The Production Manager of our Bag-in-Box greenfield plant in Anderson (USA) will be responsible for the day-to-day activities of maintaining the plant facility operations, including safety policies, personnel, housekeeping, maintenance, production activities, customer requirements, planning and scheduling. You will serve as a member of the management leadership team and must contribute to achieving sales objectives. You will also serve as a coach to team members and assist in the development and evaluation of direct reports.
About the role and key responsibilities
• Drive a strong safety culture, ensuring full compliance with company standards and OSHA requirements.
• Lead day-to-day operations of Production, Maintenance, and Logistics to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable plant performance.
• Build, develop, and coach the production workforce, ensuring strong leadership presence on the shopfloor.
• Implement all start-up processes, SOPs, and operational standards required for a greenfield facility.
• Plan and manage production schedules to meet customer demand, quality expectations, and cost targets.
• Coordinate maintenance activities to secure equipment uptime and support a proactive maintenance strategy.
• Ensure effective materials flow, warehouse management, and internal logistics processes.
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) (safety, OEE, scrap, productivity, downtime) and implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate closely with the Plant Manager and cross-functional teams (Quality, HR, Supply Chain, Engineering).
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives (Lean, 5S, problem-solving, root-cause analysis).
• Support recruitment, onboarding, and training of the operational workforce in the start-up phase.
• Ensure full compliance with company policies, regulatory requirements, and customer standards.
Complexities of the role:
• Establishing operations from the ground up: The role requires designing and implementing all production processes, organizational structures, SOPs, and operational standards for a facility with no existing framework.
• Developing and leading a newly formed workforce: The position involves recruiting, onboarding, and upskilling an entirely new team while fostering a cohesive culture and consistent operating discipline during the ramp-up phase.
We are looking for someone who:
• 7 to 10 years of experience in manufacturing industry
• Demonstrated mechanical acumen
• Ability to work in fast paced JIT (just-in-time) manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated expertise in process management to ensure production efficiency
• Relentless determination and courage to make things happen; strong execution skills; results-oriented
• Ability to respond quickly to changing demands, processes, and updated information
• Demonstrated understanding of quality processes and continuous improvement, such as Six Sigma certification
• Excellent communication skills and ability to interact across all levels of the organization, while accomplish organizational goals
• Demonstrated knowledge of capital management (P&L and capital budgets) and analyzing financial data
• Established courses of action for self and/or others to accomplish specific planning goals
• Excellent communication skills: ability to send and receive information clearly and concisely.
• Decisive, action-oriented, and able to manage deliverables effectively. Strong sense of ownership and flexibility when operational challenges occur.
• High attention to detail and proven ability to autonomously manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Enjoys finding solutions to problems and has a hands-on mentality.
• Energy and drive to motivate positive change within the team.