Site Manager

The Company

kp is a globally recognised leader in the packaging and specialty film industry, renowned for its unwavering commitment to sustainability and innovation. The need to act on climate change has never been clearer so we incorporate sustainability into everything we do by #InvestingInBetter - creating innovative products that enhance product protection, shelf life and contribute to reducing the overall carbon footprint.

At kp, we are passionate about ensuring our customers' satisfaction, and we strive to achieve this goal by focusing all our efforts on meeting their evolving needs. Our dedication to drive a positive change in the packaging industry with a focus on quality and sustainability has earned us a reputation as a trusted partner for businesses worldwide.

Summary: 

The Site Manager is responsible for the strategic vision, implementation thereof and daily management of the Gordonsville site.  The Site Manager works cross functionally with all levels of the organization in order to align the Site with Commercial deliverables, while streamlining processes for more efficiency, profitability and growth. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serve as the figurehead of the Gordonsville site, and as such, must be scalable to all levels of the organization, up to and including the CEO.


• Lead by example to promote a culture of accountability, integrity, continuous improvement, HSSE, and quality; active champion of the company’s values, mission and vision.


• Drive dramatic culture change in terms of safety, quality, and operational performance at the GOR site.


• Lead stakeholders of HSSE, operations, engineering, planning, maintenance, supply chain, quality, and human resources to positively impact their functional areas and drive continuous improvement.


• Lead visionary approaches to transforming antiquated production scheduling processes in order to meet customer and operational needs in a transient work environment


• Create, analyze and modify site budgets to maximize efficiency and reduce costs.


• Build a collaborative environment between operations, maintenance, engineering, sales, research & development, IT, and finance.


• Be fully comfortable and active in using Lean/Six Sigma principles in order to better overall Operational Excellence of the facility. 


• Be bold and visionary in approaches to managing the facility with transformational leadership… challenge the status quo and think ‘outside of the box’ to deliver operational and business key performance indicators!


• Manage/lead and motivate team, ensuring adequate staffing levels.  Partner with HR to ensure that recruitment, training, development, disciplinary issues, etc are managed at a tangible level to drive improved performance.


• Other duties and projects as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:                                                    

Direct responsibility for seven functional Managers, who supervise ~250 employees across all functional areas.  Is responsible for the overall direction, coordination and evaluation of these Departments.  Carries out managerial responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:                                                  

Master’s of Business Administration and a Bachelor’s Degree (B.S.) in a technical field plus five to ten years related experience in the plastics/polymer industry or equivalent combination of education and experience.   

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places and fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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If you are determined, thrive in a fast-paced environment with high levels of accountability and focus, then we’d love to meet you! Please apply using the link below.



At kp, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is vital to our global success. We welcome applicants from all identities, ideas, perspectives and experiences and encourage people from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. We aim to create an inclusive culture where our employees feel empowered to play to their strengths and see themselves reflected in the organization without regard to race, gender, religion, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, sexual preference, marital status, or inclusion in any other protected class.

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