Plant Controller

Graham Packaging Company is seeking a Plant Controller for its Huntington, WV location. The role involves overseeing the monthly closing process, financial statement analysis, forecasting, and budgeting for the Joplin plant. Responsibilities include identifying performance metrics, analyzing costs, and providing financial leadership for capital management. The position emphasizes collaboration, continuous improvement, and supporting operational initiatives within a values-driven culture.
Company StatementGraham Packaging is a people, planet and values-based company and a leader in sustainable packaging manufacturing. From the kitchen to the laundry room, Graham Packaging is part of your everyday life. For employees at Graham, our Blue Culture is part of their everyday lives, too. In other words, Blue is how we do things here. At Graham, we are united by a clear vision. We know our part and help those around us know theirs, encouraging one another to continuously improve. We create a safe, challenging environment to innovate by supporting creative ideas and new ways of thinking. We take the initiative to cultivate our individual growth and help others do the same, while keeping ourselves and one another accountable. And we actively promote cooperation, collaboration, integrity and respect across regions and teams to foster an engaged, diverse and connected workforce. We value our employees, and a Blue Culture allows for the most rewarding employee experience as part of the Graham family. Blue is how we feel about what we do—together—to create a better tomorrow. Working at Graham means you lead constructively with clear goals, use diverse thinking to drive excellence, accountability, innovation, as well as demonstrating collaboration, embracing learning, and taking action for continuous improvement and growth.OverviewThe CompanyGraham Packaging Company is a global leader in the design, manufacture and sale of value added, custom blow‑moulded plastic containers used for packaging branded food and beverages, personal care and household products, chemicals and lubricants. With annual sales of over $2 billion and over 80 manufacturing plants around the world, the company is a clear market leader in nearly every market segment in which they operate.The RoleThe Plant Controller will report directly to the Regional Controller and will have responsibilities for the Joplin plant location specifically:Responsible for the monthly closing process, analytical review of plant financial statements as well as forecasting and budgeting at the plant level;Review and analyze data to identify actual plant manufacturing results versus established objectives;Provide support to develop and track additional cost savings opportunities and monitor progress of current initiatives;Collaborate with senior level business unit professionals to provide insightful, data‑driven analysis and support;Other responsibilities as needed.This role is segmented into 3 main themes – Insight, Control and Planning & Reporting.InsightIdentify key performance metrics that impact conversion costs and work with operations on reduction opportunitiesAnalyze conversion costs and productivity of the plant to drive operational improvement in focused areas; fully support A3 process and initiatives; drive A3 reporting requirements within the plantProvide financial leadership for capital management, including working with the manufacturing organization to prepare financial analysis related to cost savings & maintenance projects (“AFEs”)Drive team to utilize forecast data to drive actions in the plant with flexibility in spending, manning and overall structureKey participant in other plant lead team support initiatives and other plant functions such as safety, quality, etc.Evaluate and analyze plant profitability at a SKU or mold levelEducate and train staff on plant financials, spend tracking, and operational levers.Assist Plant Managers when vacancies exist in other areasControlExternal/Internal audit supportMonitoring of standard costs for accuracyAssist in the management of the physical inventory audit processImplement and ensure compliance of internal financial & operational controls and procedures and SOX related requirements (Building Blocks)Inventory control focused on eliminating monthly physical count variances, reduction of slow moving/obsolete write offs; managing inventory on a FIFO basis; coordinating a successful annual tagged physical inventoryControl and maintenance of fixed asset inventory to include annual fixed asset auditPlanning & ReportingResponsible for financial closing process for assigned plant…