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Plant Manager

Caraustar Industrial & Consumer Products Group, Inc.
Austell, GA Full Time
POSTED ON 10/16/2025 CLOSED ON 10/30/2025

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Greif offers a great working environment and the opportunity to make an immediate impact at a company where your ideas are always welcome. Job Requisition #: 032416 Plant Manager (Open) Job Description: Founded in 1877, Greif is a global leader in performance packaging located in 40 countries. The company delivers trusted, innovative, and tailored solutions that support some of the world’s most demanding and fastest-growing industries. With a commitment to legendary customer service, operational excellence, and global sustainability, Greif packages life’s essentials – and creates lasting value for its colleagues, customers, and other stakeholders. OUR VISION: Being the best customer service company in the world. OUR PURPOSE: Create packaging solutions for life’s essentials. ROLE OVERVIEW: Manages the activities of teams associated with manufacturing, engineering, and production in a manufacturing complex or multiple plant locations, including: Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing Production Operations, Manufacturing Repair & Maintenance Operations, Manufacturing Production Planning & Control, Quality, Environmental Health & Safety. Manages multiple teams. Responsibilities typically include ownership of short to mid-term execution of functional strategy and operational management. Typically possesses a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) and 10 or more years of relevant experience. Key Responsibilities - Austell, GA Continuous optimization of large complex plant or multiple plants' performance by implementing lean manufacturing concepts, techniques, and processes. Effectively implements new performance management systems, production plans, and performance criteria; confirms production progress; responds to delays; takes corrective actions; records KPI performance. Creates and implements improvement plans for the overall operation. Ensures team understands roles and responsibilities as it relates to the team and Greif. Encourages joint problem solving and individual development. Supports Greif's mission, follows the values of Greif, and works to better Greif’s business as a whole. Manages and maintains safety observances, ensuring guards and safety features are working, and promoting good daily safety practices and habits. Communicates goals and objectives, applies company policy, staffs, trains, coaches, recommends salary increases, administers discipline, ensures positive colleague relations, and reviews the performance of colleagues. Forecasts future production and facility needs and participates in the establishment of strategic business and project goals. Contributes to annual budget preparation. Controls expenditures in accordance with the budget. Maintain close connection and contact with other departments. May be responsible for more than one plant. Performs other duties as assigned. Education and Experience Typically possesses a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) and 10 or more years of relevant experience. Knowledge and Skills Knowledge of the plant's operation. Demonstrated leadership skills. Strong ability in problem-solving and multi-tasking. Computer skills. Solid interpersonal skills. Organization skills. #LI-MK1 Compensation Range: The pay range for this position is $128,100.00 - $218,200.00. Typically, a competitive wage for new hires will fall between $140,000.00 to $160,000.00. Offers for this position may vary based on market data and other factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographic location. The position may also be eligible for a short-term incentive. Benefits Statement: Greif offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, paid time off, and other competitive benefits which are available for eligible colleagues effective day one. Protect Yourself From Scams: We value the integrity of our recruitment process and prioritize the well-being of our candidates. While you may find Greif job postings on various platforms, all legitimate opportunities can be verified on our official Careers page at www.greif.com. All communication from Greif regarding job opportunities will also come from an @greif.com email address. If you have concerns about the legitimacy of a job posting, receive an unsolicited job offer or suspect fraudulent activity, please contact us for verification via this link Contact Us - Greif. EEO Statement: https://www.greif.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/HR-101-Equal-Employment-Opportunity-Policy-English.pdf We offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits and opportunity for growth. Greif is an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of sex, race, religion, age, national origin, color, disability, veteran status or any other any other legally protected characteristic. For more information read Greif’s Equal Opportunity Policy. Founded in 1877, Greif is a global leader in performance packaging located in 40 countries. The company delivers trusted, innovative, and tailored solutions that support some of the world’s most demanding and fastest-growing industries. With a commitment to legendary customer service, operational excellence, and global sustainability, Greif packages life’s essentials – and creates lasting value for its colleagues, customers, and other stakeholders.

Salary : $128,100 - $218,200

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