Plant Manager 235

**ABOUT CROWN**:
CROWN Metal Packaging Canada LP, a wholly owned company of Crown Holdings, Inc. is a global leader in the design, manufacture and sale of packaging products for consumer goods. At Crown, we are passionate about helping our customers build their brands and connect with consumers around the world. We do this by delivering innovative packaging that offers significant value for brand owners, retailers, and consumers alike. With operations in 39 countries employing approximately 23,000 people and net sales of approximately $12 billion, we are uniquely positioned to bring best practices in quality and manufacturing to our customers to drive their businesses locally and globally. Sustaining a leadership position requires us to build a team of highly talented, dedicated, and driven individuals.

**DIVISION OVERVIEW**:
Crown’s Beverage Division manufactures a variety of packaging solutions for soft drinks, craft beers, coffees and teas as well as new energy drinks. Crown Beverage leads the packaging industry with innovative technologies that redefine how the world looks at beverage cans. With a large printable surface area and a wide range of sizes, shapes and decorating options, our aluminum cans are the perfect packaging format to create compelling brand presence where it counts. Here is your chance to join the Crown Beverage Division.

**LOCATION**:
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

**POSITION OVERVIEW**:
The Plant Manager will be responsible for providing leadership and management to plant operations. Through hands-on leadership, you will provide management oversight for the day-to-day operations and proper functioning of the facility to include Production, Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, Production Planning, Human Resources, EH&S, Shipping & Receiving. With ownership of the plant P&L, the Plant Manager is responsible for controlling costs and driving performance. Ensuring efficiency, safety, quality throughout the plant is the top priority. This position will support and create processes and activities within functional areas, and work to support the development of new business and maintenance of current business. As the strategic leader, the individual should strive to identify process improvement opportunities to drive efficiency and oversee operational performance to ensure consistent and superior customer service. The Plant Manager will work with the leadership team to build strong culture that develops employees.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
As a key member of the North American Beverage Operations Leadership Team, the Plant Managers responsibilities would include, but not be limited to, the following:

- Supervise direct and coordinate personnel activities concerned with production
- Manage performance and development of all of their direct reports
- Developing and implement the plant’s annual budget as well as carrying out the annual strategic plans of the facility
- Interact with plant leadership team to establish production and quality standards
- Plan and direct production activities and priorities for products in keeping with effective operations and cost factors
- Coordinate production activities along with procurement, maintenance, production planning, safety and quality control activities to obtain optimal use of employee and equipment resources
- Review and analyze production to determine causes on non-conformity with production specifications and operating or production problems
- Maintain collaboration and effective communication with all appropriate parties, develops and implements methods and procedures to eliminate operation problems and improve product quality
- Communicate and coordinates with engineering to maintain machines and equipment in order to improve production and quality of products
- Actively manage production scheduling while effectively communicates any changes in schedules, production or procedures to all shifts and employees
- Performs other job-related duties as required or assigned**QUALIFICATIONS**:
**Minimum Requirements**
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business or equivalent work experience
- Minimum of ten (10) years manufacturing experience in positions of increasing responsibility including five (5) plus years in a management role including Plant Superintendent or Plant Manager
- Approximately 10% overnight travel

**Preferred Requirements**
- Experience in high-speed metal packaging related to the manufacture or use of Beverage, Food or Aerosol packaging

**Competencies**
- Highly motivated, driven and results oriented
- Strong problem solving skills and the ability to effectively solve problems both on an individual and collaborative approach.
- Working knowledge of accounting and financial aspects of manufacturing.
- Excellent time management and organizational skills with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced manufacturing operation.
- Must believe in the team approach to solving problems and must have proven success in coaching & leading t