Director, Manufacturing
Company: Sabert
Location: Sayreville
Posted on: June 25, 2022
Job Description:
Pay, benefits and more.Sabert is eager to attract the best, so
we offer competitive compensation and a generous benefits package,
including full health insurance (medical, dental and vision),
401(k), life insurance, disability and more.About Sabert:We are a
leading global manufacturer of innovative food packaging products
and solutions. Our company was founded in 1983 on a single mission:
to enhance and advance the way people enjoy food . Today we design,
manufacture and distribute a wide spectrum of packaging solutions
for food distributors, restaurants & caterers, grocery stores,
national food chains and consumer entertaining.
Reporting to VP, Manufacturing, manage the production activity to
ensure the on-time manufacture of quality products. Oversee and
support North American production. Continuous improvement and cost
reduction are to be achieved by employing best practices across the
plants to realize desired business results.Essential Duties and
Responsibilities:Production:
- Direct all manufacturing activities to ensure plants achieve
planned levels of production.
- Implement continuous improvement initiatives and apply best
practices to ensure achievement of cost per pound goals.
- Provide direction and support to minimize downtime of all
equipment by measuring downtime, establishing root cause, and
coordinating with the engineering resources to execute
solutions.
- Provide direction and support to minimize setup time in
thermoforming, die-cut, folding/gluing and changeovers through
proper training and preparation.
- Establish and execute initiatives to maximize throughput and
machine efficiency, continuously evaluating ways of surpassing
standards.Quality:
- Establish and ensure execution against clear guidelines for the
quality of raw materials and finished
- Oversee and implement a system of training for all employees to
ensure achievement of acceptable quality
- Drive a culture of quality and high levels of customer
service.Safety:
- Implement systems, processes and training to ensure a
continuous and daily effort to comply with all safety
standards.
- Ensure all production facilities operate with good
housekeeping, maintaining a clean and organized manufacturing
workEmployee Engagement:
- Foster a positive work environment through open and ongoing
communications and an atmosphere of teamwork for staff which
motivates and engages talent to achieve desired results.
- Coach, mentor, and provide performance feedback to direct
reports and other key staff throughout the manufacturing
organization.
- Continuously evaluate and execute a plan to ensure the
availability of proper resources to accomplish the desired business
goals.Material Efficiency and Planning:
- Develop and implement processes to optimize the efficient use
of raw materials throughout the production process.
- Execute initiatives to increase the use of regrind in
production processes.
- Execute initiatives to achieve light-weighting of products in
the production process.
- Develop and implement initiatives to minimize scrap levels
across the production processes.Required Knowledge, Skills and
Abilities:
- Results orientation; high levels of personal initiative, energy
and ownership for success
- Strong team leadership and team facilitation skills; ability to
work well across teams and in a matrix organization
- Strong service ethic; understands and embraces service
relationship with internal and external customers
- Strong communication
- Planning, organizing, and prioritizing
- Persuasive leadership and the ability to coach and
- Strong problem solving and analytical
- High sense of urgencyRequired Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree required; a degree in engineering is
preferred.
- At least ten years plant management experience.
Keywords: Sabert, Sayreville , Director, Manufacturing, Executive , Sayreville, New Jersey
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