Manufacturing Development & Industrialization Specialist

Saint-Gobain; Town of Vernon (NY); On-site; USD 82,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint-Gobain is seeking a Manufacturing Development & Industrialization Specialist to lead development, industrialization, and performance initiatives across sites. The role supports business growth, technology deployment, and long-term site competitiveness.

The ideal candidate will drive investment projects, process improvements, manufacturing readiness, and strategic industrial development, balancing technical and business needs while coordinating cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• 5 to 7 years in manufacturing development, industrialization, process optimization, process troubleshooting, trial planning, equipment reviews, and Management of Change (MoC).
• Experience leading cross-functional, multi-site capital investment projects.
• Ability to balance technical, operational, and business requirements and develop equipment specifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing development, industrialization, and operational performance initiatives to support growth and site competitiveness.
• Drive investment projects, process improvements, manufacturing readiness, and strategic industrial development across operations.
• Provide independent leadership of complex industrialization and capital investment programs.
• Evaluate investment alternatives and manage multiple initiatives across sites and functions.
• Deliver improvements in performance, capacity, quality, safety, and competitiveness.

Skills

Manufacturing development

Industrialization

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

MoC (Management of Change)

Analytical skills

Job description

The Manufacturing Development & Industrialization Specialist will lead manufacturing development, industrialization, and operational performance initiatives to support business growth, technology deployment, and long-term site competitiveness. Drive investment projects, process improvements, manufacturing readiness, and strategic industrial development across operations.

Position can be based-

• Hoosick Falls, US
• Poland-Kolo
• Germany
• This role requires independent leadership of complex industrialization, manufacturing development, and capital investment projects.
• The incumbent must balance technical, operational, and business requirements, develop equipment specifications and manufacturing standards, evaluate investment alternatives, and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously across sites and functions.
• Success requires strong analytical, project management, and stakeholder engagement skills to deliver sustainable improvements in performance, capacity, quality, safety, and competitiveness.
• This position requires 5 to 7 years in manufacturing development, industrialization, process optimization, process troubleshooting, trial planning, equipment reviews, and Management of Change (MoC).
• The preferred candidate will be able to demonstrate experience in leading cross-functional projects/ multi-site and capital investments, successfully delivering objectives on time and within budget.

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 $81,500 to $126,500 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 10% of base salary based on company and individual performance measures. The Total Target Cash range (base pay and annual bonus) for this position, is 89,650to $139,150. Bonus payments are part of variable compensation and by nature can vary based on company and individual performance and is not a guarantee.

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.