Progress Container & Display, a TRG company and subsidiary of Schwarz Partners is currently seeking a Plant Manager to support our Winder, GA facility! The Plant Manager directs production and supervision operations for the Plant. The Royal Group’s mission is to provide value-added solutions to the most demanding customers. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS FOR THIS POSITION: Lead all departments in the plant to maintain safety, quality, and efficient production. Coordinate production, distribution, and warehousing functions in accordance with established policies, principles, and procedures. Develop and implement plans, policies and procedures for efficient use of materials, machines, and employees. Analyze changes in the industry, research innovations in equipment that can be adapted to company operations and make recommendations to maximize sales, product quality, and customer satisfaction Review and analyze production costs and product quality and modify production and inventory control programs to maintain and enhance profitable operation of the plant. Direct preparation of production, human resources and labor/costs records. Recommend budgets to management. Assist management in negotiation of employee contracts. Systematically review financial performance of the plant to recommend to management opportunities for sales growth and cost savings. Coordinate plant safety, environmental and training activities in cooperation with the Human Resources Department. Manages subordinate supervisors and/or production manager who supervise all plant employees. Is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of these units. Comply with company policies and procedures and all applicable laws and regulations. Responsibilities include training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Regular and predictable attendance. Additional duties as assigned. REQUIRED EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE: High school diploma or GED plus college and/or appropriate technical courses. Five years’ experience as a proven manager. Five years corrugated manufacturing experience. PREFERRED EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE: College degree. REQUIRED SKILLS & ABILITIES: Equipment design and capabilities that can be translated into efficient operation. This also supports the supervisor's role of teacher and trainer for his/her personnel. Cost issues in order to make daily decisions that will reduce overall costs and will help the supervisor find areas that require improvement. Budget development, adherence and analysis. Quality standards. Regulatory requirements including but not limited to wage and hour requirements, environmental and waste minimization, company policies, and personnel requirements including OSHA, DEQ and EEO. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Possess a high degree of accuracy. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables Experience working with production software such as Amtech, CTI, etc.