RRD's Packaging Platform is now looking for an Operations Manager in Lemont, IL!
This facility produces promotional and retail packaging, corrugated POS and POP displays, rigid boxes and commercial print.
** Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus and Lean Six Sigma Certification preferred. **
Job Summary:
The Operations/Plant Manager will be responsible for the overall safety, quality, cost and productivity of the RRD Lemont facility. We seek a hands-on leader who feels at home on the shop floor and has experience leading the operations of a value added corrugated box plant. Overall responsibility for driving metrics and results. Responsible for coaching a team of leaders and providing development opportunities.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
* Develop a culture that embraces safety and continuous improvement, is client focused, conducts business in the highest ethical manner and promotes behavior designed to enable each member of the facility the ability to achieve personal and professional satisfaction through their daily activities.
* Lead and supervise the operations of a 3 shift value added corrugated sheet plant including manufacturing, shipping, assembly and kitting, quality and maintenance functions
* Chair the safety committee and lead safety initiatives
* Hire, terminate, train, evaluate and promote coworkers after consultation with direct supervisor.
* Prepare annual operating budgets
* Prepare an annual capital expenditure budget and drive Capex initiatives
* Communicate facility and company goals to all employees on a regular basis.
* Comply with all federal, state and local regulatory agency laws and directives.
* Other duties as required
Required Skills
* 5 years as a Operations / Plant Manager of a corrugated sheet plant or similar packaging converting operation
* Comprehensive knowledge of the POP Display and Graphic Packaging markets.
* Comprehensive knowledge of manufacturing processes in a value added corrugated printing company preferred
* Experience leading safety, 5s and continuous improvement initiatives
* Experience leading supervisors and not afraid to roll up sleeves
* Demonstrated leadership ability.
* Excellent communication skills required.
* Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus.
* Lean Six Sigma Certification preferred.
* Start-up and multi-plant experience a plus.
Chicago, IL
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, an integrated communications provider, enables organizations to create, manage, deliver, and optimize their multichannel marketing and business communications. It operates through Business Services and Marketing Solutions segments. The Business Services segment offers commercial printing products and branded materials, including manuals, publications, brochures, business cards, flyers, post cards, posters, and promotional items; and specialized transportation and distribution services.
It also provides customer billings, financial statements, healthcare communications, and insurance document statement printing services; distribution, shipping, healthcare, durable goods, promotional, and consumer product goods packaging labels; and packaging solutions, including rigid boxes and in-box print materials for clients in the consumer electronics, life sciences, cosmetics, and consumer packaged goods industries. In addition, this segment offers workflow design, assembly, configuration, kitting, and fulfillment services for clients in the consumer electronics, telecommunications, life sciences, cosmetics, education, and industrial industries.
Further, it provides invoices, order, and business forms that support the private and public sectors; and outsourcing services, such as creative services, research and analytics, financial management, and other services for legal providers, insurance, telecommunications, utilities, retail, and financial services companies. The Marketing Solutions segment offers direct marketing, such as audience segmentation, creative development, program testing, print production, postal optimization, and performance analytics for large-scale personalized direct mail programs; and in-store marketing, digital print, kitting, fulfillment, digital, and creative solutions and list services. It operates in the United States, Asia, Europe, and internationally. The company was founded in 1864 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.