Director of Manufacturing

Director of Manufacturing

AJM Packaging Corporation

Metro-Detroit, MI

Salary: $175,000 - $250,000

Bonus:  Performance Based

Position Overview -

AJM Packaging Corporation, one of the nation’s leading manufacturers of converted paper products, including a broad range of both plain and printed paper plates, cups, bowls and bags of various types and sizes, is currently conducting a nation-wide search for an exceptionally talented and highly accomplished professional to lead its manufacturing operations strategically located throughout the continental United States.  Domiciled at our flagship plant in Southgate, Michigan and reporting directly to the company COO, the successful candidate will also be responsible for Production Planning & Control, Quality Assurance, Safety, Compliance, Maintenance & Repair, New Product Development and Capital Expenditures.  Our customers, including both traditional brick and mortar and e-commerce retailers, as well as wholesalers and distributors of all kinds, are very fussy, and that’s just the way we like it.  They want what they want, when they want it, and excuses don’t cut it.  They want their orders delivered complete and on time with OTIF scores in the high 90 percentiles and DPMO’s under 3.4.  That, in short, would be your mission should you decide to accept it.  This position will require relocation to Detroit, MI.

Responsibilities & Duties -


* Bottom line responsibility for all manufacturing operations, facilities and personnel.


* Manufacturing, Production Planning & Control, Quality Assurance, Safety, Compliance, Maintenance & Repair, New Product Development and Capital Expenditures.


* Develop, monitor and approve annual manufacturing budget, take corrective and/or remedial action based on thorough analysis and review of monthly budget variances.


* Work cross-functionally with key stakeholders to meet all manufacturing as well as corporate goals and objectives and optimize corporate performance and customer satisfaction.


* Hands-on participation in the recruitment, hiring, onboarding and training of all key manufacturing personnel and, occasionally, others as necessary and appropriate.


* Supervise, manage and direct daily activities of manufacturing management team and all functional department heads (i.e.

Quality Assurance, Production Planning & Control, Engineering and Maintenance) and utilize Performance Management System to establish individual goals and objectives, track progress and evaluate performance.


* Work collaboratively with COO, CFO and VP Sales & Marketing within the framework of a robust Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning (SIOP) system to forecast sales and ensure the requisite bill-of-material inputs, production time and distribution network are available to satisfy demand and deliver all orders complete and on time.


* Expand, relocate and modernize company’s manufacturing facilities and overall footprint, as necessary ...