Plant Operations Leader - Manufacturing & Quality

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

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.