What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plant Manager position at Buckeye Corrugated, Inc. (BCI)?
Position Purpose
Manage all aspects of production, maintenance, scheduling and shipping with a keen focus on safety.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities
Buckeye Corrugated, Inc. (BCI) is a privately held, employee-owned company with twelve (12) corrugated manufacturing facilities, providing an extensive range of corrugated packaging products. Located in ten states, our services and capabilities include custom-designed corrugated packaging, point-of-purchase displays, point-of-sale packaging along with fulfillment and logistics. Simply stated, we do not just make boxes. We build the means to shape impressions and influence perceptions.
BCI provides competitive pay and a robust benefits package including: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability benefits, 401(k), paid time off and holidays.
Manage all aspects of production, maintenance, scheduling and shipping with a keen focus on safety.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities
- Follow and enforce established safety rules, policies and procedures.
- Maintain OSHA regulatory compliance in all aspects of written programs, procedures, associate training and plant operations.
- Ensure best practices are followed in all production-related functions and maintain positive workplace culture and associate morale.
- Ensure all necessary safety documentation is recorded, retained, and updated as necessary.
- Maintain plant cleanliness and neat and orderly work areas.
- Active participant on Division Safety Committee.
- Establish areas of responsibility for immediate subordinates, give general direction to various departments to ensure adherence to production schedules, standards of performance, quality and safety programs and company policies.
- Direct production, maintenance and shipping team regarding production requirements, equipment utilization, quality/quantity standards, safety/housekeeping, equipment repair and maintenance.
- Ensure customer specifications are met during the manufacturing process.
- Ensure timely corrective action to manufacturing-related internal quality audit deficiencies.
- Ensure nonconforming product is properly identified and segregated for disposition.
- Analyze reports indicating manpower, attendance, job bidding, labor costs, overtime, equipment efficiencies, production shipments and the like.
- Investigate, determine and implement corrective measures to improve operations deviating from established standards.
- Develop and implement improvements for methods, equipment, material handling techniques and similar projects.
- Analyze capital equipment needs, employment levels and budgets; make recommendations regarding these applications.
- Maintain industry contacts and remain informed of new developments, programs, machinery and trends.
- Drive inventory management and track industry news and pricing of all necessary supplies such as ink, skids and adhesives.
- Oversee and direct supervisors and managers with associate performance and disciplinary management, approve associate change status requests and make effective recommendations to General Manager for discipline, promotion, transfer or termination.
- Staff, train and mentor production, maintenance and shipping supervisors and management, preparing them for new responsibilities and future challenges.
- Full-time role in a non-temperature regulated manufacturing plant/warehouse setting.
- Ability to drive results, problem solve and lead others in situations lacking necessary detail
- Effective collaboration with all departmental managers to achieve organizational objectives
- Strong verbal and written communication and mentoring skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
- Knowledgeable of plant equipment and operations
- Strong attention to detail
- Proficient in lean methods
- Achieve proficiency in and utilize company project management software and other data management systems (i.e. Amtech job costing and RPM modules and UKG HRIS)
Buckeye Corrugated, Inc. (BCI) is a privately held, employee-owned company with twelve (12) corrugated manufacturing facilities, providing an extensive range of corrugated packaging products. Located in ten states, our services and capabilities include custom-designed corrugated packaging, point-of-purchase displays, point-of-sale packaging along with fulfillment and logistics. Simply stated, we do not just make boxes. We build the means to shape impressions and influence perceptions.
BCI provides competitive pay and a robust benefits package including: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability benefits, 401(k), paid time off and holidays.