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Plant Manager Job

Location:

Greenville, SC, US

Employment Type: Regular

Category: Manufacturing Management

Posting Date: Dec 11, 2025

The Plant Manager (PM) reports to the Consumer & Construction Manufacturing Director and has direct responsibility for managing the plant leadership team level that includes Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and Health, Safety, and Environment (HES). Accountable for a plant size of 75 employees. The plant is a fully automated sealant manufacturing facility. In addition, this role is responsible to establish and maintain working relationships with support networks from both Arkema, Inc. as well as Bostik Consumer & Construction.

Fast paced, high pressure environment where you are involved in a wide variety of functions and activities. Travel could be as high as monthly – less than 20%.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Operation & Financial Management

+ Lead adherence to the Quality Management System and improvement in the Quality Index

+ In coordination with R&D, support new product introduction stage gate process and continuously improve existing products

+ Develop programs, policies and procedures to continuously improve and quality and productivity of the plant while meeting trade working capital targets

+ Work closely with Customer Service, Marketing and Sales to achieve the best on-time delivery results while meeting the financial and inventory goals of the plant

+ Achieve the manufacturing expense budget while optimizing operations to attain cost saving measures within the plant expenses

+ Assist in the creation of the organization’s vision and growth strategies and execute the business and operations plans at the plant to achieve revenue, profit, and performance targets

+ Develops long term and short-term capital plans and update on a regular basis

+ Communicates plant needs, roadblocks, successes to plant to the business and executive teams

Safety & Environment

+ Develop, institute and carry through an ever-improving HES Program to achieve the goal of no safety or environmental incidents while complying with PSM requirements

+ Practice safe work habits in accordance with OSHA, EPA guidelines, and Bostik specific HES expectations

+ Demonstrates commitment to HES matters through maintaining high visibility in the plant and direct involvement with employees ensuring compliance with plant policies and procedures

+ Supports and promotes SMART initiative

Teamwork and Leadership

+ Foster an environment of continuous improvement where all associates are involved in the improvement process and there is constant interaction with plant leadership and associates on the floor

+ Prioritize plant issues and activities

+ Drive culture of root cause analysis

Minimum Qualifications and Education Required

+ 7-10 years of experience in Supervision and Management of Manufacturing Operations and/or Engineering.

+ 3-5 years of experience in Project Management, Process Engineering and Regulatory

+ BS or MS in Engineering or related discipline

Competencies -Knowledge Skills & Abilities (KSAs)

+ Excellent interpersonal skills

+ Experience in a PSM facility is desired but not required

+ Demonstrated ability to effectively lead in a team environment

+ Adaptable to change and can lead change

+ Experience with Lean/6 Sigma Manufacturing

+ Ability to manage competing priorities

+ Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

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Who we are?Arkema is a world leader inInnovative Materials for a Sustainable Worldwith the ambition to become a pure Specialty Materials player.

We thrive asOne Arkema, comprised of many businesses and brands including Bostik, ArrMaz, and more! and operating with a global reach in 55 countries with more than 21,100 employees. Each one contributes to positioning Arkema as a recognized leader of specialty chemicals and advanced materials, reporting annual sales of €9.5 billion, of which 2.9% allocated to R&D for 1,800 researchers in 17 R&D centers.

If you pursue excellence, love innovation and are inspired by challenges, we encourage you throughwww.arkema.com (https://www.arkema.com/global/en/) to learn more about our values – Solidarity, Performance, Simplicity, Empowerment, and Inclusion – and how we concentrate on advances in bio-based and recyclable materials, new energies, water management, electronic solutions, lightweight materials and design, home efficiency and insulation.

Changing the world requires the right formula.The right formula consists of our innovative and sustainable materials, and you. Join us to develop the materials of tomorrow and make a difference together.What are you made of?

The legal information below pertains specifically to positions posted in the United States, however we strive for diversity, equity and inclusion in all the countries that we hire.

Arkema Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Arkema Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting and hiring.

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