Greenerprinter is a growing commercial printing company and Certified B Corp in the Bay Area. We make high-quality print work the right way — sustainably, and with a team that takes real pride in the craft. We're on a strong growth trajectory, heading from roughly $7M toward $10M+ in revenue.
We're looking for a Plant Manager to run the operation. This is an unusually senior, high-autonomy role: you'll own day-to-day command of the entire business — the floor, the team, the customers, and the numbers. If you've run an operation and you're looking for the autonomy, ownership, and upside of effectively running a company — without starting one from scratch — this is that role.
This is a rare chance to run a healthy, growing business with real autonomy and a genuine ownership stake. You'll inherit a capable team and a strong brand, and share directly in the value you help build.
This is a hands-on, walk-the-floor role. You'll spend most of your day on the production floor and in the shop — not behind a desk.
What you'll own
You'll be responsible for the whole operation, leading an established management team across every function:
- Production — oversee planning, scheduling, and floor execution through a Facilities & Scheduling Manager and a Production Supervisor. You'll personally own high-level production planning and capacity scheduling.
- Customer service — lead the CSR team and manager; protect on-time delivery, quality, and key-account health.
- Estimating and pricing — oversee the estimating team and make the call on large or complex quotes, balancing capacity, margin, and turnaround.
- Prepress, finance, and HR — partner with the function leads who own prepress, the books, and people operations.
- Hiring and team building — interview and make hiring decisions, and develop the bench so the business gets stronger and deeper over time.
- Continuous improvement — own the systems, SOPs, and operating rhythm that keep the shop running smoothly and scaling cleanly.
What success looks like
- First 90 days: you know the team, the floor, the customers, and how a job flows from quote to delivery; you're running the daily and weekly rhythm.
- Six months: the floor hits its targets through your leadership, you're handling escalations and crises independently, and you're managing to margin.
- Twelve months and beyond: the business runs on solid systems, the team is deep and accountable, and the operation runs smoothly under your command.
Who you are
- You've run an operation. You've been the person ultimately responsible for a plant, a site, a division, or a company — carrying the outcome, not just managing a team.
- You're a strong operations and production planner. You can build capacity and scheduling, not just react to it — you think weeks ahead, not just about today.
- You're calm under pressure. You've handled the week where a key customer, a cash crunch, and a machine breakdown all hit at once — and kept it together.
- You build people up. You develop your team and make yourself replaceable, rather than holding all the knowledge yourself.
- You want autonomy and accountability. You're energized, not unnerved, by being the person the buck stops with.
- You're financially fluent. You read a P&L, understand what drives cost and margin, and make decisions accordingly.
Commercial print or manufacturing experience is a plus, but not required — we can teach you print. Operational command and judgment are what we can't teach, and what we're really hiring for.
Compensation
We've built this package to reflect that this is the role that runs the company:
- Base salary: $180,000–$225,000, depending on experience.
- Profit sharing: a meaningful share of company performance, so you benefit directly when the business outperforms.
Pay: $180,000.00 - $225,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
