Plant Manager

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:

The Plant Manager is responsible for the safe, efficient, and profitable operation of the plastics molding facility. This role provides leadership, strategic direction, and operational oversight to ensure alignment with corporate objectives related to safety, quality, cost, delivery, and continuous improvement. The Plant Manager leads cross-functional teams, develops talent, drives performance through metrics, and serves as the primary liaison between plant operations, corporate leadership, and key customers.

They have a fundamental responsibility to ensure product safety and quality as it applies to all the duties listed below:

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead and oversee all plant operations, including production, quality, maintenance, safety, and logistics.
• Establish and implement policies, procedures, and operating standards to drive productivity, quality, cost control, and safety.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, environmental, quality system, and other regulatory requirements.
• Monitor and improve key performance indicators including safety metrics, quality, OEE, scrap, labor efficiency, and delivery performance.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, or related methodologies.
• Oversee plastics molding processes, tooling, process optimization, material utilization, and new product launches.
• Develop, coach, and evaluate management and supervisory staff; establish succession planning.
• Collaborate with engineering, finance, purchasing, HR, and sales to support plant and corporate objectives.
• Prepare and manage the annual operating and capital budgets; ensure performance to budget.
• Maintain strong relationships with customers to ensure quality, delivery, and service expectations are met.
• Provide timely communication and reporting to senior leadership, including weekly and monthly business reviews.

AUTHORITY LEVEL (if applicable):

EDUCATION:

Required: Associate's Degree in Engineering, Operations, Business or equivalent experience.

Preferred: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Business or a related field.

EXPERIENCE:

Required: 7+ years' manufacturing management experience

Preferred: 5+ years' experience managing a plastic process operation

SKILLS:

Required:

• Proven plant leadership and team development experience
• Strong financial acumen, including budgeting and cost management
• Data-driven decision-making and KPI management
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• ERP/MRP system experience

Preferred:

• Lean / Six Sigma certification
• Project management experience
• Capacity and production planning expertise
• Strong technical understanding of plastics manufacturing processes

Silgan Plastics is a drug-free workplace.

LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER (Non-Canada)

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position.

All job requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Continued employment remains on an "at-will" basis.

Silgan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, or the presence of a disability, which would not prevent the performance of essential job duties with, or without reasonable accommodation of any other protective status.

Silgan is a drug-free workplace.

LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER - Canada

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position.

All job requirements are subject to possible modification to accommodate individuals with disabilities. Silgan endeavors to provide accommodations to individuals with disabilities to perform their essential job duties as long as the accommodation does not pose an undue hardship on the company's operations and does not pose a direct threat of substantial harm to the employee or others.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor.

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Employment is always subject to the Silgan's rights as employer, including the right to end employment in accordance with Provincial Law.

Silgan is an equal opportunity employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to any ground protected under Provincial human rights laws.

Silgan is a drug-free workplace.