Job Description
Job DescriptionJob Title: Plant Manager
Company: Bana Box
Location: Saginaw, Forth Worth TX | Schedule: M-F, occasional Saturdays
Industry: Innovative Packaging Solutions
Type: Full-Time
About Bana Box
Bana Box (https://banabox.com/) is a cutting-edge packaging solutions company focused on delivering high-quality, efficient, and sustainable packaging. We value innovation, operational excellence, and fostering a culture of accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
About the Role
Reporting to the VP of Operations, the Plant Manager will oversee all aspects of plant production, maintenance, safety, quality, efficiency, and labor management. This role is responsible for ensuring operational excellence while leading a team to meet production goals and maintain a high-performance plant culture.
Responsibilities
- Leadership & Management: Direct, lead, and develop plant staff across production, maintenance, and support; manage supervisors across all plant shifts; build a culture of safety, quality, and accountability; partner with HR on staffing, training, and performance management.
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Production & Scheduling: Ensure production orders are completed; communicate issues, delays, and resource needs; drive production while maintaining flexibility for demand changes.
Safety & Compliance: Lead safety initiatives, training, reporting, and OSHA compliance.
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Maintenance & Equipment: Oversee plant and preventative maintenance; minimize downtime.
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Operational Efficiency & Cost Control: Monitor labor utilization, waste, production costs, and targets; implement Lean Six Sigma and continuous improvement initiatives; drive improvements in throughput, scrap, and yield.
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Quality Management: Ensure products meet customer and company quality standards; address issues and implement corrective actions.
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Reporting & Metrics: Track and report KPIs including safety, productivity, waste, labor efficiency, and delivery; provide updates and recommendations to senior leadership.
- Requirements
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7+ years of plant/manufacturing leadership experience.
Experience managing teams of 100+ employees.
Knowledge of Lean manufacturing, maintenance systems, and safety programs.
Experience in the corrugated packaging industry is a plus. - What We Offer
- Salary up to $100K or more, plus bonus, benefits, 401(k) match, PTO.
- High-impact role with opportunity to lead and shape plant operations.
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