Plant Operations Leader — Safety, Quality & Growth

Magnera; Statesville (NC); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Magnera in Statesville, NC seeks a Plant Director to lead all site operations, ensuring safety, quality, cost control and production performance in line with budget and plan. You will guide the Operations Leadership team and collaborate with functional leaders across Magnera to drive a high-performance culture.

The role demands a hands-on leader with a proven track record in manufacturing, P&L management, and continuous improvement, ready to champion safety and compliance while delivering

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree required, with preference in Engineering or related Technical Field.
• Ten (10) years of experiences working in a manufacturing environment demonstrating advancement in operations leadership, with preference for experience within the non-woven industry (which may include Airlaid, Films, Extrusion, Spunlace technologies), or related paper, paper converting or other process industry.
• Preference for five (5) years’ experience leading a manufacturing facility

Responsibilities

• Environmental, Health & Safety: Responsible for the safety and health of all employees, visitors and contractors on the site.
• Environmental, Health & Safety: Accountable for meeting all local statutory, safety, environmental and corporate compliance requirements.
• Environmental, Health & Safety: Ensures all controls, permits, documents and systems are maintained and current.
• Environmental, Health & Safety: Role models compliance with the safety regulations and requires similar standards of the Leadership Team and workforce.
• Business: Overall responsibility for managing site Safety, Productivity, Environment, Quality, and Cost.
• Business: Develop and execute the Operations Plan for the site to support the company budget and plan.
• Business: Develop the site budget, including capital requirements/Productivity improvements planning, and manage to meet budget; lead the management of the profitability of the site.
• Business: Execute and deliver on the plant P&L (Volume, Sales, EBITDA).
• Business: Coordinate the site’s operation with other functional areas including Sales/Marketing, Logistics and Material Managements, Customer Service, other plans and technology.
• Business: Responsible for ensuring the adherence to Magnera’s quality standards.
• Business: Collaborate with local human resources to ensure that the site has sufficient resources to maintain operation of the equipment.
• Business: Enable and foster continuous process optimization, Productivity improvement and best proactive implementation.
• Management and Leadership: Develop, lead, and mentor the site team for day-to-day success of the operation, as well as longer term performance.
• Management and Leadership: Support Magnera’s Succession Planning and Employee Development initiatives to ensure continual development of employees.
• Management and Leadership: Travel: approximately 10-20% as needed to perform responsibilities.
• Management and Leadership: Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

P&L management

Change management

Stakeholder management

Project management

Continuous improvement

Communication

Facilities operations

Decision making

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field

Tools

Enterprise systems (ERP)

Job description

Magnera in Statesville, NC seeks a Plant Director to lead all site operations, ensuring safety, quality, cost control and production performance in line with budget and plan. You will guide the Operations Leadership team and collaborate with functional leaders across Magnera to drive a high-performance culture.

The role demands a hands-on leader with a proven track record in manufacturing, P&L management, and continuous improvement, ready to champion safety and compliance while delivering