Plant Manager
Posting Start Date: Jan 1, 2020
Location: Birmingham, AL, US
Company: Cascades
CASCADES
Founded in 1964, Cascades produces, converts and markets packaging and tissue products that are composed mainly of recycled fibers. The Company employs 11,000 employees, who work in more than 90 production units located in North America and Europe. With its management philosophy, half a century of experience in recycling, and continuous efforts in research and development as driving forces, Cascades continues to deliver the innovative products that customers have come to rely on.
CASCADES SPECIALTY PRODUCTS GROUP
The Specialty Products Group, a division of Cascades, is a leader in the industrial packaging, food packaging and recovery sectors. The Group has 38 business units across North America and Europe and employs more than 2,200 employees.
Cascades Sonoco offers a full range of options for functional and barrier coating, lamination & coloring to meet your unique finished product needs & standards. For over 20 years, the world’s largest players in the paper industry have entrusted Cascades Sonoco to protect their paper rolls from damage. We’ve leveraged our expertise in paper barrier technologies and combined them with leading poly-coating and laminating technologies, successfully creating and innovating a full range of transit solutions.
Cascades Sonoco inc., Birmingham Division is looking for a Plant Manager. Reporting to the General Manager, the Plant Manager will take on the responsibility of all plant activities ensuring business objectives are met. The successful candidate will be accountable for all aspects of plant performance and will ensure that objectives are attained in a safe and cost-effective manner that’s consistent with quality requirements. The Plant Manager will lead the operation in synergy with Human Resources, Finance, Sales, customer satisfaction and product development.
- Promote sound occupational health and safety management and identify the unit’s OSH priorities in line with corporate objectives and follow up on them
- Personally commit to and display strong leadership in health and safety
- Plan, organize, increase production, assets capacity and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs and maintaining current quality and safety standards
- Develop and drive continuous improvement initiatives
- Implement strategies in alignment with strategic initiatives and provide a clear sense of direction and focus
- Be responsible for production output, product quality and on-time delivery
- Allocate resources effectively to ensure smooth operations
- Prepare budgets in collaboration with the Financial Controller
- Implement strategies in alignment with strategic initiatives and provide a clear sense of direction and focus
- Build and maintain a trusting relationship with employees and communicate about performance expectations
- Lead the management team; providing coaching and guidance to ensure engagement and development.
- Determine KPIs and measure them on a regular basis including OEE and Waste.
- 10 or more years experience managing a manufacturing unit
- Experience in the in Pulp & Paper and/or Extrusion Manufacturing
- Competency in business and management principles (budgeting, strategic planning, resource allocation and people leadership and development)
- Familiarity with industry standard equipment and technical expertise
- Be knowledgeable of safety, quality, productivity, demand creation, inventory and stewardship processes
- Ability to create accountability and to lead by example
- Strong team building, decision-making and people management skills
Cascades believes in the success of an inclusive organization that values diversity within its team. All qualified candidates will be considered for this position in a fair manner.
Nearest Major Market: Birmingham
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