Berry Global Flexibles Division has an immediate opening for a qualified Plant Manager to lead the Mankato, MN facilities. This position reports directly to the Vice President of Operations Flexibles and will manage, direct and implement strategies and objectives to ensure the achievement of company’s goals in the production of polyethylene films. Specifically involving all manufacturing operation functions focusing on safety, quality and production. Berry Mankato has 2 plant locations, with approximatley 80 employees.
Responsibilities:
- Foster and enhance the safety culture to achieve safety excellence
- Provide operational and employee leadership to the facility
- Manage financial performance and make required changes as needed to meet business commitments
- Assist operating management with budgeting, production statistics, cost analysis, justification of capital expenditures and asset management
- Lead the facility in establishing and meeting continuous improvement objectives
- Partner with department managers to develop and maintain a positive culture consistent with Berry Global values, behaviors and mission
- Encourage and support the development of all plant employees
- Participate in process improvement and cost savings efforts
- Overall management responsibility for the implementation of mandatory and best practice sharing for cost savings, safety compliance and reduced employee hazard exposure
- Coordinates the effective utilization of production capacity, staffing and equipment through planning, organizing and scheduling
- Continuously improves customer satisfaction through programs to provide on-time delivery that meets and/or exceeds customer quality and cost expectations
- Overall management responsibility for all aspects of quality including product performance, complaint resolution, customer satisfaction and maintenance and improvement of quality systems
- Maintain 24 hour/day on call available to deal with potential problems/issues
QUALIFICATIONS:
- College degree is preferred, or equivalent and applicable work-related experience
- A minimum of 5 to 7 years of management experience in manufacturing preferably polyethylene field
- Strong planning/organizational skills
- Ability to supervise, coach, mentor and perform other functions associated with leading and managing a group
- Strong leadership, communication and motivational skills
- Excellent analytical skills required
Berry Global offers an excellent benefit package.