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Plant Manager

  2025-10-17     The Bernard Group     Duncan,SC  
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We are looking for an experienced Plant Manager in the Duncan, SC area to join Smartpress. You'll be part of a talented team that collaborates to deliver world-class products to our customers. This role ensures efficient and effective production management in the Large Format and Small Format facility, maintains timely completion of printed materials within quality standards, manages vendor partnerships for timeliness, quality and costs, resolves elevated customer issues, and focuses on cost control and labor productivity to maximize profitability. The position also requires keeping abreast of new technology related to printing and cutting devices, and ensuring activities comply with ISO 14001 and Smartpress' Environmental Management System while collaborating with other production areas, project management, and account management.

Shift available: Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Responsibilities

  • Lead, mentor, coach and direct production leaders to meet customer requirements and expectations around quality, standards, SOPs, efficiencies and timelines.
  • Achieve a high level of employee efficiency, engagement and morale through leadership and handling personnel issues.
  • Ensure Smartpress safety standards and OSHA compliance.
  • Collaborate with master schedulers and planners to ensure proper resources are available to meet customer schedules.
  • Ensure staff in the production area are trained on equipment use and have opportunities to learn additional responsibilities.
  • Oversee recording of labor hours and costs, review variances and discuss impacts onCost of Goods Sold and gross margin.
  • Maintain an inventory system of pressroom materials and conduct periodic audits to identify variances and root causes.
  • Communicate with other departmental directors and staff regarding goals, changes, and results.
  • Stay informed of technical developments affecting press efficiency and profitability.
  • Advise other business units on production capabilities and current capacity of the pressroom as part of a cross-functional team.
  • Champion continuous improvement techniques and manufacturing best practices to increase efficiency while maintaining quality and employee satisfaction.
  • Maintain a preventative maintenance schedule to ensure equipment is at peak performance and coordinate with maintenance staff to resolve issues.
  • Perform miscellaneous projects and tasks as requested by management.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Commercial Art or related field or 8+ years of equivalent work experience with a two-year technical or trade school diploma
  • 5+ years of relevant management experience in print production in a high-volume manufacturing environment
  • Thorough and organized approach to work; attention to detail; basic computer skills (including Pace and Google Suite); self-motivated with initiative to meet customer and corporate needs; ability to plan, prioritize and manage work; ability to meet deadlines with quality standards; understanding of confidentiality; flexibility to adapt to change

To get hired at The Bernard Group/Smartpress, you must

  • Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing; strong interpersonal skills
  • Be willing to admit mistakes
  • Be loyal to customers and team
  • Be trustworthy, reliable and easy to get along with
  • Be enthusiastic and eager to take on new challenges
  • Be adaptable and willing to take on different roles as needed

Company overview

  • We are a 100% employee-owned company
  • We offer generous paid time off that increases with tenure
  • This is a full-time position in Duncan, SC
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