Plant Manager

Greif offers a great working environment and the opportunity to make an immediate impact at a company where your ideas are always welcome.

Job Requisition #:
032416 Plant Manager (Open)

Job Description:

Founded in 1877, Greif is a global leader in performance packaging located in 40 countries.

The company delivers trusted, innovative, and tailored solutions that support some of the world’s most demanding and fastest-growing industries.

With a commitment to legendary customer service, operational excellence, and global sustainability, Greif packages life’s essentials – and creates lasting value for its colleagues, customers, and other stakeholders.

 

OUR VISION:

Being the best customer service company in the world.

 

OUR PURPOSE:

Create packaging solutions for life’s essentials.

ROLE OVERVIEW: Manages the activities of teams associated with manufacturing, engineering, and production in a manufacturing complex or multiple plant locations, including: Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing Production Operations, Manufacturing Repair & Maintenance Operations, Manufacturing Production Planning & Control, Quality, Environmental Health & Safety.

Manages multiple teams.

Responsibilities typically include ownership of short to mid-term execution of functional strategy and operational management.

 Typically possesses a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) and 10 or more years of relevant experience.

Key Responsibilities - Austell, GA


* Continuous optimization of large complex plant or multiple plants' performance by implementing lean manufacturing concepts, techniques, and processes.


* Effectively implements new performance management systems, production plans, and performance criteria; confirms production progress; responds to delays; takes corrective actions; records KPI performance.


* Creates and implements improvement plans for the overall operation.


* Ensures team understands roles and responsibilities as it relates to the team and Greif.


* Encourages joint problem solving and individual development.


* Supports Greif's mission, follows the values of Greif, and works to better Greif’s business as a whole.


* Manages and maintains safety observances, ensuring guards and safety features are working, and promoting good daily safety practices and habits.


* Communicates goals and objectives, applies company policy, staffs, trains, coaches, recommends salary increases, administers discipline, ensures positive colleague relations, and reviews the performance of colleagues.


* Forecasts future production and facility needs and participates in the establishment of strategic business and project goals.


* Contributes to annual budget preparation.

Controls expenditures in accordance with the budget.


* Maintain close connection and contact with other departments.


* May be responsible for more than one plant.


* Performs other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience


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