Plant Manager

Plastic Extrusion Compounding

Position Summary:

Responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the manufacturing facility –

extrusion, development, manufacturing engineering and maintenance – the employees and their ability to meet business objectives.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Leadership – Lead and foster a culture of positivity that strives to achieve company metrics.

• Metric Accountability – Provide authority and mentorship to direct reports that drives metric

accountability through improvement plans and timelines.

• Efficiency – Maximize efficiency within all direct departments by identifying and correcting waste.

• Employee Accountability – Perform direct report assessments, enforce company policies and conduct

disciplinary action.

• Continual Improvement – Identify, recommend and implement new processes, technologies and

systems to improve the use of manufacturing resources.

• Safety – Ensure a safe working environment of the facility and it’s processes.

• Housekeeping – Maintain organized facility areas as ‘tour ready.’

• Customer Focus – Carryout customer focused vision throughout direct reporting departments.

• Cooperate and fulfill other job-related duties as assigned by leadership and as may be necessary to carry out the responsibility of this position.

Skills and Abilities:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering field with 5+ years of operations/plant experience.

• Manufacturing experience with strong knowledge base.

o Machine Capabilities

o Print Comprehension

o Material Manipulation

o Process Documentation

o Engineering Principles

o New Tool Development

• Management experience.

• Business acumen.

• Familiarity with regulatory requirements.

• Self-starter with organized, results-oriented approach.

• Proven record of mentorship and training.

• High level decision making & problem solving.

• Fluid cross-functional communication (engineering, tooling, production, quality, management, etc.)

• Computer literacy.

• Flexibility to adapt to a rapidly changing work environment, working under pressure and meeting

deadlines.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to work on their feet for the entirety of a shift.

• Standing, bending, walking, lifting and carrying to fulfill production requirements.

• Capability to lift material or tooling weighing up to 50 lbs.

• Physical ability to push/cart material weighing up to 1,800 lbs.

• Staying focused on the task at hand.

Safety Requirements:

It is the responsibility of each employee that all tasks be conducted in a safe and efficient manner complying

with all local, state and federal safety and health regulations.

Employment Expectation Statement:

environment that thrives off of a positive progressive attitude that is committed to excellence

and fostering a winning successful employee environment.

Expectations:

1.) Safety is our first priority.

2.) Personal issues do not belong in the workplace. Please understand the detriment this brings to the company and your coworkers. Come to work with a positive, progressive attitude.

3.) Good attendance and punctuality.

4.) Cleanliness and organization.

a. Workspace

5.) Quality in workmanship

6.) Performance

a. Efficiency

b. Accuracy

7.) Initiative

8.) Ethics and Honesty

9.) Teamwork

a. Treat coworkers with respect

b. Be assertive but not adversarial

c. Help and assist your coworkers

10.) Committed and dedicated to the success of the company.

Acknowledgement: This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed by employee assigned to this position. It does not state or imply that these are the only duties and responsibilities assigned to the job. The employee may be required to perform other job-related duties as requested. All requirements are subject to change over time and to possible modifications.