Enjoy a career, packaged with care, whilst helping protect food, people and the planet
We are a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions. We’re on a mission to make all packaging recyclable, reusable, or compostable. Every day, we ensure the hygiene and safety of food and drink for people around the world. We are Huhtamaki.
You could be part of our vision. Because it’s our talented people that make it happen. Our people on the shop floor producing innovative, sustainable products. Our people in our offices delivering excellence for our customers every day. It’s every one of us working together.
We offer a place where you can feel safe, be supported, and make an impact so we can all focus on the future together.
Job Summary
Directs and coordinates the activities of the Management Team in Safety, Production, Maintenance, CI, Administration (Finance and HR) and to obtain optimum efficiency for the facility. The position provides leadership to the facility, manufacturing operation and continuous improvement effort respectively. The Plant Manager ensures that employees are working safely, efficiently and in a positive environment.
Essential Functions
- Maximize the output of the facility in a safe and cost-effective manner.
- Communicate to the facility Management Team strategy, policies and operational goals.
- Maximize operating efficiency and evaluate for inefficiency in the manufacturing process such as:
- Cost, Downtime, Waste, Production Planning, Preventive Maintenance, etc. Use data to make improvements and monitor results.
- Provide Technical and Administrative expertise to the facility.
- Provide direct oversight Management of Capital projects in the facility.
- Provide support, guidance, and leadership to the Management staff at the facility.
- Direct and facilitate activities of Management Team.
- Actively participate with Department Managers to focus on standardization of plants, process optimization and problem resolution.
- Directing the Management Team where activities focus on local plant operation, optimization, employee issues, and monitoring performance to plan.
- Represent the B.U. along with department Managers when communicating with the technology group.
- Actively communicates with Commercial and Supply Chain groups as required to service customer needs.
- Participate in SQF Housekeeping and Food Safety Programs. Provide plant housekeeping support.
Job Qualifications
Required
- Experience in the use of statistical tools/methodologies, computers, quality methods and basic financial principles.
- Ability to communicate at all levels of the organization.
- Ability to focus on understanding and exceeding expectations of the customer.
- Ability to influence, negotiate and resolve conflict to reach consensus and common goals.
- Experience in recruiting, leading, and developing a team.
- Direct experience in continuous improvement via the application of statistical methods.
- Knowledge of ERP systems and S&OP processes.
- Computer literate: MS Office, Power Point (Access, Publisher, advanced Excel).
- Self-starter; resourceful, highly organized, and successfully manage change.
Preferred
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
- Minimum of 6 – 10 years of industrial experience.
- 2+ years in a position of leadership.
Environment
Physical effort requirements may include lifting up to 50 lbs., extended standing, and walking extended distances. Work Environment may include heat, cold, dust and noise. Work schedule may require travel, extended work hours, or shift work.
Join us. Help protect food, people and the planet.
Skills Required
- Experience using statistical tools and methodologies
- Computer literacy, including Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher, and advanced Excel
- Knowledge of ERP systems and S&OP processes
- Experience with quality methods and basic financial principles
- Ability to communicate at all organizational levels
- Ability to understand and exceed customer expectations
- Ability to influence, negotiate, resolve conflict, and reach consensus
- Experience recruiting, leading, and developing a team
- Direct experience driving continuous improvement using statistical methods
- Self-starter who is resourceful, highly organized, and able to manage change
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- Six to ten years of industrial experience
- At least two years in a leadership position
Huhtamaki Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Huhtamaki and has not been reviewed or approved by Huhtamaki.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive with dental and vision options, and employer contributions toward premiums are portrayed as generous. Feedback suggests this breadth makes the overall package feel competitive for many roles.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a 401(k) with pre‑tax and Roth options, with certain groups also having access to a pension and even deferred compensation. Feedback suggests these features stand out positively in a manufacturing context.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, paid holidays, and generous parental leave are emphasized alongside meaningful PTO accruals. Feedback suggests this leave structure strengthens perceived total rewards even where base pay is viewed as only fair.
Huhtamaki Insights
What We Do
Huhtamaki is a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions for consumers around the world, enabling wellbeing and convenience. Our innovative products protect on-the-go and on-the-shelf food and beverages, ensuring hygiene and safety, and help prevent food waste. We embed sustainability in everything we do. We are committed to achieving carbon neutral production and designing all our products to be recyclable, compostable or reusable by 2030. We are a participant in the UN Global Compact and EcoVadis has awarded Huhtamaki with the Gold medal for performance in sustainability. To play our part in managing climate change, we have set science-based targets that have been approved and validated by the Science Based Targets initiative. With 100 years of history and a strong Nordic heritage we operate in 37 countries and 103 operating locations around the world. Our values Care Dare Deliver guide our decisions and help our team of around 18 000 employees make a difference where it matters. Our 2023 net sales totaled EUR 4.2 billion. Huhtamaki Group is headquartered in Espoo, Finland and our parent company, Huhtamäki Oyj, is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. Find out more about how we are protecting food, people and the planet on www.huhtamaki.com
