Production Manager

Printpack Inc; Villa Rica (GA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

401(k)

Job summary

Printpack Inc. is seeking a Production Manager to oversee the Villa Rica, GA site. The role drives process improvements and leadership development among supervisors and department managers, delivering significant business results through structured operational excellence.

The ideal candidate will champion safety, coach frontline leaders, ensure on-time production, and advance quality while reducing waste. Strong Six Sigma and manufacturing leadership are preferred, with a focus on culture and

Qualifications

• Experience in package manufacturing is required.
• Prior supervision of production departments including frontline leaders.
• Six Sigma Green Belt certification or equivalent is preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or business management is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Champion plant safety and drive safety compliance and engagement.
• Develop front line production leaders and culture per core values.
• Manage production to maximize equipment and associate utilization.
• Uphold quality standards and reduce defects.
• Provide coaching and performance feedback to meet 5S, safety, waste, quality and productivity goals.
• Improve methods, procedures and standards to maximize production and minimize waste while ensuring safety.
• Partner with CI programs to transform production function.
• Develop staffing plans and talent development to achieve goals.
• Track production performance with reporting and visual tools.

Skills

Package manufacturing experience

Front line supervision

Leadership and coaching

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Science/Business

Six Sigma Green Belt certification

Job description

This Production Manager will be responsible for overseeing the production operation for Printpack in Villa Rica, GA. The ideal candidate will be the driver to establish and enact the processes that will lead to significant business results. This Production Manager will also play a significant role in implementing successful leadership practices among the supervisors and department managers.

Key responsibilities

• Champion plant safety by engaging personally and through departmental leadership to drive safety compliance, improvement projects, and associate engagement.
• Develop front line production leaders and departmental culture by applying the Printpack Core Values and Expectations of Leaders.
• Efficiently manage the production function by following established production schedules to maximize the utilization of equipment and associates within the department.
• Uphold standards and drive out defects to improve product quality.
• Provide coaching, performance reviews, and performance feedback to associates to ensure all performance goals of the plant in relation to 5S, safety, waste, quality, and productivity are achieved
• Improve upon existing methods, procedures, and standards, or initiate new ones, to maximize production and quality, and minimize waste, without jeopardizing safety.
• Partner with the Performance System Manager to transform the Production function through the Performance (Continuous Improvement) System.
• Develop and execute staffing plans combined with talent development to achieve performance goals.
• Track production performance through reporting and visual management tools to support Printpack Key Success Factors.

Minimum Requirements

• Experience in package manufacturing
• Prior production department supervision experience including management of front line leaders
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, or business management related field preferred.
• Six Sigma Green Belt certification (or equivalent)

Additional Skills and Qualifications

• Strong capacity to learn quickly and understand complex information without difficulty
• Ability to communicate effectively in a variety of settings and strict time constraints
• Competent in making analyses involving written and verbal data
• Strong information gathering and analysis ability
• Ability to perform and communicate complex calculations and data
• Ability to effectively use numerical data to make decisions
• Demonstrates high initiative and proactivity
• Effective at multitasking
• Ability to function well with and lead teams
• Time management skills
• Moves quickly when making decisions
• Strong presentation skills

Printpack is proudly an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment. Embracing diversity enhances our work culture and is vital to our success. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital/parental status, genetic information, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, disability, marital status, military or veteran status or affiliation, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.

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Printpack is one of the most innovative and progressive packaging companies in the world and it embodies the employee-centric values established by its founder, J. Erskine Love Jr. in 1956. Printpack’s competition can buy the same equipment and materials, but the difference has always been the people who walk their plant floors and stroll through their hallways. There is no question that Printpack’s associates are a major factor in why their customers have faithfully relied on the Printpack level of service for over 60 years.

Printpack offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to promote wellness and provide protection for its associates and their families.

• Some of their competitive benefits include medical coverage, dental coverage, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, 401(k), matching gift program, employee assistance programs, educational assistance, and service awards.

Printpack’s Statement of Philosophy reflects on a commitment to their associates and a belief that they should “provide opportunities for personal fulfillment and growth commensurate with each individual’s highest level of competence and degree of contribution.” As an equal opportunity employer, Printpack remains focused on creating an inclusive environment. One that embraces diversity as an enhancement to their work culture and a vital contributor to their success. Printpack is “Converting Vision into Value” for their associates, their community, their customers, and hopefully…for you.