Plant Site Manager

Plant Site Manager

Location: Fond du Lac, WI
Work Model: Onsite
Position Type: Full-Time
Relocation: Available

The Plant Site Manager is responsible for overseeing overall plant operations, ensuring performance across safety, quality, cost, productivity, and reliability. This role requires strong leadership, operational expertise, and the ability to build high-performing teams within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead plant operations focusing onsafety, cost, quality, uptime, and efficiency
• Ensure compliance withOSHA and safety regulations
• Drive production targets, quality standards, and on-time delivery
• Develop and executeshort- and long-term operational strategies
• Manage departments includingproduction, quality, maintenance, shipping, and scheduling
• Build, mentor, and lead high-performing teams
• Optimize plant processes to become alow-cost, high-efficiency producer
• Manage plant assets and align operations with strategic business goals
• Collaborate with leadership and other facilities for operational alignment

Must-Have Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent(Bachelor's preferred but not mandatory)
• 6+ years of production/plant management experience
• Strong experience inmanufacturing operations (paper/packaging preferred)
• Proven leadership in managing teams in ahigh-speed manufacturing environment
• Strong operational and process improvement experience

Required Skills

• Deep understanding ofmanufacturing processes (corrugating & converting equipment preferred)
• Strong leadership, coaching, and team development skills
• Ability to driveoperational excellence and continuous improvement
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities
• Experience managing multiple departments and priorities
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience inpaper, packaging, or container manufacturing industry
• Exposure to large-scale manufacturing environments
• Strong background inlean manufacturing and process optimization

Core Competencies

• Leadership and team building
• Strategic thinking and execution
• Operational excellence and efficiency
• Performance management and accountability
• Problem-solving and decision-making

Education

• High School Diploma (Required)
• Bachelor's Degree (Preferred)

Additional Notes

• Role requires stronghands-on leadership and plant operations experience
• Ideal candidate should have experience inpaper/packaging manufacturing environments
• Focus on building asafe, efficient, and high-performing plant culture