Plant Manager

Description

SUMMARY: The Plant Manager is responsible for the overall strategic direction and operational efficiency of the Sheet plant.  This role focuses on long-term planning, financial performance, and ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement long-term production strategies and operational plans to optimize efficiency and profitability.
• Budget Oversight: Manage the plant budget, analyze financial performance, and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Cross-Department Collaboration: Foster strong relationships with sales and customer service teams to ensure alignment with production capabilities.
• Resource Management: Oversee the effective use of materials, machinery, and labor to meet production goals.
• Compliance and Safety: Ensure adherence to safety regulations, environmental policies, and industry standards.
• Performance Evaluation: Systematically review plant performance metrics and recommend improvements for sales growth and cost efficiency.
• Team Development: Lead and mentor department supervisors, promoting a culture of continuous improvement and employee development.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Directly manage subordinate supervisors and department heads.
• Responsible for hiring, training, performance appraisals, and disciplinary actions.

Qualifications

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE :

• High school diploma or GED plus college and/or appropriate technical courses.
• Five years experience of management experience, with ten years in corrugated manufacturing highly preferred
• Strong financial acumen and experience with budgeting and cost analysis.
• Bilingual in Spanish/English required

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the functions of this job.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and sit.
• The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the functions of this job.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.
• The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; and vibration.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

OTHER DUTIES

• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Pay Transparency: The starting annual salary for this position ranges from $110,000 to $135,000. Other rewards may include annual bonus eligibility, which is based on company and individual performance. New-Indy provides a variety of benefits to employees, including medical, dental and vision insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plan, paid holidays, and paid time off (PTO). Please note that the compensation information is a good faith estimate for this position. It assumes a rate based on location and experience.