Manufacturing Plant Manager

Salary: $125000 - $130000/year

Job Type: Full-time

** Pre-employment background check and drug screen required.

Lignetics Inc. offers clean renewable solutions. We have 30 years of experience innovating eco-friendly essentials for everyday life. Lignetics manufactures a variety of consumer brands in several different categories including wood pellets for home heating BBQ pellets for grilling wood pellets and shavings for animal bedding and a wood fiber-based cat litter. Each of our products have unique features and benefits but are all linked with a wonderful recycled renewable sustainable and carbon neutral story. We turn recycled sawdust into value-add branded consumer products.

Manufacturing Plant Manager Duties and Responsibilities:

• The Plant Manager will plan direct and coordinate the operations of all major departments including safety production maintenance and processing within company guidelines.
• Operate in a safe manner to the highest standards to improve our safety culture and performance throughout the facility.
• Embrace and model the company values at all times.
• Utilize problem solving skills to pursue both task-oriented work and strategic initiatives.
• Collaborate daily with commercial team to ensure on-time order fulfillment and explore new business opportunities.
• Prioritize and prepare production schedules and communicate production goals to the appropriate departments
• Analyze equipment efficiency materials supply and coordinate manpower requirements.
• Manage department expenses and purchasing within budgetary guidelines.
• Implement process improvements that are meaningful and sustainable utilizing capital management and Management of Change (MOC processes)
• Manage inventory accuracy at the plant level of both raw materials and finished goods
• Develop a workforce that is cross trained flexible and productive.
• Own and drive strategic and tactical improvement processes that increase productivity and reduce costs
• Practice situational leadership characteristics to ensure engagement and involvement of all employees.
• Properly lead train and supervise department managers shift leads and production personnel.
• Assist in the research and development of new equipment products and processes.
• Oversee corrective action policies and procedures employee performance evaluations and training schedules as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Manufacturing Plant Manager Qualifications / Education:

• Bachelors degree in Manufacturing/Industrial Management or related field preferred.
• 10 years of manufacturing related experience with 5 years in a managerial/leadership role preferably in the forest products manufacturing industry.
• Lean/Six Sigma Manufacturing experience a plus
• Must have a roll up your sleeves approach be highly analytical and forward thinking.
• This is a day to day operating role but also one that requires resourcefulness strategic thinking and exceptional leadership and motivational skills.
• Requires a high degree of technical and analytical skills.
• Requires a high degree of financial acumen
• Requires the ability to do simple to complex math calculations.
• Must be able to work in weather extremes.

Manufacturing Plant Manager Benefits:

• Employee referral bonus program
• 2 weeks paid time off 2 floating holidays
• Medical Dental and Vision Insurance (FSA & HSA options)
• Life insurance short term & long-term disability
• 401(k) with employer match & immediate vesting
• Employee heating pellet program
• Lignetics SWAG gear to include an annual pair of work boots & other PPE

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