Plant Operations Leader: Lean, Safety & Growth

DuPont; Salisbury (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

DuPont’s Salisbury, NC site seeks an Operations Leader to oversee a ~20-person team responsible for safe, reliable, and efficient production of ArmorWall™. The role focuses on short-term troubleshooting, long-term improvements, and cross-functional collaboration with R&D and technology experts.

The successful candidate will drive CAPEX project execution, implement SOPs and safety protocols, and lead Lean/Kaizen activities to optimize capacity, quality, and cost performance.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Engineering (Chemical/Mechanical/Industrial) or related field.
• 3–5 years of professional manufacturing/technical experience.
• Strong team collaboration, problem-solving and data-based decision making.
• Experience with process optimization and cross-functional projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead a ~20-person operations team for safe, reliable plant performance.
• Drive short-term troubleshooting and long-term process improvements.
• Oversee capacity, product quality, reliability of supply, and costs.
• Develop and enforce SOPs, best practices and safety protocols.
• Lead Lean events, Kaizens, and structured problem-solving (5-Why).
• Coordinate CAPEX project execution from planning to start-up.
• Provide off-shift support for continuous operations.
• Communicate technical information to plant personnel and stakeholders.

Skills

Teamwork

Problem solving

Data-driven decisions

Communication

Education

B.S. in Engineering (Chemical/Mechanical/Industrial)

Tools

SAP

HMI

Job description

DuPont’s Salisbury, NC site seeks an Operations Leader to oversee a ~20-person team responsible for safe, reliable, and efficient production of ArmorWall™. The role focuses on short-term troubleshooting, long-term improvements, and cross-functional collaboration with R&D and technology experts.

The successful candidate will drive CAPEX project execution, implement SOPs and safety protocols, and lead Lean/Kaizen activities to optimize capacity, quality, and cost performance.