Plant Manager

Plant Manager

The Plant Manager holds overall accountability for the safe, compliant, reliable, and profitable operation of the National Silicates silicate manufacturing facility in Jeffersonville, Indiana.

Leading the site's operations, maintenance, EH&S, quality, and supply chain functions, the Plant Manager delivers the company's goals for safety, environmental compliance, quality, customer service, and financial performance. The role also carries stewardship of the facility's major assets and provides leadership for significant capital projects, working with a multi-disciplinary team across corporate functions (Engineering, Finance, Quality, EH&S, Reliability, and IT).

Key Responsibilities

• Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S)
• Operations, Quality & Reliability
• Continuous Improvement & Lean Manufacturing
• Financial Management
• Capital Projects & Asset Stewardship
• Customer & Commercial Interface
• Procurement, Supply Chain & Planning
• People Leadership
• Compliance & Certifications

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline; engineering preferred.
• A minimum of 5–10 years of experience in a chemical or process manufacturing environment, including progressive leadership responsibility and time in a plant-management or senior operations role.
• A dynamic leader who can inspire others to work toward a common goal.
• An effective communicator who delivers information in a clear, concise, and timely manner.
• Able to build collaborative relationships based on trust and respect.
• Ability to think strategically, anticipating the future needs of the business and developing a plan to deliver them.
• Demonstrated, hands-on experience leading Lean / continuous-improvement deployment (OEE, 5S, standard work, problem solving), not theoretical knowledge alone.
• Proven experience building and managing plant operating and capital budgets, and leading capital projects from appropriation through execution.
• Manufacturing-finance acumen — P&L ownership, standard costing, variance analysis, cost-per-ton management, and month-end close.
• A track record of building and sustaining key customer relationships and meeting service and supply commitments.
• A genuine, front-line EH&S leadership orientation with a record of improving safety and environmental-compliance performance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in glass, silicate, or other high-temperature / furnace-based process operations.
• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.

Key Competencies

• Safety leadership · Results orientation · Financial & business acumen · Decision quality · Customer focus & influence · Strategic thinking · Change leadership · Clear communication · Collaboration & relationship building · Team development

Additional Information

• EHS Responsibilities
• Communicates, promotes and personally demonstrates Safety/Health (including PQP Principles) as #1 priority
• Participation in risk assessment audits as applicable
• Understand PQ Principles (PQP) and how they are implemented in the site organization, rules and procedures
• Completes HSE training requirements identified for the job in a timely manner

PQ is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics. For more information, please review the link Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (eeoc.gov).