Job Description:

We are seeking a Plant Controller in our Lansing, Michigan facility to support a fast-paced, high-growth operation.  This role will provide financial oversight, deliver analytical insights, manage inventory controls and serve as a key business partner  to the manufacturing team.  The successful candidate will serve as the site financial leader and be an integral part of a high-energy, entrepreneurial business. As with any high-growth business, this position requires someone who thrives in a culture of rapid change and one where the solution or process will rarely be clearly defined in advance.  The ideal candidate is highly detail-oriented and intellectually curious, with a strong work ethic and a collaborative, team-first mindset. They are able to operate effectively under pressure, demonstrate sound judgment and a willingness to take calculated risks, and maintain an openness to continuous learning and professional development.

 

About Temperpack

TemperPack is a rapidly growing company based in Richmond, Virginia. We design and manufacture innovative, sustainable packaging components for cold-chain shipping of food and pharmaceutical products. The markets we serve have an urgent need for disruptive, sustainable alternatives to replace the wide array of non-sustainable packaging materials conventionally used in the cold-chain such as Styrofoam coolers. Our aspiration is to provide packaging solutions that customers and end-consumers feel great about using.  

 

Job Title: Plant Controller

Supervisor’s Title: Senior Manager of Operational Accounting & Finance

Department: Finance 

Location: 2510 Snow Rd Lansing, MI

FSLA: Exempt

 

Essential Job Functions:

• Cost accounting variance analysis and maintenance


• Promote deeper understanding of cost drivers across the team; recommend actions to drive profitability


• Develop cost models, reports and dashboards to provide insights on production efficiency to senior management


• Operational performance reporting & analysis


• Forecasting & budgeting


• Inventory control procedures & Reconciliation


• Managing discretionary spending to ensure targets are achieved 


• Month-end / year-end financial close procedures & reporting


• Business case development


• Calculate New Product Development costing assumptions


• Demonstrated understanding of US GAAP


• Ad-Hoc financial analysis & reporting, including providing requested data analysis to Executive Leadership Team


• Strong communication skills, both written & verbal


• Other duties as assigned