MGR-PLANT HEXACOMB~A4821N~5304

As a Fortune 500 company, Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) is an ideas and solutions company. Our corrugated packaging business seeks to be the leader in helping our customers - large and small - package, transport and display products of all kinds. Our white paper business delivers Paper With Purpose by providing the highest level of customer service and operational excellence. We have approximately 15,000 team members in more than 100 locations in the United States that strive to meet the local needs of our customers. Our mission is to serve the needs of our customers, today and tomorrow, with products and services that exceed expectations for performance and environmental responsibility.

People * Customers * Trust

We are seeking a Plant Manager to lead our Hexacomb facility in Farmville, NC. The Plant Manager is responsible for providing strategic leadership, overseeing daily operations, driving continuous improvement, and ensuring operational excellence in manufacturing, safety, quality, and customer service.

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Prescription drug benefits
• Life, Disability and AD&D insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match
• Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Education Assistance

Principle Accountabilities:

• Establishes performance and development goals for the entire plant within corporate office guidelines. Provides strategic leadership to plant personnel in implementing plant objectives.
• Initiates and maintains excellent customer service and public relations.
• Oversees key projects, processes and performance reports, data and analysis.
• Reviews financial statements, sales and activity reports, and other performance data to measure productivity and goal achievement and to determine areas needing cost reduction and program improvement.
• Reviews analyses of activities, costs, operations and forecast data to determine department or plant progress toward stated goals and objectives.
• Directs and approves all registrations for maintenance and repair of building and equipment and in manufacturing methods.
• Recommends and directs improvements in machinery and equipment and in manufacturing methods.
• Oversees manufacturing, customer service, planning and maintenance departments to review production and operating reports and resolve operational, manufacturing and facility problems to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays and to meet future growth.
• Reviews and supports engineering and sales to oversee design concepts with fundamental or new technology used for new or existing products or improvement to provide cost reduction, safety, customer requirements and market growth.
• Determines staffing requirements, interviews, hires and trains new employees, or oversees those personnel processes.
• Implements or oversees environmental management or sustainability programs.
• Participates in formulating and administering company policies, directing and coordinating all divisional department activities to develop and implement long-range goals and objectives to meet business and profitability growth objectives.
• Establishes and implements plant wide policies, goals, objectives, and procedures, conferring with corporate, organization officials, and staff members as necessary.
• Provides leadership for employee relations through effective communications, coaching, training and development.
• Understands and follows policies and procedures of the company, shares information that would benefit other members of the team and finds ways to improve the delivery of service to our customers.

Basic Qualifications:

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  • High school diploma or GED.
  • 7 -10+ years leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
  • Demonstrated management skills and knowledge of manufacturing processes and marketing.
  • Solid financial and business operations analysis skills with the ability to identify opportunities for improvements.
  • Must be able to travel as necessary and authorized to work in the U.S.
  
  
  
  

The successful candidate must possess the following knowledge, skills & abilities:

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  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to network and build relationships with individuals of various experience and corporate levels both within and outside of the company.
  • Strong negotiation and persuasion skills with the ability to create new business opportunities.
  • Solid working knowledge of PC applications including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple requests simultaneously.
  • Strong listening, evaluating, and problem-solving skills. Ability to create alternative solutions and meet deadlines.
  
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, supply management operations or another analytical field.
• 10+ yrs. experience as Plant Manager, Production Manager, or equivalent experience in other duties related to Manufacturing.
• Strong leadership skills and experience leading a team, or a strong understanding of the importance of open communication and information sharing among co-workers.

All qualified applicants must apply at Careers.packagingcorp.com to be considered.

PCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories.

• Farmville, NC 27828, USA