Plant Manager

Salary: $110,000 - $130,000
Job Type: Full-time
** Pre-employment background check and drug screen required.

Lignetics, Inc., offers clean, renewable solutions. We have 30 years of experience innovating eco-friendly essentials for everyday life. Lignetics manufactures a variety of consumer brands in several different categories including wood pellets for home heating, BBQ pellets for grilling, wood pellets and shavings for animal bedding, and a wood fiber-based cat litter. Each of our products have unique features and benefits but are all linked with a wonderful recycled, renewable, sustainable, and carbon neutral story. We turn recycled sawdust into value-add, branded consumer products.

Duties and Responsibilities:

- Plan, direct and coordinate the operations of all major departments, including safety, production, maintenance, and processing, within company guidelines.

- Operate in a safe manner to the highest standards to improve our safety culture and performance throughout the facility.

- Embrace and model the company values at all times.

- Utilize problem solving skills to pursue both task-oriented work and strategic initiatives.

- Analyze equipment efficiency, materials supply and coordinate manpower requirements.

- Manage department expenses and purchasing within budgetary guidelines.

- Implement process improvements that are meaningful and sustainable utilizing capital management and Management of Change (MOC processes)

- Manage inventory accuracy at the plant level, of both raw materials and finished goods

- Develop a workforce that is cross trained, flexible and productive.

- Own and drive strategic and tactical continuous improvement processes that increase productivity and reduce costs

- Practice situational leadership characteristics to ensure engagement and involvement of all employees.

- Lead and continue to develop department managers, shift leads and production personnel.

- Assist in the research and development of new equipment, products and processes.

- Oversee corrective action policies and procedures, employee performance evaluations, and training schedules as needed.

- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Qualifications / Education:

- Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing/Industrial Management or related field preferred.

- 10 + years of manufacturing related experience with 5+ years in a managerial/leadership role, preferably with a maintenance/process background in the forest products manufacturing industry.

- TPM experience a plus

- Must have a “roll up your sleeves” approach, be highly analytical and forward thinking.

- This is a day to day operating role but also one that requires resourcefulness, strategic thinking, and exceptional leadership and motivational skills.

- Requires a high degree of technical and analytical skills.?

- Requires the ability to do simple to complex math calculations.

- Must be able to work in weather extremes.
Benefits:

- Employee referral bonus program

- 2 weeks paid time off + 2 floating holidays

- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance (FSA & HSA options)

- Life insurance, short term & long-term disability

- 401(k) with employer match & immediate vesting

- Employee heating pellet program

- Lignetics SWAG gear to include an annual pair of work boots & other PPE
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