Plant General Manager - Paper Recycling

Greif is a global leader in performance packaging located in 40 countries.

The company delivers trusted, innovative, and tailored solutions that support some of the world's most in demand and fastest-growing industries.  

 

With a commitment to legendary customer service, operational excellence, and global sustainability, Greif packages life's essentials - and creates lasting value for its colleagues, customers, and other stakeholders.  

 

Learn more about the company's Customized Polymer, Sustainable Fiber, Durable Metal, and Integrated Solutions at www.greif.com and follow Greif on Instagram and LinkedIn. 

 

OUR VISION: 

Being the customer service company in the world. 

 

OUR PURPOSE: 

Creating packaging solutions for life’s essentials. 

Job Requisition #:
032661 Plant General Manager - Paper Recycling (Open)

Job Description:

Founded in 1877, Greif is a global leader in performance packaging with locations in 40 countries.

The company delivers trusted, innovative, and tailored solutions that support some of the world’s most demanding and fastest-growing industries.

With a commitment to legendary customer service, operational excellence, and global sustainability, Greif packages life’s essentials – and creates lasting value for its colleagues, customers, and other stakeholders.

OUR VISION:

Being the best customer service company in the world.

OUR PURPOSE:

Create packaging solutions for life’s essentials.

ROLE OVERVIEW: Manages the activities of teams associated with a single Recycling Plant, including Production Operations, Repair & Maintenance Operations, Production Planning & Control, Quality, and Environmental Health & Safety.

 Manages multiple teams.

Responsibilities typically include ownership of short to mid-term execution of functional strategy and operational management. 

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's 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 p...