Senior Packaging Operations Leader

DHL Supply Chain; New Whiteland (IN); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Prescription coverage

Discounted stock purchase

General bonus plan

401K

Generous PTO

Job summary

DHL Supply Chain is seeking a Packaging General Manager for a new site in the Whiteland, Indiana area. The role oversees primary packaging, secondary packaging and kitting, and is accountable for site performance, customer requirements, and continuous improvement.

Candidates should have background in Manufacturing/Packaging with experience in high velocity operations and familiarity with packaging systems. Strong leadership is required to drive labor planning, GMPs, and capital projects to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Package Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field, preferred
• 2-3+ years’ experience in Primary Packaging, Secondary Packaging, Custom Packaging, Manufacturing, operations, or related field, required
• 5-7 years’ experience in supervisory / management role, preferred

Responsibilities

• Accountable for site’s P&L, prepares forecasts, and monitors finances
• Drives profitability through labor productivity and line efficiencies
• Manage production scheduling to meet customer demands and equipment capacities
• Development, Implementation, and management of GMPs, staffing plans, peak season training, and leadership standard work as part of an operating management system
• Manage system of daily labor tracking plan vs actual for actual production runs
• Provide leadership and direction for production plan to align with equipment and overall resource planning
• Establish labor plan, determines fixed labor head count, and manage agency labor during seasonal peaks
• Development of packaging team, succession planning, and hiring
• Manages site level packaging projects, including procurement of packing equipment, packaging supplies, line layout designs and ROI analyses
• Leads metric and KPI meetings with customer and MRPs per regional guidelines
• Determines pricing renewals/updates for RFQ annually
• Involved in customer driven continuous improvement projects such as Safety 5WHY, 5S, 6 sigma, Kaizen, and lean manufacturing practices
• Identify, propose, and implement capital projects to improve efficiencies, reduce cost, and/or improve safety

Skills

Packaging experience

Manufacturing background

Leadership

P&L management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Packaging/Engineering

Tools

Manhattan

Job description

DHL Supply Chain is seeking a Packaging General Manager for a new site in the Whiteland, Indiana area. The role oversees primary packaging, secondary packaging and kitting, and is accountable for site performance, customer requirements, and continuous improvement.

Candidates should have background in Manufacturing/Packaging with experience in high velocity operations and familiarity with packaging systems. Strong leadership is required to drive labor planning, GMPs, and capital projects to