Mgr, Plant

Job Details:

Job Location:

Hickory Tape - Hickory, NC 28601, Position Type:
Full Time, Job Shift: Day, Join a Team That Sticks Together!

At Shurtape Technologies, we know how to make things stick. As a leading manufacturer and marketer of adhesive tape, we pride ourselves on creating innovative solutions for a variety of industries.

We have facilities all around the world, including in the U.S., U.K., Germany, Mexico, China, and more.

In addition to our specialty adhesive products, we offer well‑known brands like "Duck®", "Frog Tape®", "Painter’s Mate®", "Shurtape®", "T‑Rex®", "Kip®", and "Pro Tapes®".

We encourage curiosity and creativity, working together to solve challenges and innovate. Our commitment to health, safety, and environmental responsibility means we make a positive impact on our communities and the world.

• A company that truly values your contributions
• A place where you can grow, make an impact, and be part of something meaningful
• A focus on excellence and continuous improvement, ensuring we deliver top‑quality, reliable solutions to our customers
• An environment where employees are encouraged to bring their best ideas forward and adopt a growth mindset

In addition to being obsessed with our customers, Shurtape is committed to being socially and environmentally responsible. We recognize that our actions today affect our world tomorrow, and we are committed to responsible manufacturing processes that protect the communities in which we operate.

We are looking for passionate, innovative individuals who thrive in a dynamic environment to join the Shurtape team.

Our tapes may do the sticking, but it’s our people who hold it all together.

The Plant Manager provides business leadership, manages plant and company resources, achieves customer satisfaction, and meets established quality, profitability, and strategic goals. Other duties may be assigned.

• Attains the facility's established product quality, productivity, waste, service, safety, and environmental objectives
• Communicates and administers company policy
• Develops people and organization
• Develops plant strategic plans to support Marketing goals
• Meets customer expectations
• Develops and executes plans for continuous improvement
• Meets objectives as assigned or developed jointly
• Develops annual budget with Controller support
• Develops annual capital budget to maintain assets and adds capabilities supporting strategic plans
• Other duties and Responsibilities
  • Leads projects as assigned to support corporate objectives
  • Serves on corporate steering committees to facilitate attaining objectives or strategies
  • Serves on NPD teams to develop new or modified products

• People Management & Development
  - Promotes & Develops a Learning Organization
  • Promotes learning culture
  • Delegation & Accountability
  • Promotes employee engagement
  • Develops Future Leaders - Performance feedback
  • Entire plant. Typically manages 3 - 5 supervisors plus 2 - 3 staff mgrs., less than 125 indirect reports
  • Develops talent and aligns work activities
• Leadership & Influencing Skills
  - Collaborative Interpersonal Skills, Tremendous Energy, Exudes Trust, Integrity, Building Relationships, Wide Span of Control.
  • Strong collaborative & influencing skills
  • High trust & integrity
  • Effective communicator
  • Relationship builder
  • Visionary strategist - Planning & implementation
• Self-Management Skills
  -Finish what you start, Self Confidence, Plan Daily Activities, Positive Attitude, Developed Resilience
  • Self-starter
  • Self-confident/ Self-awareness
  • Well organized & disciplined - set priorities
  • Highly self-motivated & accountable
  • Attention to Detail
  • Calculated Risk…