Plant Manager - Southern Champion Tray : Job Details

All jobs at Southern Champion Tray (SCT) require Team members to act in accordance with the shared Core Values and Operating principles of the company as they perform specific job functions. These include:

• Trustworthy - We strive for our actions to match our words in all our relationships.
• Servant - Hearted - We enable and empower our team to serve the needs of customers, Team members, suppliers and the community.
• Relational - We aim to build healthy relationships while fostering an environment that promotes compassion, balance, and personal and professional growth.
• Resourceful - We value strategic insourcing, first looking to create solutions internally, and then looking to apply that knowledge to future opportunities.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY: Oversee the manufacturing operations at the SCT Chattanooga Compress paperboard folding carton facility to include all converting, printing, and maintenance teams, as well as responsible the safety of all Compress team members, the quality of all products produced in Compress, and the operational efficiency of the facility.

• Safety: Ensure alignment of the company vision in valuing people to help drive a consistently high level of performance in the areas of workplace safety and compliance to promote a culture of safety within the plant.
• Team Leadership and Cultural Development: Lead, motivate, and develop a team of skilled leaders and live our SCT Mission and values every day that focuses on increasing team member engagement and overall positive cultural.
• Drive Performance with Purpose: Oversee the end-to-end production process for all Compress operations, ensuring that products are manufactured to high quality standards while meeting key KPI's for measuring customer needs, and production and efficiency targets.
• Process Optimization: Identify areas of improvement in the production processes, and implement strategies to increase KPI's, reduce costs, and improve safety, and product quality.
• Supply Chain Management: Work closely with the Supply Chain team to ensure timely availability of raw materials and optimum production scheduling to minimize costs with best in market customer fill rates with desired inventory levels. Includes working to identify both long term and short-term capacity needs (RCCP) to optimize SCT resources and capital needs to best meet our customers' needs today and to grow our business moving forward.
• Key Leader: Works closely with other SCT leaders to live out our mission and winning aspiration. Function as key leader at SCT, working across all functions and facilities to not just represent Compress operations, but across all SCT to help us make every interaction effortless for our customers.
• Quality Control: Implement and uphold rigorous quality control processes, ensuring all products meet or exceed company specifications and expectations.
• Cost Management: Work with GM and direct reports to develop and manage the plant's operating costs plan with specific targets to achieve YOY improvements of operational and efficiency metrics.
• Reporting: Regularly report on plant performance, challenges, and strategic insights to GM, Chattanooga team, and senior management with the purpose of improving operational performance and customer interactions.

SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Strong cross-functional business acumen and demonstrated leadership capacity
• Supports and communicates Company initiatives
• Achieves assigned budget goals. Works with GM to build out annual budget plan and goals
• Builds and develops ongoing capital plan and needs to support facility and Chattanooga operations
• Uses all performance management tools, including development plans, to provide guidance and feedback to team
• Uses engagement strategies to recognize, motivate and celebrate individuals and teams delivering outstanding performance throughout location
• Owns the strategy component of the facility, as well as the leadership needs to accomplish annual goals
• Vigilant about protecting and building SCT's corporate reputation and integrity
• Leads and drives pursuit of SCT's Mission, Vision & Values
• Promotes a cooperative work climate, maximizing productivity and morale
• Conducts and participates in regularly scheduled meetings to ensure lines of communication are open between management, team members, and across functions and facilities
• Displays a positive attitude towards team members
• Stays abreast of technology changes in the industry and ensures communication throughout organization
• Able to handle escalated issues with tact and dignity
• Serves as a liaison to ensure consistency, specifically across all Chattanooga teams and facilities and Shared Manufacturing Services including Safety, Continuous Improvement, Engineering, and Compliance.

QUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Ten years' experience in leadership roles in paperboard manufacturing, Operations or Engineering preferred. Experience in lean manufacturing or Six Sigma strongly desired. Strong background and understanding of safety and quality systems necessary. Familiarity with many different types of paperboard production machinery. Bachelor's degree in engineering, business or a closely related field required, Master's degree preferred. Proficient in MS Office applications - Word, Outlook, Excel software.