Plant Manager

Description

Reporting to the General Manager – Eastern US, you will have broad responsibility and leadership for overall performance and profitability of Brook & Whittle’s Connecticut site’s operations. You will lead the implementation of strategies and initiatives to ensure a safe work environment, drive quality improvements, provide premier customer service, maximize profitable growth, develop a technically qualified workforce, foster a company culture of collaboration and teamwork, reduce operating costs, inventory and lead times through continuous improvements.

You will oversee day‑to‑day activities to meet daily, monthly, quarterly, and yearly customer and business expectations.

• Directs and coordinates the safety, quality, and production activities of the Connecticut facility
• Leads by example, supporting the company culture of safety, teamwork, collaboration and high ethics, with a continuous improvement and customer focus
• Actively participates in the site’s safety and quality management programs
• Ensures that programs and procedures are adopted to guard against industrial accidents and protect the safety and well‑being of employees
• Maintains quality through all processes; reacts to quality issues and responds with sustainable corrective actions
• Works closely with Corporate Quality team to address CIPs, implement process controls and conduct root cause analysis to identify ways to improve and maintain acceptable product quality
• Develops and implements action plans with team members as needed for problem resolution
• Engages the team in identifying and implementing continuous improvement projects
• Identifies and implements improvements for material cost reduction, quality assurance and productivity
• Works cross‑functionally to drive continuous improvement and foster a culture of Lean
• Reviews Key Performance Indicators (Daily, Weekly and Monthly) to ensure site is on track to meet overall departmental objectives
• Ensures employees are trained in all aspects of their jobs to include safety, quality, and productivity
• Works closely with account management and sales to support new product introduction and product redesigns
• Partners with Quality to establish necessary standard operating procedures and work instructions to direct the most efficient, cost effective and highest quality process
• Works professionally in a team environment with site and corporate colleagues
• Supports the overall company goals and directions
• Performs other related duties as required and assigned

• You must be able to demonstrate teamwork and team building skills in producing results by meeting organizational objectives. Capable of assessing and developing individual and team skills and capabilities, with the ability to create and maintain enthusiasm for new and challenging goals. The Plant Manager will serve as a role model by collaborating across all functions of the organization, promoting new ideas and positive change.
• Previous Involvement with or leading a team in LEAN process improvements or implementation is preferred.

• 7+ years of hands‑on experience in a manufacturing environment including lean/flow manufacturing with relevant exposure to rotogravure and flexographic printing operation.
• Engineering or Technical degree and 7+ years equivalent experience (significantly and directly related) preferred.
• Has working knowledge of lean and/or six sigma concepts with demonstrated success
• 5+ years of experience in wide web central impression flexographic printing preferred.

Brook & Whittle is a fast‑growing company with strong potential for career growth. We are a leading prime label printer offering packaging solutions for highly decorated shrink, film, and paper pressure‑sensitive products. We are highly innovative, developing new technologies and solutions to our customers’ requests and needs; our skilled employees operate some of the most advanced presses in the market and we offer superior artwork.

Our culture is first and foremost one of collaboration and teamwork. We hold ourselves to high professional, ethical and fairness standards. We have zero tolerance for…