Plant Manager - Packaging

Lindenhurst, Illinois Permanent USD110,000 - USD145,000 per year View Job Description
Utilizing your background in paper or packaing manufacturing this organization is looking for a Plant Manager to join the team and immediately lead the facility beneath the President of the family owned company. This role will take over 100+ indirect reports, lead people managers, and will be tasked with handling recent expansions and growth due to success with some of their largest clients.
  • Lead a plant experiencing tremendous recent growth
  • Work with brand name retail and food clients

About Our Client

My client is a paper/packaging manufacturer around the Illinois/Wisconsin border partnered with name brand retail and fast food companies to manufacture their solutions at a greater capacity. This role will be taking on all plant management responsibilities including of the engineering team

Job Description

  • Manage 6 direct reports, and over 100+ indirect reports
  • Handle P&L responsibilities, be an active part of the leadership strategy team
  • Utilize background in paper and packaging manucaturing to troubleshoot production issues on the floor
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives, seeking ways to be more efficient and optimize cost savings opportunities
  • Hand's On Role - lead by example
  • Identify production problems and present creative solutions to Ownership
  • Troubleshoot machinery programming - do not need to be an expert.
  • Communicate with customers and regularly perform DFMA



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The Successful Applicant

  • 7Y+ Experience in a packaging environment
  • 5+ Years of Leadership Experience (Experience of over 100+ indirect reports highly preferred)
  • Experience in being in smaller and larger plants or being a part of leading a smaller plant to a larger one
  • Bachelor's Degree or Higher is ideal
  • "Hands On" Mentality, not afraid to get your hands dirty
  • Experience with DFMA

What's on Offer

  • Competitive Base Salary up to $145,000
  • Profit Sharing Bonus Options, in addition to Annual Personal Bonus
  • 3 Weeks PTO in addition to 5 Sick Days
  • 4% 401k Match
  • 11 Company Paid Holidays
  • Full Health, Dental, Vision Benefits Option
Contact
Sean Stanton
Quote job ref
JN-092024-6549857

Job summary

Sector
Engineering & Manufacturing
Sub Sector
Production, Manufacturing
Industry
Industrial / Manufacturing
Location
Lindenhurst
Contract Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Sean Stanton
Job Reference
JN-092024-6549857