Plant Manager

Resource Label Group is seeking a Plant Manager for our Franklin, TN Operations team who will be responsible for leading and directing a variety of activities to ensure a successful achievement of day-to-day and growth goals. The ideal candidate will influence a positive work environment that drives a proactive culture of safety and employee engagement, while providing leadership to the overall operations of the RLG Franklin facility.

The Ideal Candidate Will

• Manage the location’s budget by maintaining service levels to our customers while striving to improve safety, quality, efficiency, and productivity standards to drive a “Best in Class” culture.
• Forward thinker and action-oriented Manager, with the motivation to lead a team with a “Have Fun, Get It Done” attitude.
• Collaboratively engage with local leadership to analyze safety, quality, production, and maintenance metrics; determine causes of nonconformity to improve operational excellence and inspire change.
  
  

Responsibilities

• Work with your team to manage day-to-day operations to execute business plans that align with company goals and overall strategic vision.
• Oversee and drive improvements in production to meet short-term and long-term objectives to achieve optimum efficiency.
• Build a high performing team by establishing strong performance standards and continuously work to grow and develop team members.
• Implement continuous improvement initiatives tied to the strategic business direction; execute thoughtful change management.
• Build partnerships and effectively collaborate with commercial/sales business partners to identify facility growth opportunities and maintain relationships with key accounts.
• Work collaboratively with other cross-functional leaders to best serve the customer’s needs.
• Proactively build and maintain Continuous Improvement deck and Capital Expenditure plans.
• Identify and resolve problems in a timely manner, execute necessary solutions.
  
  

Qualifications

• 10 years of progressive operations management experience in manufacturing setting with direct responsibility for safety, quality, reliability, production, and financial results; Label, Printing, or Packaging industry experience strongly preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, or related fields. Master’s Degree preferred.
• Strong knowledge of business and management principles (budgeting, strategic planning, resource allocation and human resources).
• Proven experience in budget and financial management.
• Demonstrated track record of strong goal setting and ability to build, develop, lead, and motivate diverse teams through transformative change.
• Ability to respond quickly to changing demands, processes, and evolving information.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to adjust communication style based on audience