828 Plant Manager Reviews

Plant Manager at Commercial Vehicle Group

"My capacity as a plant manager I supervised all daily operations of my plant everything from production and manufacturing to making sure policies and procedures are followed in all departments. I strive to provide an environment that motivated my staff members which was generally are major parts of the job as well. Promote lean manufacturing concepts to avoid lapses in the manufacturing process and to ensure quality control standards are upheld."

Plant Manager at ACCO Brands

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"The experience was good, enjoyed working there"

What do you like about working at ACCO Brands?

"The challenges of the job with the extreme seasonality of the product"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It is a good company, make sure you have a good understanding of what the expectations are"

What don't you like about working at ACCO Brands?

"The disconnect between the corporate office and the plants they controlled"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To open up and be receptive to the real issues that plants deal with."

Plant Manager at Jet Plastica Industries

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"Overall the experince was good"

What do you like about working at Jet Plastica Industries?

"The ability to create a vision and with some limitations (cash) carry it out"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"This company no longer exits so there would be no advise."

What don't you like about working at Jet Plastica Industries?

"The lack of vision from the corporate office management staff"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Not to think that all knowledge exists in the corporate office, but satellite opeartions have insight as well."

Plant Manager at Hearthside Food Solutions

What do you like about working at Hearthside Food Solutions?

"Innovative, always working on new ideas. Customer oriented. Vision to be the best in their field."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be aggressive. They are looking for people who are confident and not afraid to speak their mind."

What don't you like about working at Hearthside Food Solutions?

"Too many changes, new processes, equipment and products without adequate input from plant."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Spend more time listening to plant personnel. Get their input on new projects."

Plant Manager at Ecolab

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"It was a great experience in a very competitive company."

What do you like about working at Ecolab?

"It is a marketing oriented company so the more they sell the more we made."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It is a great company no matter their manufacturing shortcomings of understanding nuances related to various product lines."

What don't you like about working at Ecolab?

"Very political environment where at times it was best just to do what was asked rather than express your opinion."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen more to what the plants have to say with empathy."

Plant Manager at American Box Co.

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"I would manage group of 26 workers to stay on topic and be productive"

What do you like about working at American Box Co.?

"The employees were great as well as the CEO was very wonderful and we became really good friends"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"The company is now closed so their will be no others"

What don't you like about working at American Box Co.?

"The building was a little out of date and needed remodeling"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None they were all great and we got everything done on time with quality product"

Plant Manager at Georgia-Pacific

What do you like about working at Georgia-Pacific?

"It was a good job with fulfilling opportunities. I had opportunities to make a difference for the plant and the employees."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Ask all the questions possible so you know the expectations of the job and the enviroment."

What don't you like about working at Georgia-Pacific?

"Corporate management was based in energy. It was often time consuming to get these building products operations, markets and opportunities understood by this group."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Develop upper management with an understanding of the building products industry."

Plant Manager at Biomet

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"appreciate the experience provided and mentoring provided throughout the years"

What do you like about working at Biomet?

"close to home, very short commute. Most team members are professional and good sense of humor."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be professional, have a positive attitude, and be confident in yourself."

What don't you like about working at Biomet?

"not having a direct report on the premises is tough to achieve the desired objectives."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Communication is key!! Appreciate the leadership from managers in the different departments."

Plant Manager at Marietta

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"Fantastic opportunity, huge accomplishments in a team atmosphere"

What do you like about working at Marietta?

"The team atmosphere was great. We were able to identify issues and get reults."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"You should understand Lean Manufacturing and SPC methods. Results are the key to success."

What don't you like about working at Marietta?

"Resources sometimes thin. We had to be creative in some of our improvement plans."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I believe they should have spent more time at the plant level."

Plant Manager at West Pharmaceutical Services

What do you like about working at West Pharmaceutical Services?

"Latitude to utilize very tenured folks who knew there positions in the company."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"More compassion, less politics and a genuine concern for teams."

What don't you like about working at West Pharmaceutical Services?

"succession planning, political, No thinking outside of the box, life"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To be more attentive to the floor teams and recognition"

Plant Manager at Wrena

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"It was a great company to work for until the new owner took over."

What do you like about working at Wrena?

"The people on the operations floor are like family. They generally want to do the best they can and when treated respectfully, they will do almost anything for you."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"The only way to succeed in this organization as it is currently structued is to be YES man and not go against the grain. The management staff is not open to doing things differently which in the long run will cripple the company."

What don't you like about working at Wrena?

"The owner keeps your hands tied and the existing mangement staff does not have the necessary skills to grow the company or its people to move the company forward and be sustainable. The management staff does not have strong technical skills for the positions they currently hold. The new Plt Manager is weak in leadership and team building skills."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hire a management staff that is experienced in providing leadership through mentoring, coaching, and training. The owner should trust the people he hires to run the business."

Plant Manager at Nutriom

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"Very nice people, but it interferes with fair and consistent management."

What do you like about working at Nutriom?

"Casual environment, hours and overall a relaxed atmosphere. They were very generous to people who had no money."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Get some hard, documented guidelines for success before accepting a position. At times, certain moods seem to lead to some really backwards decisions."

What don't you like about working at Nutriom?

"I didn't like how they believe that if you didn't have a masters degree that you didn't understand manufacturing. My experience with large, successful manufacturing companies seemed to not add value to my argument about a certain direction."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I think that the children of the owners should have to go into the real world and understand what it takes to become a manager before they are handed director positions."

Plant Manager at Sabert

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"Direction an vision is constantly changing due to changeover in leadership."

What do you like about working at Sabert?

"Initially I thought it was where I would finish my career. Later it tried to chase to many priorities and could gain traction."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If you enjoy chaos then it the right place for you."

What don't you like about working at Sabert?

"The people are hard working and willing to adapt to change."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Develop and clear vision with realistic goals. Empower leaders and provide them room to achieve."

Plant Manager at Georgia-Pacific

What do you like about working at Georgia-Pacific?

"MBM and the guiding principles that affect employee behavior and business acumen"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Read Charles Koch's book, Science of Success. His principles for virtues and talents expectations are leading edge."

What don't you like about working at Georgia-Pacific?

"Lack of progressive lean leadership. Lean is not recognized as a tool for continuous improvement."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Adopt change, be ready to understand industry changes and what has worked well with other companies."

Plant Manager at Pacific Award Metals

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"a great opportunity to grow, never micro managed"

What do you like about working at Pacific Award Metals?

"not being micro managed, trusted to make the right decision"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be able to support any numbers you give during the interview process."

What don't you like about working at Pacific Award Metals?

"Lack of sales due to the collapse of the housing market."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"At this time I cannot make any suggestions because I have been away from Award Metals for 8 months."