Department Head

Silgan Containers seeks an experienced candidate to serve as Manufacturing Department Head at our Maxton, NC facility. This role manages day-to-day operations in our high-speed 3-piece can manufacturing department, focusing on production performance, safety management, quality control, and continuous improvement. In this position, you’ll oversee production lines, including bodymakers, welders, seamers, and decorators, ensuring efficient operations, product quality, and team engagement across shifts. You will partner closely with Maintenance, Quality, and Engineering to achieve plant goals in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and People (SQDCP). Why Silgan Containers: Competitive salary for the market that is based on experience, education, and skills. Exceptional benefits include comprehensive coverage for medical, dental, vision, and prescription drugs, as well as accidental death and dismemberment life insurance, paid short-term disability, and a 401k plan with a 6 percent company match. Paid time off includes 3 weeks of vacation, prorated from the date of hire, and 10 paid holidays per year. Training and growth opportunities are provided through on-the-job training, tuition reimbursement, and educational programs designed to help employees develop and advance in their careers. Other benefits include wellness programs, telemedicine access, pet insurance, employee assistance programs, employee discounts, and additional resources to support overall well-being. A safe working environment is maintained through Silgan’s “Drive to Zero Injuries” initiative and quarterly safety rewards, ensuring that employee safety and health remain the highest priority. What You Will Do as a Department Head Manage daily production on 3-piece can lines, ensuring throughput, yield, and uptime goals are achieved while meeting safety, quality, and efficiency standards. Promote a zero-incident culture by maintaining visible guidance on the floor and ensuring compliance with all Silgan safety policies and procedures. Develop supervisors and employees to strengthen communication, accountability, and technical skills across all shifts. Monitor product specifications and process control data; partner with Quality Assurance to identify and correct deviations. Collaborate with Maintenance and Engineering to reduce downtime, sustain equipment reliability, and plan preventive maintenance. What You Bring Associate degree from a technical trade school, High School diploma, or GED. Minimum of 2 years of experience in supervision within a high-speed manufacturing environment. Strong knowledge of three-piece can production processes (bodymaking, welding, coating, curing, seaming, decorating). Ability to operate in a lean manufacturing environment utilizing 5S and other continuous improvement tools. Translate complex technical information into actionable installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting tasks. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Proven leadership and team management skills. Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities. Ability to work under pressure and handle multiple priorities. Responsible for adhering to and enforcing all safety and quality guidelines within the plant. Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office. Take the next step, apply today! #MON LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position. All job requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws. Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Continued employment remains on an “at-will” basis. Silgan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, or the presence of a disability, which would not prevent the performance of essential job duties with, or without reasonable accommodation of any other protective status. Silgan is a drug-free workplace. This page is specific to Silgan Containers, Silgan Closures, Silgan Plastics, Silgan Plastics Food Containers and Silgan Specialty packaging. If you are interested in exploring opportunities with our Silgan Dispensing division, please click here Job Aid on How to Apply We are a leading worldwide manufacturer of dispensing and specialty closures for food, beverage, health care, garden, home, personal care, fragrance and beauty products. We are also a leading manufacturer of metal containers in North America and Europe, and we are the largest manufacturer of metal food containers in North America with a unit volume market share in the United States in 2021 of slightly more than half of the market. Additionally, we are a leading manufacturer of custom designed plastic containers in North America for a variety of markets, including the personal care, food, health care and household and industrial chemical markets.