Plant Manager

From a small family business to a multi-billion-dollar global company, Sonoco has been changing the face of products and packaging since 1899 — all while keeping the heart of “People Build Businesses” alive.

Our talented people are at the core of our growth, constantly reinventing the Sonoco wheel with brilliant solutions every year. Today we are a world leader in global packaging solutions with diversified operations in over 34 countries. We're extremely proud of our portfolio of brands, our achievements in sustainability and industrialization and the groundbreaking work accomplished by our people.

The successful candidate under the direction from the Associate Director, Manufacturing, is accountable for; safety, quality, productivity, material handling, cost performance and employee relations for assigned crew in this non-union facility. Job requires efficient use of resources (labor, materials, and equipment) to manufacture quality products at lowest possible cost. Supervise and coordinate the activities of hourly employees on assigned crew. Position is responsible for implementing and maintaining best manufacturing practices and regulatory compliance for assigned crew.

What You'll Be Doing

• Teach and lead the safety process for assigned crew to prevent injuring employees.
• Manage production and quality to meet customer demands while minimizing overtime and inventory.
• Meet performance metric expectations using methods such as; 5S, 6 Sigma, Kaizen and Lean Manufacturing.
• Build and maintain productive relationships that foster employee engagement and satisfaction.
• Provide direction, training and development as well as counseling or discipline as needed.
  
  

This position is located in Charlotte, NC.

 

We'd Love To Hear From You If

• Bachelors degree in business, science or engineering required
• Minimum of 1 year of supervisory experience in manufacturing but prefer 2-3
• Leadership – setting expectations and gaining trust
• Communication - listening, giving clear instructions and preparing reports / presentations
• Interpersonal - ability to motivate direct reports and hold them accountable against expectations
• Computer – proficient in MS Office to include Outlook, Excel, Word and Powerpoint
  
  

Compensation

The annual base salary range for this role is from $135,440 to $152,370, plus an annual target bonus of 25% of base salary.

At Sonoco Products Company, we offer a comprehensive total rewards package, including competitive pay and benefits. *Benefits listed below are for employees located in the U.S. Specific benefits and wellbeing programs may vary depending on your location (within the U.S. or global), or if you are a union employee.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents, including FSA and HSA options
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Wellbeing tools and resources to support holistic health, including an Employee Assistance Program with a variety of services
• Paid time off and holidays to recreate, rejuvenate and care for the health of yourself and family
• Variety of company paid and voluntary employee-paid insurance plans including life, personal accident, and disability insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
  
  

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any legally protected characteristic.