Plant Manager

ABOUT SILGAN DISPENSING

Silgan Dispensing Systems is a growing global company with operations in over 10 countries where we develop dispensing solutions for iconic brands in the beauty, fragrance, personal care, home, and healthcare markets. The dispensers we manufacture can be found on some of your favorite products. When you spray your kitchen counter, wash your hair, or put on your favorite perfume there's a good chance you're using a sprayer, pump or closure we make!!

We help brands enhance peoples' lives through our innovative solutions that make dispensing easier, more comfortable, and more sustainable.

At Silgan Dispensing, you can expect an open, safe, and welcoming workplace with team members who are committed to our values. We are customer-oriented, innovative, driven to excel, respectful, inclusive, and sustainably focused. We are guided by our belief that we do our best work when we work as One Team.

The Connecticut Campus Operations Leader is responsible for the overall performance, strategic direction, and profitability of a complex multi-site, multi-P&L manufacturing campus. Reporting directly to this role are the leaders of Quality, Supply Chain, Customer Service, and Operations, with overall accountability for all campus functions including EHS, Engineering, Maintenance, Human Resources, Continuous Improvement, Purchasing, Warehousing & Logistics, Finance, and Customer Relations.

As the senior site leader, this role drives operational excellence, financial performance, customer satisfaction, and workforce development while fostering a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement. The position is responsible for achieving operating profit, cash flow, productivity, quality, delivery, and service objectives while ensuring efficient utilization of resources and assets.

This leader ensures compliance with the Silgan Dispensing Systems (SDS) Code of Conduct, company policies, and all applicable regulatory requirements. Success in this role requires strong business acumen, strategic leadership, and the ability to align cross-functional teams to deliver sustainable growth, operational excellence, and exceptional customer outcomes.

• Establish and sustain a high-performance culture that promotes accountability, employee engagement, leadership development, and continuous improvement.
• Lead all aspects of campus operations to achieve safety, quality, delivery, cost, profitability, and cash flow objectives.
• Develop and execute strategic and annual operating plans that support business growth and organizational goals.
• Prepare and manage site budgets, ensuring effective cost control and achievement of financial commitments.
• Drive operational excellence through the implementation of standardized processes, performance management systems, and Lean manufacturing principles.
• Lead manufacturing operations to ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective production while meeting customer, quality, and delivery expectations.
• Partner with commercial teams to strengthen customer relationships, resolve issues, and enhance overall customer satisfaction.
• Collaborate with Engineering and New Product Development teams to ensure successful execution of new product launches and capital projects.
• Evaluate and recommend investments in technology, equipment, and systems that improve safety, quality, productivity, and operational performance.
• Foster strong communication and collaboration across sites and corporate functions while sharing best practices throughout the organization.
• Recruit, develop, coach, and mentor leaders and employees to build organizational capability and support succession planning.
• Ensure compliance with all company policies, the SDS Code of Conduct, and applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
• Champion Environmental Health & Safety (EHS), Quality, and Lean initiatives, establishing a culture focused on operational excellence, continuous improvement, and employee well-being.
• Monitor and drive key performance indicators, including safety, quality, customer satisfaction, delivery performance, productivity, inventory management, waste reduction, operating profit, and cash flow.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Business, or a related field required; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience, including plant or general management responsibility within a complex manufacturing…