Plant Manager

The Plant Manager is a key member of the leadership team and reports directly to President of Commercial at Myers Industries. This position is responsible for the safe, efficient, and profitable operation of Roanoke Rapids, NC manufacturing facility through the development of people, implementation of Lean Manufacturing principles, and rigorous execution of standardized processes. The Plant Manager leads all aspects of Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and People performance while fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, operational excellence, and employee engagement.

This role is responsible for achieving plant financial objectives, improving operational performance through data-driven decision-making, and developing future leaders capable of sustaining long-term business growth. The Plant Manager serves as a visible leader on the production floor, driving problem-solving, reinforcing process discipline, eliminating waste, and ensuring the organization consistently meets customer expectations while supporting the growth and development of its employees.

Other duties may be assigned or reassigned at any time.

• Ensure that the health and safety of all employees remains the number one goal.
• Drive a zero-incident safety culture through proactive leadership, audits, corrective actions, and employee engagement.
• Build and develop a high-performing team capable of meeting the needs of the business, its customers, and its people while living the company values.
• Build and manage the annual operating budget aligned to the commercial forecast, strategic objectives, and profitability targets.
• Communicate business objectives, plans, performance, and expectations to all employees to maximize engagement and accountability.
• Lead value stream operations including current-state and future-state value stream mapping and execution of improvement plans.
• Implement and sustain Lean Manufacturing principles including standard work, visual management, waste elimination, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Establish and reinforce a culture of process discipline, accountability, and operational excellence throughout the facility.
• Own and improve key performance indicators related to Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Inventory, Productivity, OEE, and Lead Time.
• Ensure all business objectives are met by understanding key constraints, critical process flow, staffing, scheduling, and capacity requirements.
• Provide hands-on leadership while utilizing standardization, continuous improvement, and sharing of best practices to deliver best-in-class operational performance.
• Lead structured root cause analysis and problem-solving activities to eliminate recurring issues and improve performance.
• Build a team culture that recognizes achievement, rewards excellence, and encourages continuous improvement and professional growth.
• Develop and implement cross-training and succession planning programs that increase workforce flexibility and prepare future leaders.
• Partner with all functional areas to positively impact culture and achieve business objectives.
• Proactively manage new product introductions to ensure successful implementation within the value stream.
• Lead, coach, and develop direct and indirect reports including Production, Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, Planning, and other assigned functions.
• Champion employee involvement in continuous improvement activities and drive sustainable change throughout the organization.
• Other duties may be assigned.

• Strong background in Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Value Stream Mapping, Standard Work, and waste elimination.
• Experience planning, executing, and sustaining operational improvements.
• Ability to…