Plant Manager

Piedmont, South Carolina | Industrial Adhesives

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Plant Manager to lead our manufacturing operation in Piedmont, South Carolina. This is a highly visible leadership role for a proven manufacturing leader who can drive change, develop high-performing teams, strengthen accountability, and deliver operational excellence.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on, people-focused leader who can set a clear vision, engage employees at all levels, challenge the status quo, and build a culture centered on safety, quality, continuous improvement, collaboration, and results.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership and direction for plant operations, including Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, People, and Continuous Improvement.
• Lead organizational and cultural change, building employee engagement, accountability, and ownership.
• Develop, coach, and strengthen the plant leadership team while building the organization's future talent pipeline.
• Champion a zero-incident safety culture and ensure compliance with EHS requirements.
• Drive operational excellence using Lean Six Sigma, OEE, VSM, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement tools.
• Deliver plant financial, productivity, quality, customer service, and inventory objectives.
• Partner across Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, R&D, Sales, and other business functions to achieve business goals.
• Identify and eliminate barriers, improve processes, and create sustainable improvements in plant performance.
• Maintain a strong presence on the manufacturing floor and actively engage with supervisors and employees.
• Lead and support capital investments and improvement initiatives aligned with business strategy.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, or a related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of progressive manufacturing, engineering, or operations experience.
• Proven manufacturing leadership experience with a strong record of leading change and improving performance.
• Demonstrated ability to build, coach, and lead high-performing teams.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to drive accountability and results.
• Experience with Lean Six Sigma and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Chemical, specialty chemical, adhesives, batch/process manufacturing, or similar experience preferred.

The Leader We're Looking For

You are a visible, decisive, and engaging leader who knows how to bring people along through change. You set clear expectations, hold yourself and others accountable, develop talent, and create an environment where employees are empowered to solve problems and improve the business.

Most importantly, you can deliver today's results while transforming the organization for tomorrow.