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Managing Director

Charlotte,United States💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-03 → 2026-09-25

Core

Overall leadership and direction for all site operations including Production, Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, Supply Chain, Customer Service, Human Resources, and Environmental Health & Safety at a consumer packaging plant.

Role type

Managing Director (Plant)

Builds

Recyclable fibre-based packaging solutions, cartonboard, kraft papers, and uncoated fine papers

Domain

Consumer packaging / Manufacturing

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> physical/clinical work (Note: This is a manufacturing role, so the deliverable is physical goods/operations)

Required skills

P&L management, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, continuous improvement, cross-functional team leadership, operational strategy execution, financial performance management, operational excellence, customer satisfaction management, resource allocation, capacity planning

Preferred skills

Experience in packaging, printing, consumer goods, pharmaceutical packaging, or highly regulated manufacturing industries

Technologies

Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen

Responsibilities

Provide overall leadership and oversight of daily manufacturing operations to ensure optimum performance, productivity, quality and efficiency; Establish and monitor key operational metrics including productivity, quality, waste reduction, on-time delivery, equipment effectiveness and customer satisfaction; Drive Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen and continuous improvement initiatives throughout the plant; Partner with functional leaders to optimize production schedules, capacity planning, resource allocation and operational processes; Assume full P&L responsibility for the facility and ensure achievement of financial objectives; Drive initiatives to improve profitability through productivity improvements, cost reductions and operational efficiencies

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC (Executive Leadership)

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