraging participation from the teams.
• Establish and monitor overall plant performance for production and quality standards.
• Control and minimize labor overtime and repair expenses and hold each department accountable.
• Maintain existing plant facilities and equipment, guide for replacement or adjustments to plant facilities or equipment when necessary.
• Provide direction, development, and leadership to managers to accomplish the company goals and objectives.
• Communication with Senior Managers to improve future objectives for the plant.
• Develop initiatives to continuously improve manufacturing process operations and implementation of initiatives.
• Work with the management team to ensure teamwork, efficiency, and effectiveness.
• Review and approve plans for the control of planned output, budget spending, material efficiency, and engineering effectiveness.
• Supervise and manage employees, establishing strong working relationships with other functional managers.
• Liaise with customers on day-to-day requirements.
• Comply with all company safety policies and procedures, as well as maintain good housekeeping, GMP practices, and Global Food Safety practices.
• Other duties as assigned by the Manager.

Who we are looking for...

• Bachelors’ Degree in a related field or five years of plant/general management experience in a manufacturing environment; partnered with strong leadership skills.
• Demonstrated understanding of manufacturing operations and maintenance engineering
• Industry experience .
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing techniques, quality systems, and standards
• Highly motivated, results oriented.
• Good working knowledge of relevant legislation, including health and safety.
• Strong analytical and decision‑making skills
• Working knowledge of Excel, Word, Power Point

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