Plant Manager
Signode · Florence, KY
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Production
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 15+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A management production role at Signode (industrial) in Florence, KY.
- They ask for
- 15+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, TPM, Automation, Extrusion
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Production Engineer roles in Kentucky: typical posted base $143k–$280k.
Median of the low and high ends of 3 live postings that list pay, out of 24 production engineer openings in Kentucky, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Kentucky plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 23 other live production postings in Kentucky.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (15+ vs 10+)
Similar roles usually ask 10+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 71%
- EHS / safety 38%
- Root cause 33%
- New product launch 29%
- ✓ Lean 25%
- ✓ Automation 25%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for TPM, Extrusion, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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Pick 2–3 people on the Production team at Signode
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Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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Full description from SignodeAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Essential Functions
- ◆Directly manage and coordinate the activities of various plant departments and sites within Signode.
- ◆Provide strong leadership to the manufacturing team, fostering a collaborative and results-oriented work environment.
- ◆Develop and implement strategic plans to achieve production goals, optimize processes, and enhance overall plant efficiency.
- ◆Communicate, uphold and enforce safety protocols and regulatory compliance to maintain a safe and secure working environment.
- ◆Responsible for talent management and employee lifecycle activities, from hiring to terminating.
- ◆Collaborate with senior management to align plant operations with organizational objectives.
- ◆Monitor and analyze production metrics, ensuring that production targets are met while maintaining high-quality standards.
- ◆Implement efficiency improvement initiatives and address any bottlenecks or issues in the production process.
- ◆Efficiently allocate resources, including manpower and equipment, to meet production schedules and deadlines.
- ◆Collaborate with the maintenance team to ensure optimal functionality of machinery and equipment.
- ◆Collaborate with the quality control department to ensure that products meet or exceed quality standards.
- ◆Implement measures to address any deviations or non-conformities in the production process.
- ◆Develop and manage budgets for the manufacturing facility(s), controlling costs and optimizing resource utilization.
- ◆Identify cost-saving opportunities and implement measures to improve overall plant profitability.
- ◆Effectively communicate with senior management, department heads, and front-line staff to ensure clear understanding of goals and objectives.
- ◆Prepare regular reports on plant performance, production metrics, and other relevant KPIs.
- ◆Lead and support initiatives for continuous improvement, identifying opportunities to enhance plant processes, reduce waste, and increase overall efficiency.
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Management, Business, or Engineering. Masters Degree in similar field preferred.
Experience: Minimum of 15+ years of progressive experience in manufacturing, with at least 5 -7 years in a managerial or supervisory role. Previous experience as a plant manager is a must.
- ✓Financial Acumen with the ability to analyze and forecast data and translate results to better solutions. With the understanding of general ledger accounting and activity rate costing.
- ✓Strong knowledge of safety metrics and programs.
- ✓TPM mastery
- ✓Previous experience leading a turnaround factory
- ✓Extrusion technical skills
- ✓ERP system knowledge a plus.
- ✓LEAN Manufacturing Training or CI Management Experience (Tier I, II, III)
Functional Success Drivers: These competencies are what we require for an individual to be successful in this role.
- ✓Strategic Skills
- ✓Leadership
- ✓Result Oriented
- ✓Safety & Security
- ✓Communication (Oral & Written)
- ✓Analytical Skills
- ✓Inspiring “Followership”
- ✓Vision
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
The Company does not sponsor for employment-based visas for this position now or in the future.
To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with
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Plant Manager
- •Full-time
- •Education: Bachelors
- •FLSA Status: Exempt
- •Location: United States-Florence
Company Description
With over $2B in revenue, 80+ manufacturing facilities across 6 continents and over 9,000 employees worldwide, Signode is a leading manufacturer of a broad spectrum of transit packaging consumables, tools, software, and equipment that optimize end-of-line packaging operations and protect products in transit. Signode brings this extensive product portfolio together under hundreds of trusted brands to offer complete transit packaging solutions to its customers.
We produce strap, stretch and protective packaging. We also manufacture packaging tools and equipment used to apply the bulk packaging materials. These commercial packaging products are used to pack, bundle, unitize, protect, and secure goods during warehousing and transit. Our company is a pioneer in the industrial packaging sector with a long history of customer-focused innovations in materials, processes and automation technology that have revolutionized the sector.
Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, we are proud to be the Transit Packaging Division of Crown Holdings, Inc. We are excited to go to market as Signode and to share the portfolio of products, services and capabilities that make us the world’s premier end-of-line packaging company.
Job Description
Benefits
Signode offers a comprehensive benefits package to full-time employees, which includes health, dental, vision, 401k, paid time off, life insurance, wellness perks, and more. Benefits begin the month following the hire date.
Summary
This role is for a Plant Manager who is a true leader, one who can build a strong, positive culture throughout the plant. The position calls for a sharp operational and analytical mind that constantly seeks out, teaches, and leads improvements in Safety Performance, Cost Control, Standardized Processes (LEAN), Production Reporting, and Inventory Control.
This is a high-visibility opportunity to lead one of Signode’s most important locations, having a big impact on our ability to deliver a profitable year. Here is what makes this role stand out:
- •Pilot the company’s Operational Excellence system, delivering a glidepath in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Output, and Morale.
- •Take charge of a major turnaround facility. The right leader is confident yet humble, ready to run a 24/7 site from the bottom up, and understands the sweat and equity required to turn it around.
- •Succeed here, and fast-track your path to the next level.