Production Manager: Plastic Packaging Bottles

A Plant Manager oversees the production, maintenance, and quality assurance functions. This professional multitasker will coordinate the plants manufacturing processes to ensure compliance with company objectives, quality systems, and customer expectations. The ideal candidate will be exceptionally detail oriented and able to lead a team, serving as the liaison between plant workers and upper management.

Requirements:

Ideate and implement strategic improvements for production, quality, and labour utilization throughout the facility

Provide leadership to ensure the effective utilization of plant personnel and equipment

Collaborate with functional departments in the implementation of improvements

Investigate and implement innovative manufacturing processes to reduce costs and improve product quality

Apply Lean Manufacturing principles in designing, specifying, and validating world-class manufacturing processes that achieve organizational goals

Bachelors Degree (or equivalent) in Operations Management, Business, Engineering, or a related field

Min 10 years manufacturing/production experience

Coordinate manufacturing operations for production

Drive continuous improvement programs

Ensure that production line schedules are in accordance with the production plan

Manage materials replenishment, quality standards, and performance metrics in support of organizational goals and objectives

Manage cost structures for manufacturing by keeping operational expenses within the budget allowance, and investigate cost-reduction measures

Create documentation protocols and ensure that all records of operations are properly maintained and reviewed

Plan, organise, direct, and run optimum day-to-day operations

Manage production, assets capacity, and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs and maintaining quality standards

Ensure production output, product quality, and on-time shipping

Allocate resources effectively and create and manage budgets