NC Production Manager
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SOUTHEASTERN CONTAINER INC
Candler, NC, US
Summary
The Production Manager leads daily manufacturing operations to ensure safety, quality, and efficiency while driving continuous improvement initiatives. They are responsible for coaching production staff, managing labor resources, and coordinating with other departments to meet business objectives.
Job Description
Job DetailsJob Location: CANDLER, NC 28715Salary Range: $92,983.00 - $139,475.00 Salary/yearSoutheastern Container, Inc. is one of the largest leading manufacturers of PET beverage bottles and preforms, proudly supplying the Coca-Cola bottling system throughout the East Coast and Midwest. For over 35 years, we’ve built a reputation for stability, quality, and sustained growth. We are now seeking talented individuals to join our team for the following role:
Title: Production Manager
Reports To: General Manager
Position Summary:
The Production Manager is responsible for leading and directing production activities within a manufacturing operation to ensure the safe, efficient, and cost-effective production of high-quality products. This role provides leadership for production supervisors, team leaders, and hourly staff while driving operational excellence through continuous improvement, employee development, and achievement of key business objectives. The Production Manager is accountable for safety, quality, productivity, labor performance, customer service, and cost management within the manufacturing operation.
Responsibilities:
Lead daily production operations across assigned departments and all shifts to achieve safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives.
Direct, coach, and develop production supervisors, team leaders, and production employees to build a high-performing workforce.
Monitor and drive performance against key operational metrics, including safety, quality, productivity, efficiency, scrap, downtime, labor utilization, and customer service.
Foster a culture of accountability, employee engagement, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
Coach, mentor and develop team members
Champion workplace safety and ensure compliance with OSHA regulations, environmental requirements, quality standards, and company policies.
Lead root cause analysis and corrective action efforts related to safety, quality, and operational performance issues.
Partner with Maintenance, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Human Resources to optimize operational performance, provide developmental opportunities and support business objectives.
Partner with the General Manager and, at multi-process facilities, with other Operations Managers to coordinate production scheduling and material flow across processes (i.e., preform supply to blow molding) to optimize internal and external service.
Drive Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, and waste reduction initiatives to improve productivity and reduce operating costs.
Manage labor resources, staffing levels, and departmental expenditures to meet operational and financial targets.
Oversee warehouse, shipping, and inventory operations for the assigned area(s), ensuring accurate finished-goods and raw-materials inventory control, timely and complete order fulfillment, efficient material flow and storage, and on-time carrier loading in coordination with logistics.
Support succession planning and leadership development to ensure organizational capability and bench strength.
Participate in capital projects, capacity planning, and strategic operational initiatives as assigned.
QualificationsQualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, Business, or a related field preferred. Equivalent manufacturing leadership experience and demonstrated operational success may be substituted for formal education.
3-5 years of supervisory or leadership experience in a manufacturing environment preferred. Internal candidates with strong leadership potential, whether in a formal supervisory role or as a Team Leader, technical lead, or project lead will be considered.
Experience leading production operations in a high-volume, fast-paced manufacturing facility.
Strong knowledge of production systems, continuous improvement methodologies, and manufacturing performance metrics.
Experience in plastics, packaging, blow molding, injection molding, and/or other process manufacturing environments preferred.
Demonstrated ability to lead teams, solve problems, and drive measurable business results.
Willingness to travel or relocate to other facilities.
Key Competencies:
Strong leadership, coaching, and team-development skills
Operational excellence and continuous improvement mindset.
Ability to use operational data and KPIs to drive decisions and accountability.
Financial acumen and sound business decision-making capability.
Understanding of OSHA, employment laws, and safety and regulatory compliance.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to lead through change and grow into broader plant leadership across multiple facilities.
Southeastern Container is one of the largest PET converters, providing PET bottles, PET preforms, and HDPE pallets for the Coca-Cola bottling system.
It all began in the early ’80s when a group of Coca-Cola bottlers wanted to purchase a key raw material, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) packaging, at a lower cost. They envisioned using technology and innovative processes to enhance and create better packaging. This common thread united the group, and in 1982, Southeastern Container, Inc. (SEC) was founded as a cooperative, allowing the members to purchase products at cost.
Our first plant, which included injection molding and blow molding, opened in 1982 in Enka, NC. Over the years, adding new bottler members resulted in significant growth for our team. Today, we provide preforms and bottles to over 50 Coca-Cola operations in the US and Canada in 34 states and six Canadian provinces, stretching from Quebec to Florida and as far west as Montana. Our dedication to quality and the use of state-of-the-art technology transformed us from a single manufacturing plant into a world leader in the beverage industry.
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Packaging & Containers
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Enka, North Carolina
Southeastern Container is one of the largest PET converters, providing PET bottles, PET preforms, and HDPE pallets for the Coca-Cola bottling system.
It all began in the early ’80s when a group of Coca-Cola bottlers wanted to purchase a key raw material, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) packaging, at a lower cost. They envisioned using technology and innovative processes to enhance and create better packaging. This common thread united the group, and in 1982, Southeastern Container, Inc. (SEC) was founded as a cooperative, allowing the members to purchase products at cost.
Our first plant, which included injection molding and blow molding, opened in 1982 in Enka, NC. Over the years, adding new bottler members resulted in significant growth for our team. Today, we provide preforms and bottles to over 50 Coca-Cola operations in the US and Canada in 34 states and six Canadian provinces, stretching from Quebec to Florida and as far west as Montana. Our dedication to quality and the use of state-of-the-art technology transformed us from a single manufacturing plant into a world leader in the beverage industry.
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Packaging & Containers
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Enka, North Carolina
