Plant Manager
Allendale County, SC - USA
Job Summary
Welcome to Cascades!
Are you a proven manufacturing leader who thrives on driving performance building strong teams and delivering operational excellence This is an opportunity to lead a high-impact tissue manufacturing operation where yourexpertisewill directly influence safety productivity and long-term success.
Join the team in Rockingham NC as a Plant Manager and help build a more sustainable future.
Whatsin it for you
Taking care of our people is in our nature soyoullenjoy:
A competitive annual salary starting at $160000
Profit sharing and an employee share purchase plan
A hybrid work model: 3 days in the office (2 fixed 1 flexible)
A full range of benefits: group insurance telemedicine and an employer-supported retirement plan
An annual allowance to spend on goods and services of your choice
A yearly wellness program and employeeassistanceprogram
A collaborative respectful and people-centered workplace
Your Role
As Plant Manageryoulltake onreal challengesthat bring out your full potential. Your scope includes:
Lead all plant operations to achieve safety quality production and financialobjectives.
Drive a strong safety culture through visible leadership and accountability.
Improve reliability through preventive and predictive maintenance planning scheduling and root cause analysis.
Optimizepaper machine performance equipment uptime productivity and product quality.
Manage plant financial performance including labor maintenance fiber chemical and energy costs.
Lead continuous improvement initiatives using data-driven problem-solving methods.
Develop leadership technical and hourly teams.
Build and execute recovery plans for underperforming operations with measurable business impact.
What you bring
Yourea natural fit for Plant Manager if you have:
Bachelors degree in Engineering Operations Manufacturing or a related field preferred.
15 years of manufacturing leadership experience in tissue paper pulp or related process industries.
Experience leading paper machine operations and delivering performance improvements.
Success managing operational turnarounds and improving underperforming facilities.
Strong knowledge of papermaking processes maintenance and reliability systems continuous improvement and plantfinancial management.
Ability to lead large teams develop talent and drive organizational change.
Tissue manufacturing experience is strongly preferred.
Progressive leadership experience from Operations or Production Management into Plant or Mill Leadership.
If you bring as much heart to who you are as to what you do wecantwait to meet you!
Apply now and join our team ofCascadersas Plant Manager in Rockingham NC.
Cascadesvaluesdiversity and inclusion andconsidersall applications equitably.
This posting is for an active vacancy within our organization.
Accountable
Ensure the safety of its employees and a safe environment free of all risks.
Ensure optimal execution of operations by achieving targets in terms of occupational health and safety production capacity standardization of operating costs and quality
Ensure compliance with Cascades business processes in the plant in accordance with established business rules and best practices
Prepare and execute investment and asset maintenance plans and meet return on investment targets
Engage and develop all your employees
Ensure the execution of the Collective Bargaining Agreement/Employee Handbook and highlight areas for improvement with the union/committee
Responsible
Establish performance standards (availability efficiency OEE) in collaboration with the General Manager
Lead weekly meetings with your team and SUs to analyze KPIs and discuss and launch required action plans
Collaborate in the implementation of optimization projects specific to your unit
Foster a culture of continuous improvement and ensure the sustainability of Lean Manufacturing best practices
Extensive experience in management and in the manufacturing sector
Leadership and a collaborative spirit that inspire and engage teams to achieve excellence
Ability to understand customer needs issues and interests in order to develop solutions that support their experience
Ability to guide and coach team members
Sound judgment to ensure follow-up and effective implementation of solutions in accordance with company priorities and to make appropriate decisions
Ability to position oneself with conviction in an unpopular context and generate maximum support.
Strong persuasiveness to foster maximum buy-in in a difficult context
The knowledge and experience to anticipate the impact of a decision on your unit and employees
Strong communication skills tact and diplomacy
Excellent ability to build and support a customer-focused culture based on a people-centred approach
Excellent written and spoken English to support professional interactions
Agility needed to work with various technological tools
Knowledge of SAP software or other ERP (an asset)
Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
Explore Cascades’ e-commerce packaging solutions: cardboard shipping boxes, insulated boxes, and protective material.