Key Responsibilities:

Operational Leadership
- Direct all manufacturing operations including production, maintenance, quality assurance, supply chain, and logistics.
- Ensure plants operate safely, efficiently, and with high reliability while meeting production, quality, and delivery targets.
- Drive Lean Manufacturing, waste reduction, uptime improvement, and continuous improvement programs across facilities.
- Maintain industry-leading safety practices and compliance with OSHA, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
Strategic Planning & Execution
- Partner with the President & CEO to define and execute long-term business strategy, including capacity planning, automation roadmaps, and technology upgrades.
- Identify growth opportunities in product innovation, market expansion, and operational scale.
- Lead high-impact initiatives that improve competitive positioning, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
Financial & Performance Management
- Own operational P&L performance; deliver revenue, margin, productivity, and cost objectives.
- Develop and manage annual operating budgets, capital spending plans, and financial forecasts.
- Establish KPIs and performance dashboards to monitor and improve plant and corporate metrics.
- Implement cost-control strategies for materials, labor, energy, and logistics.
Commercial & Customer Engagement

Collaborate with sales, customer service teams and QA department to ensure operational alignment with customer needs for quality, service, and responsiveness.
Support pricing strategy, production planning, and customer-specific performance improvements.
Strengthen relationships with key accounts through plant tours, performance reviews, and strategic partnership discussions.

Build, develop, and mentor strong teams across operations, engineering, supply chain, and plant leadership.
Foster a high-performance culture rooted in accountability, teamwork, safety, and continuous improvement.
Lead succession planning, leadership training, and workforce development initiatives.
Serve as a cultural leader, promoting transparency, collaboration, and integrity.

Ensure strong integration across operations, sales, finance, HR, procurement, and engineering.
Lead process integration and collaboration initiatives that improve organizational agility and service performance.
Streamline workflows and support the adoption of new systems, automation, and digital tools.

Oversee environmental, health, and safety programs to ensure full regulatory compliance.
Lead risk management efforts, including business continuity planning and operational contingency strategies.
Support sustainability initiatives tied to materials, energy usage, and waste reduction.

Act as a trusted advisor to the President & CEO, engaging in high-level decisions related to strategy, corporate governance, and major investments.
Participate in board-level reporting, presentations, and stakeholder communications as required.
Prepare to transition into the President role by taking on increasing responsibility for organizational leadership, strategic direction, and external representation.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Business, or related field.
10+ years of progressive leadership experience in manufacturing, with at least 5 years in corrugated packaging or a closely related industry.

*Weil Group is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.*

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