Plant Manager

$120000 - $155000 per year | IND HILLSIDE, NJ | On-site | Permanent

We are an established, family-owned manufacturer for a diverse range of customers. With a strong focus on quality, innovation, and customer service, we take pride in delivering reliable products while continuously improving our manufacturing processes. Our team-oriented environment values hands‑on leadership, collaboration, and a commitment to excellence as we continue to grow and evolve.

Join a well-established manufacturing company where you can make a direct impact on operations, lead continuous improvement initiatives, and help drive future growth. This is an opportunity to take ownership, work closely with leadership, and build a strong team in a hands‑on environment where quality, efficiency, and customer satisfaction matter.

The Plant Manager is responsible for overseeing all manufacturing operations at our facility, ensuring safe, efficient, and cost-effective production while maintaining high standards for quality, customer service, and on‑time delivery. This role provides leadership across production, maintenance, quality, scheduling, and related plant functions, driving operational excellence and continuous improvement in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment.

The ideal candidate is a hands‑on manufacturing leader with experience optimizing production processes, developing high‑performing teams, controlling costs, and improving operational performance.

Direct daily plant operations to meet production schedules, customer requirements, quality standards, and delivery commitments.

Oversee manufacturing processes, including printing, laminating, slitting, pouch converting, and related packaging operations, as applicable.

Optimize production capacity, equipment utilization, labor allocation, workflow, and scheduling to maximize throughput.

Partner with sales, customer service, purchasing, and supply chain teams to align production with customer demand and material availability.

Monitor production performance and proactively resolve bottlenecks, downtime, scrap, and other operational challenges.

Lead, coach, and develop production supervisors, managers, and plant personnel.

Establish clear performance expectations, accountability, and measurable objectives across departments.

Foster a culture of teamwork, employee engagement, safety, and continuous improvement.

Support workforce planning, training, succession planning, and employee development.

Implement Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Kaizen, root cause analysis, and other continuous improvement methodologies.

Identify opportunities to reduce waste, improve production efficiency, minimize changeover times, and increase equipment uptime.

Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), including productivity, scrap, downtime, on‑time delivery, and labor efficiency.

Lead initiatives to improve manufacturing processes, standardize best practices, and support sustainable operational growth.

Ensure products meet customer specifications and established quality standards.

Partner with quality personnel to address defects, customer complaints, corrective actions, and process‑control issues.

Maintain a safe working environment through established safety procedures, employee training, and compliance with applicable OSHA requirements.

Support applicable quality systems, audits, documentation, and customer‑specific requirements.

Develop and manage plant operating budgets, labor costs, and manufacturing expenses.

Monitor production costs, material…