Production Manager

Smurfit Westrock; Deer Park (NY); On-site; USD 111,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental & vision insurance

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock is seeking a Production Manager for Deer Park, NY. You will lead daily plant operations, safety, and personnel in the corrugator department, while driving efficiency and meeting customer requirements.

You will coach staff, oversee maintenance, production planning, and continuous improvement initiatives, including lean practices, to improve profitability and quality across the facility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or 7+ years in a related leadership role.
• Experience leading a packaging/manufacturing facility.
• Demonstrated mechanical and process management expertise.
• Proven ability to use scheduling software and manage lean projects.
• Strong communication and change leadership skills.
• Experience with P&L and capital budgeting.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operations of facility, safety, personnel, and maintenance.
• Direct production activities in the corrugator department to meet goals.
• Coach team members and develop direct reports.
• Coordinate continuous improvement and lean initiatives.
• Ensure cost-effective operations and customer requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Mechanical acumen

Process management

Lean & Six Sigma

P&L management

Communication

Change agent

Execution & results

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Scheduling software

Job description

Description & Requirements

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is the go-to leader and partner of choice in sustainable packaging. We are dedicated to creating efficient and scalable paper and packaging solutions to help solve complex packaging challenges. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity and respect, we are committed to delivering meaningful value for shareholders, customers, employees and the communities where we operate.

Production Manager - Deer Park, NY

The Opportunity

The Production Manager will manage the day-to-day activities of maintaining the facility operations, including safety policies, personnel, housekeeping, maintenance, production activities, and customer requirements for the corrugator department. You will serve as a member of the management leadership team and will provide direction to the manufacturing facility including overseeing plant production, materials, equipment and tools to ensure efficiency is maintained and projects remain on schedule. You will also serve as a coach to team members and assist in the development and evaluation of direct reports.

How You Will Impact Smurfit Westrock

• Provide leadership and guidance on the coordination of plant activities through planning with supervision to ensure the manufacturing objectives are accomplished in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Review customer requirements and specifications to identify improvement opportunities and implement solutions to increase customer satisfaction.
• Coordinate and maintain ongoing, effective, safety plans to ensure program adoption and implementation.
• Offer new ideas to support fulfillment of department goals and procedures for continuous improvement, retention of customer base, company profitability, and employee job satisfaction.
• Develop and manage defined communication channels across various stakeholder groups to build effective relationships and produce superior products.
• Manage P&L, manufacturing costs and operating efficiencies to improve plant profitability.
• Monitor and control waste management to manage production costs and reduce environmental impacts.

What You Need To Succeed

• Bachelor’s Degree from four-year college or university; or 7 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 7+ years of leadership experience within a packaging manufacturing facility.
• Demonstrated mechanical acumen.
• Proven experience using scheduling software.
• Ability to work in fast paced JIT (just-in-time) manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated expertise in process management to ensure production efficiency.
• Relentless determination and courage to make things happen; strong execution skills; results oriented.
• Ability to respond quickly to changing demands, processes, and updated information.
• Lead as a change agent to ensure lean processes are deployed with a sense of urgency.
• Demonstrated understanding of quality processes and continuous improvement, such as Six Sigma certification.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to interact across all levels of the organization, while accomplishing organizational goals.
• Demonstrated knowledge of capital management (P&L and capital budgets) and analyzing financial data.
• Established courses of action for self and/or others to accomplish specific planning goals.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.

The salary range for this position is $110,625.00 - $184,375.00, depending on your role, level, and location. The range listed is also the expected pay for roles in Illinois and Colorado. The benefits for this role include short-term bonus incentive, health, dental and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts or health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and paid sick leave as required by applicable state/local law, 15 days of paid vacation, and 11 days of paid holidays, subject to annual change. Your pay will be based on factors such as your skills, experience, and education.