Plant Manager

Role description: 

The Plant Manager is the leader of the local manufacturing site. This role is responsible for driving manufacturing excellence and a winning culture to deliver the financial goals of the site.   

Responsibilities: 

• Establish and maintain a safe and healthy work environment while complying with environmental regulations and food safety standards 

• Ensure products are manufactured to Ardagh quality standards and within customer specification 

• Build customer relationships through regular communication and delivered quality 

• Lead departments to optimize performance in all aspects of the business 

• Drive a continuous improvement culture and strive to improve the manufacturing process  

• Lead people development, training, employee engagement, and advancement at all levels of the plant organization through servant leadership 

• Partner and share best practices with business segment peers to drive overall company performance improvements 

• Perform administrative responsibilities necessary to effectively manage the facility 

• Increase production, assets capacity, and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs 

• Drive favorable P&L results through the items the plant controls (i.e. productivity, labor cost, spending) 

• Comply with environmental and food safety standards as set forth in plant policies and programs within the departmental responsibilities 

Minimum skills / qualifications:  

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or a related field or significant industry experience 

• Ten (10) years of manufacturing experience with a proven track record of successful team building 

• Great communicator with effective organizational and planning skills 

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite 

• Ability to travel up to 10% 

Preferred skills / qualifications:  

• Master's in engineering, business administration, or a related field 

• Glass container or other glass manufacturing experience 

• Lean Six Sigma certification 

Compensation

The anticipated base annual salary range for this role is between $153,100 and $229,700 per year. Please note that the salary range provided is a good faith estimate. The final salary will be determined after considering relevant factors, including a candidate’s qualifications and experience, where appropriate.

Ardagh Glass Packaging seeks to reward full-time, salaried employees for their contributions through the annual Ardagh Incentive Bonus (AIB) plan. The bonus allocated for this role is x% of the annual salary. The bonus incentive program is based on company meeting or exceeding financial targets of EBITDA and operating cash flow.

About Ardagh Group
Ardagh Glass Packaging is a global leader in glass packaging solutions, producing packaging for the world’s leading brands. We trace our roots all the way back to the Irish Glass Bottle Company, founded in 1932. Since then, we have grown rapidly to a team of more than 20,000 people with revenues of over $9 billion.
Today we have a presence across Europe, Africa, and North America.

• Did you know that Ardagh produce many of the beverage cans and bottles you drink your favorite beverages from?
• Did you know we produce metal and glass packaging which are permanent materials, meaning they can be infinitely recycled without any loss of quality?
• Did you know we produce more than 160 million containers per day?

Ardagh is passionate about sustainability and have a reputation for innovation. We push the boundaries of what’s possible, pioneering new producti