CHEP helps move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organization on earth via our 347 million pallets, crates and containers. We employ approximately 13,000 people and operate in 60 countries. Through our pioneering and sustainable share-and-reuse business model, the world’s biggest brands trust us to help them transport their goods more efficiently, safely and with less environmental impact.
What does that mean for you? You’ll join an international organization big enough to take you anywhere, and small enough to get you there sooner. You’ll help change how goods get to market and contribute to global sustainability. You’ll be empowered to bring your authentic self to work and be surrounded by diverse and driven professionals. And you can maximize your work-life balance and flexibility through our Hybrid Work Model.
Key Responsibilities May Include:
- Lead and be accountable for the health and safety of all employees, contractors, and visitors, ensuring strict adherence to corporate and legislative requirements.
- Champion the continuous improvement of safety performance, aligned with Brambles’ Zero Harm initiative, while ensuring compliance with environmental regulations.
- In collaboration with the maintenance team oversee equipment reliability across the site ensuring operational continuity and efficiency.
- Ensure full compliance with all task-specific responsibilities outlined in CHEP procedures, work instructions, and safety protocols, maintaining operational consistency.
- Drive the implementation of best practices and continuous improvement processes to optimize plant performance in areas such as safety, quality, and cost control.
- Maintain site security and ensure compliance with service center requirements, including managing storage, stock levels, and movement of materials and equipment.
- Manage, lead, and develop plant staff, fostering accountability and ensuring that all team members meet or exceed performance expectations as outlined in job descriptions and agreements.
- Ensure that customer expectations, both internal and external, are consistently met or exceeded through effective management of plant operations.
This position is responsible for rapid, high impact leadership intervention to stabilize operations, cover vacancies, or drive turnaround.
What You Will Do
Major/Key Accountabilities:
Full site leadership (production, safety, cost, quality, service)
First 90-day execution planning and translating network priorities into plant execution
Deployable to any plant within US Service Center Network for months at a time
Possible short-term assignments and scenarios include, but not limited to:
Open plant leadership vacancies
Automation implementations
Underperforming or turnaround sites
Transitions / conversions
M&A site integration, startups or closures
New leader support
Hypercare support
Step into site leadership immediately and lead turnaround or underperforming interventions
Stabilize operations and improve KPIs quickly
Coach site leadership teams while driving CI and turnaround initiatives
Support Site openings, conversations and transformations
Fill leadership gaps (PM or Operational Supervisors)
Prepare site for permanent PM Placement
Own full plant P&L
What You Will Bring
Experience:
7 to 10 years’ experience in Plant/Site Leader roles in manufacturing or similar production environment
Proven ability to run stable, performing site
Strong people leader with consistent execution and history
Continuous Improvement/Lean and operational excellence experience strongly preferred
Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred
Skills and Knowledge:
Deep operational execution experience
Rapid Situational assessment ability
Strong turnaround skills
High mobility and travel flexibility
Strong turnaround and crisis leadership capability
Ability to establish credibility quickly
Comfortable operating in ambiguity and complex situations
What To Expect
Additional Details:
Ability to lead a team of both hourly and salaried staff including direct and indirect scope up to 100 employees
Ability to travel up to 75% within the U.S.
Willingness to be deployed with short notice and be stationed at a particular location for potentially months at a time
What We Offer
Employee Package:
Competitive Pay & Annual Bonus Structure
Benefits Day 1!
Temporary housing and work-related travel expenses will be covered
Paid Time Off plus Holiday Observances
401K w/ company match (up to 4%)
FREE company-paid vision, short-term disability, and life insurance!
FREE company-provided PPE and safety equipment
Tuition reimbursement, parental leave, childcare assistance, profit sharing, and MORE!
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to developing a diverse workforce in which everyone is treated fairly, with respect, and has the opportunity to contribute to business success while realizing his or her potential. This means harnessing the unique skills and experience that each individual brings and we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.
Individuals fraudulently misrepresenting themselves as Brambles or CHEP representatives have scheduled interviews and offered fraudulent employment opportunities with the intent to commit identity theft or solicit money. Brambles and CHEP never conduct interviews via online chat or request money as a term of employment. If you have a question as to the legitimacy of an interview or job offer, please contact us at [email protected].
Skills Required
- 7 to 10 years of experience in Plant or Site Leader roles in manufacturing or a similar production environment
- Proven ability to run a stable, performing manufacturing site
- Strong people leadership experience with a consistent record of execution
- Deep operational execution experience
- Rapid situational assessment ability
- Strong turnaround and crisis leadership capability
- High mobility and flexibility to travel and accept short-notice assignments
- Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous and complex situations
- Ability to lead hourly and salaried teams with direct and indirect scope of up to 100 employees
- Travel up to 75% within the United States
- Continuous Improvement, Lean, and operational excellence experience
- Bachelor's degree
CHEP Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about CHEP and has not been reviewed or approved by CHEP.
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Retirement Support — The 401(k) employer match is portrayed as competitive and supportive of long‑term savings. Retirement programs are frequently positioned as a strong part of the total rewards package.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — The Brambles MyShare plan offers company‑matched share purchases after a holding period, enhancing long‑term wealth potential. This structure can be particularly valuable for those planning to stay through the match cycle.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, paid holidays, and paid volunteer time are consistently highlighted as strengths, with PTO often increasing with tenure. Time‑off programs are described as solid compared with typical offerings.
CHEP Insights
What We Do
CHEP is a global leader in managed, returnable and reusable packaging solutions, serving many of the world's largest companies in sectors such as consumer goods, fresh produce, beverage and automotive. CHEP’s service is environmentally sustainable and increases efficiency for customers while reducing operating risk and product damage. CHEP’s 7,500-plus employees and 300 million pallets and containers offer unbeatable coverage and exceptional value, supporting more than 500,000 customer touch-points in 49 countries. Our customer portfolio includes global companies and brands such as Procter & Gamble, Sysco, Kellogg's, Kraft, Nestlé, Ford and GM. CHEP is part of Brambles Limited. For more information, visit www.chep.com. Reliability. Flexibility. The success of your business depends on both. With CHEP, you can be confident that you’ll get the equipment you need, when and where you need it. Our scale is unmatched, with more than 110 million pallets and over 530 service centers across North America. So you no longer need to worry about seasonal peaks or unexpectedly high demand. With our broad array of solutions and our pragmatic, roll-up-your-sleeves know-how, we give our consumer goods customers the platforms, the quality, the supply and the support they need to make more money on every unit load. Because everything just works better.
