Plant Manager

Adecco Portugal; Barberton (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Adecco Portugal seeks a senior Plant Leader to oversee day-to-day manufacturing operations at Barberton, OH, with leadership extending to the Darien, WI and Monroeville, PA facilities. You will drive continuous improvement, Lean/Six Sigma initiatives, and operational excellence while ensuring safety, quality, cost, productivity, and delivery objectives are met.

Ideal candidates bring extensive experience managing plant operations, especially in specialty materials or chemical manufacturing, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, operations management or related field.
• 10+ years of experience leading plant operations and large teams.
• Experience with specialty materials or chemical manufacturing; union environments a plus.
• Strong grasp of process manufacturing, operational metrics, quality systems and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing day-to-day manufacturing operations across multiple sites (Barberton, OH; Darien, WI; Monroeville, PA).
• Drive continuous improvement, Lean/Six Sigma initiatives and operational excellence.
• Ensure safety, quality, cost, productivity and on-time customer delivery meet targets.
• Lead teams in a multi-site, unionized manufacturing environment.
• Improve throughput, OEE, scrap, downtime and overall operational efficiency.
• Ensure plants meet customer specifications and delivery commitments.
• Maintain OSHA PSM, environmental compliance and ISO 9000 quality systems.
• Identify and implement corrective actions and continuous improvement opportunities.

Skills

Plant leadership

Operations management

Large teams

Specialty materials

Chemical manufacturing

Union experience

Process manufacturing

Quality systems

Lean Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

Job description

This is a senior Plant Leadership role responsible for overseeing day-to-day manufacturing operations, including production, maintenance, quality, logistics, and safety. The primary location is Barberton, OH, with leadership responsibility extending to the Darien, WI and Monroeville, PA facilities. The position will drive continuous improvement, Lean/Six Sigma initiatives, and operational excellence while ensuring the facilities consistently meet safety, quality, cost, productivity, and customer delivery objectives. Experience in specialty materials or chemical manufacturing is highly valued, particularly with engineered sheet products, polymers, membranes, or phosgene-derived products.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing day-to-day manufacturing operations, including production, maintenance, quality, logistics, and safety.
• Driving continuous improvement, Lean/Six Sigma initiatives, and operational excellence.
• Ensuring the facilities consistently meet safety, quality, cost, productivity, and customer delivery objectives.
• Leading teams across a multi-site, unionized manufacturing environment.
• Drive performance across the key manufacturing metrics of Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost.
• Lead efforts to improve throughput, OEE, scrap, downtime, productivity, and overall operational efficiency.
• Ensure plants consistently meet customer specifications and delivery commitments.
• Maintain compliance with OSHA PSM, environmental requirements, and ISO 9000 quality systems.
• Identify and implement corrective actions, Lean Manufacturing initiatives, Six Sigma projects, and other continuous improvement opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Operations Management, or related field

Required Skills

• 10+ years of experience managing plant operations and large teams
• specialty materials or chemical manufacturing
• Unionized workforce experience (highly desired)
• Strong candidates should bring a demonstrated understanding of process manufacturing, operational metrics, quality systems, and continuous improvement.

Preferred Skills

• The organization is particularly interested in candidates with experience in specialty materials or engineered sheet-product manufacturing.
• Relevant backgrounds could include microporous substrates, polymer films, membranes, or other engineered sheet products.
• Experience with phosgene-derived specialty chemical products is especially relevant.