Senior Plant Manager, Cold-Chain GMP Operations

Symbiotic Services; Connecticut; On-site; USD 160,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Symbiotic Services is seeking an experienced Plant Manager to lead our Putnam, Connecticut facility. You will oversee safety, operations, budgeting, quality, and continuous improvement to deliver excellent results in temperature-controlled packaging for life sciences and healthcare.

The role reports to the VP of Manufacturing and requires a track record of leading large-scale manufacturing with strong P&L ownership, capital project delivery, and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience.
• Experience owning budgets and managing capital projects.
• Strong leadership and team-development capabilities.
• Proven cross-functional communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily manufacturing operations across production, quality, safety, cost, and delivery.
• Develop and manage the annual operating budget.
• Drive plant financial and operational performance.
• Prepare and justify capital expenditure requests.
• Build and strengthen maintenance and equipment reliability programs.
• Develop, engage, and retain manufacturing talent.
• Lead Lean and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure FDA, GMP, environmental, safety, and quality compliance.
• Coach plant leaders through performance management and succession planning.
• Partner with Quality, Supply Chain, Sales, and corporate functions.

Skills

Leadership

Budget ownership

Capital projects

Lean manufacturing

Cross-functional collaboration

Talent development

Operational excellence

Regulatory compliance

Process improvement

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Sciences, Operations Management, or related field

Job description

Symbiotic Services is seeking an experienced Plant Manager to lead our Putnam, Connecticut facility. You will oversee safety, operations, budgeting, quality, and continuous improvement to deliver excellent results in temperature-controlled packaging for life sciences and healthcare.

The role reports to the VP of Manufacturing and requires a track record of leading large-scale manufacturing with strong P&L ownership, capital project delivery, and regulatory compliance.