Production Plant Manager

Position Summary

The Production Plant Manager is responsible for leading all aspects of manufacturing operations within the paint and coatings production facility. This role ensures the safe, efficient, and cost-effective production of finished goods while maintaining the highest standards of quality, inventory accuracy, environmental compliance, and employee engagement.

The Production Plant Manager oversees daily production activities, manages personnel across manufacturing functions, coordinates production scheduling, maintains raw material and packaging inventories, and partners with Quality, Supply Chain, Maintenance, Sales, Procurement, and Human Resources to meet customer demand and company objectives. This position serves as a key operational leader responsible for driving productivity, continuous improvement initiatives, safety performance, and operational excellence throughout the facility.

Production Operations Management

• Lead and direct all production floor activities to ensure production schedules are executed safely, efficiently, and accurately.
• Monitor daily production performance and implement corrective actions to achieve forecasted production volumes and company objectives.
• Coordinate manufacturing activities with Batch Makers to ensure products are produced according to approved formulas, specifications, and production schedules.
• Partner with the Canning Line Supervisor to ensure products are packaged, labeled, palletized, and prepared for shipment in accordance with quality standards and customer requirements.
• Monitor filling operations to ensure product quality, cleanliness, and compliance with established manufacturing procedures.
• Ensure efficient utilization of production equipment, tank capacity, labor resources, and plant facilities.
• Oversee production flow to maximize throughput while minimizing downtime, bottlenecks, and manufacturing interruptions.
• Coordinate production changeovers and tank turnovers to facilitate timely batch production and schedule adherence.
• Manage special production requirements, including custom labeling, repackaging, relabeling, and alternate packaging configurations.
• Organize and supervise weekend production activities and special projects as business demands require.
• Respond to operational challenges in real time and implement solutions that minimize production disruptions.

Leadership and Team Management

• Provide leadership, coaching, and direction to production personnel to drive accountability, engagement, and performance.
• Establish clear performance expectations and monitor employee productivity and effectiveness.
• Foster a culture of teamwork, safety, quality, and continuous improvement throughout the manufacturing organization.
• Resolve employee concerns, conflicts, and operational issues in a professional and timely manner.
• Partner with Human Resources in recruiting, interviewing, hiring, onboarding, training, and retaining production team members.
• Conduct employee performance evaluations and identify development opportunities for direct and indirect reports.
• Promote employee involvement in problem-solving and process improvement initiatives.
• Ensure appropriate staffing levels are maintained to support operational requirements.

• Oversee inventory management for raw materials, packaging materials, production supplies, and janitorial supplies across multiple warehouses, storage locations, and bulk tank farms.
• Ensure inventory accuracy through routine cycle counting, reconciliation, and corrective action processes.
• Coordinate material replenishment activities with Procurement and Operations to maintain uninterrupted production schedules.
• Monitor inventory levels and forecast material requirements based on production demand.
• Manage receipt, storage, and utilization of raw materials while ensuring compliance with company procedures and safety standards.
• Coordinate incoming deliveries and storage capacity planning to optimize warehouse utilization.
• Receive bulk raw materials into inventory and ensure completion of all receiving documentation.
• Oversee bulk material offloading operations involving solvents, resins, emulsions, and other chemical raw materials.
• Maintain accountability for tank farm access, fill nozzle controls, and material transfer operations.
• Manage inventory levels of pails, containers, drums, totes, cartons, lids, labels, and other packaging components.
• Investigate inventory variances and implement corrective…