Job description

Silver-Line® Plastics is an American owned and operated manufacturer of the industry’s highest quality plastic pipe, with a comprehensive product offering, featuring PVC, CPVC, PE and PEX, with state-of-the-art production facilities in Asheville, North Carolina; Lawton, Oklahoma; and Fort Pierce, Florida. Silver-Line is known as an industry leader, focusing on innovation, timely delivery, and personalized service.

We currently have an exciting opportunity as a Plant Manager. This role is based in our facility in Lawton Oklahoma and reports to the Director of Manufacturing.

Job Summary

We are currently looking for a Plant Manager for our Lawton location who will be responsible for the daily management and coordination of plant operations including production, blending, and maintenance while ensuring compliance with all safety, labor, environmental, ISO, and corporate policies and regulations. They will ensure the plant operates within an established budget while producing quality finished goods and continually looking for methods to make improvements in costs, quality of the product, staffing requirements, and safety.

Principal Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance profitable operations of the plant by managing staff activities, reviewing production costs, product quality modifying production and inventory control programs
• Ensure plant can accommodate growth and future capacity requirements and contribute to corporate innovation projects
• Ensure safe working environment and oversee management systems, protect employees and the organization against risk, including machine safety
• Develop plans for efficient use of resources and deploy these resources to achieve 100%+ labor and machine productivity levels and meet conversion cost variance goals
• Ensure follow-up of process non-conformity, complaints and corrective actions in order to maintain the company’s quality standards
• Perform necessary administrative functions related to the position, including reporting to executive management through monthly reports, operations meetings and verbal followup. Ensure objectives are met and results are shared
• Recruit, train and supervise all direct reports. Evaluate their performance while motivating them to achieve personal and professional goals. Plan for succession and analysis strengths and development are as needed and supported by the action plan
• Develop and execute the plant manufacturing budgets
• Issue Task Analysis directives
• Delegates responsibility and authority to permit management staff to develop maximum efficiency
• Monitors effectiveness of plant Loss Prevention Inspection Program.

Qualifications & Experience

• Completion of University in a technical or business-related discipline or equivalent experience
• At least 10 years of management experience in a manufacturing environment. Holding different positions throughout the plant preferred
• Experience balancing multiple priorities and implementing large projects
• Experience in strategic planning, resource allocation, employee relations, leadership techniques, and coordination of people and resources
• Experience with ISO implementation and compliance
• Proven track record of improving performance in a leadership role
• Experience and/or familiarity with Lean projects
• Experience and a strong understanding of budgeting/expense management with a basic understanding of financial and accounting practices

Silver-Line Plastics is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and, upon request, will work with qualified job applicants to provide suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicant’s accessibility needs due to disability. Accommodation requests are available to candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process for IPEX jobs.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Lawton, OK 73505: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Management: 10 years (Preferred)
• Manufacturing: 10 years (Preferred)
• ISO Implementation: 5 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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