Plant General Manager

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 #:
031371 Plant General Manager (Open)

Job Description:

Greif is a leading supplier of industrial packaging products and services, growing from its beginnings in Cleveland, Ohio, to a global footprint across more than 30 countries and 200-plus locations.

OUR VISION:

Be the best performing customer service company in the world.

OUR PURPOSE:

We create packaging solutions for life’s essentials.

ROLE OVERVIEW:

The Plant General Manager oversees the operations of various teams within a single manufacturing plant, including Manufacturing Engineering, Production Operations, Repair & Maintenance, Production Planning & Control, Quality, and Environmental Health & Safety.

This role involves managing multiple teams to ensure efficient and effective manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities encompass owning the execution of functional strategies over a short to mid-term horizon (1-3 years) and providing operational management to achieve organizational goals.

The Plant Manager plays a pivotal role in driving operational excellence and fostering a culture of continuous improvement within the plant.

Key Responsibilities:


* Continuously improves the plant's 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 mission, follows 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 in annual budget preparation.

Controls expenditures in accordance with budget.


* Maintain close connection and contact with other departments.


* Performs other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:


* Typically possesses a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) and 5 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.


* Com...