Plant Manager (Arlington)

The opportunity:The Plant Manager is responsible for the overall operations of the Arlington Recycling facility including plant operations, safety, employee management, business planning, environmental, customer care, and planning and financial accountability.How you will impact WestRock:SafetyMaintain a strong focus with the primary emphasis geared towards injury recognition and prevention utilizing corporate assistance as well as awareness programs.Direct the training and implementation of all required Safety programs.Grow safety culture of facility to focus on caring for each employee.OperationsInitiates plans and processes that minimize costs and effectively utilizes labor, budget, equipment, material, and capital to meet or exceed plant objectives and performance goals while maintaining the highest level of customer satisfaction.Implements business strategies and operation plans that support Smurfit Westrock strategic initiatives.Coordinates work with various functions regularly from Smurfit Westrock corporate in IT, procurement, logistics, legal, accounting, capital planning, and other teams to support corporate initiatives and Portlands needs.Drives continuous improvement initiatives.Establish goals, track results, uptime, and quality productivity.Coordinates the production of the facility to achieve facility and division goals.Supervises the dispatch of raw materials and shipment of finished goods.Maintain an effective workforce through effective people management.Responsible for maintaining Smurfit Westrock assets to include building, land, equipment, vehicles, and other assets of the plianceMaintain compliance in all areas including, but not limited to, OSHA, EPA, DOT, and all local codes.Ensure that all Smurfit Westrock values, standards, and customer commitments are upheld within the plant.Maintaining the security of all company assets and information.Ensure all environmental compliance issues are addressed on a timely basis.Business Development and Customer CareSeeks out and develops new opportunities for increased business.Work closely with procurement representatives in developing and maintaining relationships with key accounts.Manages and directs the efforts of the procurement representative and the customer service representative.Ensure all customer feedback is promptly managed, and all complaints are corrected immediately.Build effective relationships with all departments in the plant to produce strong supplier & customer relationships and a high quality, marketable product.Build effective alliances with other Smurfit Westrock plants to better serve customers those cross multiple plants.Provide a vision for the plant strategically linking resources of the facility with its respective markets.PeopleFoster employee development through training and other resourcesValues and seeks contributions from all team members and facilitate regular team meetings.Supervises the facilitys managers and supervisors, responsible for all employee training and development.Establishes individual and group goals and responsibilities and evaluates work performance for direct reports; reviews and approves performance evaluations for indirect reports.FinancialControl costs within budgetary limits to minimize costs and maximize profit.Responsible for capital planning and budgeting for immediate and strategic needs for Portlands successReview and understand annual budget, forecasts and monthly financial summaries for area.Responsible for management of assets to include material sourcing-procurement, sales, safety, plant operations, customer service, environmental, and quality.Supervisory Responsibilities:Direct supervision of the Operations Manager, Office Manager, Plant Buyer, and indirectly for all plant employees. What you need to succeed:College degree preferred with a minimum of five (5) years equivalent related industry experience; at least 5 years prior supervisory experience. Must be able to present reports at multiple levels of the organization in a professional manner using Excel, PowerPoint, and other WestRock software programs.Must be able to develop strong interpersonal relationships with plant employees, management, external vendors, and the community including municipalities etc. This position requires strong leadership skills, independent thinking, strong organizational and planning skills, excellent analytical and problem-solving ability, as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills.Must have strong business aptitude or demonstrated aptitude for running a business.What we offer:Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability and prehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities.An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies and potential.A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.Smurfit Westrock is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating and maintaining a diverse workforce: Minorities/Females/ Disabled/Veterans.

Created: 2025-09-24