Description

Reports To: Plant Director 

About McIntosh: McIntosh Box & Pallet is a packaging company that has been in business for 58 years with over 400 employees across eleven locations. We have eight Plants in New York State, two in West Virginia, North Carolina, Virginia, and New Hampshire.

Main Purpose of Job: The Plant Manager will oversee all daily operations of the plant from production and manufacturing to ensuring policies and procedures are followed. They develop processes that will maximize stewardship, safety, quality and productivity. We are looking for a Plant Manager to drive continuous improvement and optimization of all processes. 

Duties: 

• Plan, organize, direct and run optimum day-to-day operations to exceed our customers’ expectations 
• Increase production, assets capacity and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs and maintaining current quality standards 
• Be responsible for production output, product quality and on-time shipping 
• Allocate resources effectively and fully utilize assets to produce optimal results 
• Implement strategies in alignment with strategic initiatives and provide a clear sense of direction and focus 
• Monitor operations and trigger corrective actions 
• Share a trusting relationship with workgroup and recruit, manage and develop plant staff 
• Collect and analyze data to find places of waste or overtime 
• Commit to plant safety procedures 
• Develop systems and processes that track and optimize productivity and standards, metrics and performance targets to ensure effective return on assets 
• Influence and learn from below 
• Stay up to date with latest production management best practices and concepts 

Requirements

• Proven work experience as a plant manager 
• Proven managerial experience 
• Adequate knowledge of business and management principles (budgeting, strategic planning, resource allocation and human resources) 
• Familiarity with industry standard equipment and technical expertise 
• Be knowledgeable of safety, quality, productivity, demand creation, inventory and stewardship processes 
• Computer literacy 
• Ability to create accountability and to lead by example 
• Strong team building, decision-making and people management skills 
• Degree and/or equivalent experience.