Plant Manager

Lead all manufacturing and site operations for the Watervliet Coated Abrasives plant to safely deliver quality products, reliable customer service, competitive cost, and sustainable business performance. The Plant Manager provides strategic and operational leadership across production, cloth finishing, maintenance, engineering, quality, EHS, financial performance, workforce engagement, and continuous improvement while ensuring compliance with Saint-Gobain policies and applicable requirements. Your day-to-day: Own site safety performance; establish a culture where safety is the priority in every task and decision. Build and sustain a positive and high-performance culture emphasizing teamwork, engagement and succession plans. Manage site cost, productivity, working capital, and asset utilization. Maintain a disciplined capital and modernization roadmap with validated benefits. Reliable delivery of conforming products and customer commitments. Implement and sustain standard work through WCM, Lean, and root-cause problem-solving. Is this job for you ? Required Bachelor's Degree in Business, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience). 10+ Years Progressive leadership experience in manufacturing, including responsibility for safety, quality, delivery, cost, people, and asset performance. 5+ years of leadership of managers and cross-functional teams in a complex industrial environment. Demonstrated experience with budgeting, cost management, capital planning, continuous improvement, and organizational development, as well as unionized manufacturing and labor relations. Preferred Master's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, or related field Lean Manufacturing, World Class Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or comparable continuous improvement methods. Digital manufacturing, automation, ERP, and business intelligence tools. A little more about us Saint-Gobain Abrasives offers powerful, precise, user-friendly solutions, which enable customers to cut, shape, and finish all materials in the most complex and challenging applications. By working closely with end-users and grinding expert partners, Saint-Gobain Abrasives designs and provides customized solutions to secure the best option for performance, cost, and safety. Leveraging its global manufacturing presence, Saint-Gobain Abrasives serves its customers locally through its structured sales operations in more than 27 countries while employing more than 10,000 people. Our employees have pride in belonging to an organization whose culture is made up of these core values: Trust, Empowerment, and Collaboration. Our company encourages diversity and inclusion in all its forms while our products make the world a more beautiful, safer, and sustainable home. To make sure nothing is forgotten Certain locations require pay information be provided in job postings. Saint-Gobain aims to deliver a comprehensive Total Rewards package to support our employees' wellbeing and help improve daily life for themselves and their families. We believe in the importance of pay transparency in what we offer potential candidates. Provided is the national pay range for this position, which is $133,000 to $213,000 per year. However, the base pay offered may vary depending on geographic region, internal equity, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, among other factors. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for an annual bonus. The targeted bonus amount is 24% of base salary based on company and individual performance measures. The Total Target Cash range (base pay and annual bonus) for this position is $164,920 to $264,120. Bonus payments are part of variable compensation and by nature can vary based on company and individual performance and is not a guarantee. Legal Statement Saint-Gobain provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Saint-Gobain is an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and supports the hiring of veterans. Applicants for roles based in Washington state or remote roles that would be worked from Washington state are encouraged to direct any concerns regarding the state's Pay Transparency laws to the SGNA HR Compliance team at [emailprotected] . Benefits in joining us Saint-Gobain is committed to helping you and your family be well in all aspects of your life. Be Well. Be You brings together inclusive programs and meaningful resources to support all aspects of your physical, emotional, financial, and social well‑being. Employees have the flexibility to choose the benefits that best fit their individual needs. Medical, Prescription Drug, Vision, and Dental Insurance Healthcare Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options LiveWell Wellness Program Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Paid Time Off and Paid Parental Leave Retirement and Protection - Helping to make the future life you want a reality. 401(k) with Company Match, Retirement Accumulation Plan (RAP) Cash Balance Pension Plan Company-provided Life Insurance, AD&D, Short-Term Disability Voluntary employee and dependent life insurance, Long-Term Disability, Critical #J-18808-Ljbffr Saint-Gobain Group