Plant Manager

PLZ is committed to product stewardship and innovation, strong ethical standards, sustainable operations and most importantly, the development of our people. Whether at our manufacturing facilities or corporate headquarters, PLZ provides to its teams the highest standards of health and safety, and offers you the support you need to create the career you want, through engagement, equity and inclusion, and opportunity.

From household cleaning solutions to personal care products, and food to automotive lubricants, PLZ produces more than 2,500 different aerosol and liquid products in our facilities across the continent. We know that being the partner of choice for our clients starts with being the partner of choice for our employees. Learn more at www.plzcorp.com/careers or visit https://youtu.be/XYNIFpLQIJY

We are hiring a Plant Manager at the Coal City, IL facility. The ideal candidate will demonstrate hands-on experience leading a manufacturing site that is experiencing significant growth and expanding its capabilities and capacities. This is a tremendous opportunity for the individual looking to take on the transformation of an existing site and drive organizational and operational excellence.

Primary Responsibilities include:

• Lead all aspects of plant operations: Safety, Quality, Manufacturing, and Warehouse
• Be a champion of safety to maintain a culture that protects the employees, equipment, and environment
• Create and drive accountability to performance metrics with the management team and on the plant floor
• Consistently deliver on operational KPIs and develop action plans to close any gaps
• Execute production plan ensuring that key resources are available on time and balanced to the needs of the business
• Ensure products are manufactured on time and in full to meet customers’ service targets
• Ensure site meets all quality standards set by customer, certifying agencies, and internal quality management systems
• Identify and implement savings opportunities to provide year over year cost reductions
• Assist in budget creation and deliver consistent results that meet or exceed budget expectations
• Develop and implement CAPEX budget that addresses automation opportunities while maintaining facilities
• Build and develop a winning team capable of adapting to changing demands and driving excellence in everything they do
• Establishing a cadence of accountability all levels of the plant
• Lead cross functional collaboration with sales, R&D, and customers.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing Processes, Operational Management or a similar field
• Min 7+ year related experience
• Successful track record of delivering consistent OEE improvements while providing 95%+ on time, in full (OTIF) service to customer
• Experience with lean tools including, kaizen, 6-Sigma, Continuous Flow Operations, Autonomous and Total Productive Maintenance, Workplace Organization, People Development, Value Stream Analysis
• 3+ year experience using SAP, SPC and WMS preferred
• Strong leadership and communication skills

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or other protected status. EEOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.