Plant Manager

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Plant Manager

Mativ is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The Company offers a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that connect, protect, and purify our world.

Mativ is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The Company offers a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that connect, protect, and purify our world.

POSITION TITLE: Plant Manager

LOCATION: New Berlin, WI

Position Summary:

The Plant Manager is responsible for leading all aspects of manufacturing operations at Tekra''s production facility, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality production of specialty coated films and related material solutions. This position provides strategic and day-to-day leadership for production, maintenance, quality, safety, inventory, and continuous improvement initiatives. The Plant Manager drives operational excellence through employee development, process optimization, lean manufacturing principles, and cross-functional collaboration to achieve customer satisfaction, financial objectives, and organizational growth.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Operations Leadership

• Direct all plant operations to achieve safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost objectives.
• Develop and execute production plans to meet customer requirements and business goals.
• Monitor manufacturing performance metrics and implement corrective actions as needed.
• Ensure efficient utilization of labor, equipment, materials, and facility resources.
• Lead daily production meetings and establish accountability for departmental performance.

Safety & Environmental Compliance

• Foster a culture of safety and ensure compliance with all OSHA, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Lead safety initiatives, risk assessments, incident investigations, and corrective actions.
• Partner with leadership to reduce workplace injuries and strengthen employee engagement in safety programs.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations.

Quality Management

• Maintain a strong quality culture focused on customer satisfaction and continuous improvement.
• Partner with Quality leadership to ensure products meet customer specifications and internal quality standards.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action activities related to quality issues, customer complaints, and production variances.
• Support audits, certifications, and continuous improvement of quality management systems.

Continuous Improvement

• Drive Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement initiatives throughout the facility.
• Identify opportunities to improve throughput, reduce waste, improve yield, and optimize operating costs.
• Utilize data and analytics to monitor plant performance and make informed operational decisions.
• Lead capital improvement projects and process enhancement initiatives.

Leadership & Talent Development

• Provide leadership, coaching, and development for production managers and operations team members.
• Build a high-performance culture based on accountability, teamwork, communication, and employee engagement.
• Collaborate with Human Resources on workforce planning, employee relations, training, and succession planning.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, performance management, and employee development initiatives.

Financial Responsibility

• Develop and manage plant operating budgets.
• Monitor labor, material, maintenance, and overhead costs.
• Identify and implement cost savings opportunities without compromising safety, quality, or customer service.
• Contribute to annual business planning and strategic initiatives.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Customer Service, Sales, and Product Development teams.
• Support new product introductions and process transfers.

Qualifications:

Education

• Bachelor''s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, Business, or a related field required.
• MBA or advanced degree preferred.

Experience

• 8+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience.
• 5+ years of plant management or senior operations leadership experience.
• Experience in coated films, converting, plastics, specialty materials, packaging, printing, or related manufacturing environments preferred.
• Demonstrated success leading continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, quality systems, and production planning.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience managing budgets and operational metrics.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and team development skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency with ERP systems, manufacturing software, and Microsoft Office applications.

WHAT WE OFFER

Mativ benefits say a lot about how we care for each other. Our employees and their families have many different needs. As a result, our benefits offer choices on many levels and are high in quality, competitive in the marketplace, and affordable.

ABOUT MATIV

Mativ Holdings, Inc. is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The company connects, protects, and purifies the world every day through a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that solve our customers' most complex challenges. We manufacture on three continents and generate sales in nearly 100 countries through our family of business-to-business and consumer product brands. The company's two segments, Filtration & Advanced Materials and Sustainable & Adhesive Solutions, target premium applications across diversified and growing end-markets, from filtration to healthcare to sustainable packaging and more. Our broad portfolio of technologies combines polymers, fibers, and resins to optimize the performance of our customers' products across multiple stages of the value chain. Our leading positions are a testament to our best-in-class global manufacturing, supply chain, and materials science capabilities. We drive innovation and enhance performance, finding potential in the impossible.

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