About the Role Nicola USA prints artwork on personal care packaging for major consumer brands. Our Greer plant runs three automated screen printing lines across three shifts, with robotics handling sorting, pick and place, and pack-out. We are adding more lines before the end of the year. We are looking for a Plant Manager to own this facility. Production, people, quality, safety, and cost, across all three shifts, roughly 20 to 25 employees today and growing. This is a build role as much as a run role. The plant is producing well and our equipment and automation are current, and we are now scaling the operating systems underneath it to match where the business is headed. Preventive maintenance, standard work, cross-shift communication, and training depth all need to be built out for a bigger operation. You would report directly to ownership and have authority over how this facility operates. What You'll Do Own daily output across all three shifts: units produced, uptime, scrap and quality, and on-time shipment to our customers. Lead the plant team directly. Shift leaders, a technical leader, operators, and maintenance technicians. Set production targets by shift and line. Improve the operating systems that support a growing plant: standard work for startup, changeover, reset, and shutdown, a preventive maintenance program that runs on schedule, and a spare parts strategy that keeps a line from waiting on a part. Strengthen shift-to-shift communication so every shift starts with a clear picture of what ran, what needs attention, and what to watch. Own machine uptime as a managed number, working with the technical leader and maintenance technicians to attack recurring failures at the root. Build training depth across the team so no line, changeover, or shift depends on a single person being in the building.

Own quality:

in-process checks, first-piece verification after every changeover, AOI standards, and documentation that holds up when a customer asks. Own safety and OSHA compliance, and continue developing our written safety programs and recordkeeping as the plant grows. Manage labor planning and scheduling across three shifts, including coordination with our staffing partner for temporary fills and pack-out coverage. Oversee hiring, onboarding, coaching, performance expectations, and progressive discipline. You set expectations on the floor and hold people to them. Report a weekly operating picture to ownership: output, downtime, scrap, labor, and the plan behind the numbers. Lead installation, commissioning, and start-up of additional lines this year. Manage plant spend on labor, consumables, maintenance, and outside services. What We're Looking For Prior management experience running a manufacturing or production operation. A plant, a department, or multiple shifts. This is not an entry-level management role. A track record of building systems, not just running them. Tell us about a process or program you put in place that outlived you. Working understanding of automated production equipment and robotics. You do not need to repair machines yourself, but you should hold a credible technical conversation and know when a fix is a real fix.

Comfort managing by numbers:

output per shift, downtime, scrap, and labor cost, and the ability to explain what moved and why. Manufacturing safety and OSHA experience, including written programs and recordkeeping. The presence to lead a floor across three shifts, including people you will not see every day, and the judgment to coach before you discipline. Willingness to be in the building outside of first shift hours when it matters. Comfort in a fast-growing operation where you are helping define the playbook rather than following one. A degree in operations, engineering, or industrial technology, or equivalent hands-on experience. Advanced manufacturing, packaging, printing, or plastics background is a plus. Shift Primarily first shift, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday, with regular presence on second and third shift and flexibility for installs, start-ups, and coverage. Application Question(s): How many years of experience do you have as a Plant Manager or Operations Manager in a manufacturing environment? Give an example of a bottleneck or production inefficiency you identified and successfully resolved. How many direct and indirect reports (e.g., floor supervisors, technicians, operators) did you manage in your most recent role? Briefly describe a specific action you took in your previous role to reduce workplace incidents or improve a plant's safety culture.

Work Location:

In person