Plant & Operations Management

Saint-Gobain High Performance Solutions - Life Sciences, Composites & Mobility; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Saint-Gobain High Performance Solutions in Los Angeles is seeking a Plant & Operations Manager to lead all aspects of plant facilities and multi‑product operations across Life Sciences, Composites & Mobility sectors. You will drive safety, quality, productivity and financial performance while aligning with World Class Manufacturing goals.

Responsibilities include planning, budgeting, staff development and CAPEX project oversight, ensuring environmental compliance and strong cross-functional

Qualifications

• Excellent leadership and team-building abilities.
• Experience in manufacturing operations and cost management.
• Strong communication and change-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead all plant operations including production, materials, maintenance, quality, shipping and purchasing.
• Prepare operational plans and budgets; report performance vs. plans.
• Develop HR programs and staff succession plans.
• Drive WCM and CAPEX projects to improve efficiency.
• Ensure safety and environmental compliance; act as liaison across functions.

Skills

Leadership

Operations management

Planning & budgeting

Communication

Continuous improvement

Safety management

Job description

Job Description

Plant & Operations Management (POM) is responsible for leading all aspects of continuous improvement for assigned plant location(s) and/or the multi‑product operations that service Saint‑Gobain’s High‑Performance Solutions business sectors – Life Sciences, Composites & Mobility and/or Process Systems business units. POM holds the leading responsibility for plant facilities and operations, including Production, Engineering, Materials Management, World Class Manufacturing (WCM), Finance, Quality, Human Resources, and HSE functions reporting directly to the manager.

POM is responsible for managing manufacturing facilities to achieve operations goals regarding plant safety, profitability, capital investment, cost reduction programs, operations planning, and maintaining employee engagement and a positive employee‑relations culture.

Essential Functions

• Planning and Operations: Manage, direct and coordinate all operations directly related to production and shipment of all products, including Materials Management, Manufacturing and Manufacturing Systems, Facilities Engineering/Maintenance, Quality Assurance, Shipping and Receiving, Process Engineering, and Purchasing. Manage and coordinate plant staff (Human Resources and Finance). Prepare operational plans and budgets, and report actual performance versus plans to appropriate management.
• Personnel Development: Design and administer effective Human Resources programs to equip employees to achieve business goals and foster career development and organizational succession plans. Staff functions as required to achieve operational goals. Establish a succession plan for key positions within the facilities.
• Technology Leadership: Identify inefficiencies in plant operations and drive systematic cost improvement and state‑of‑the‑art processing through the WCM program. Prepare and submit CAPEX projects to support efficiency improvements.
• Safety and Communications: Ensure plants operate safely and in full environmental compliance. Serve as the principal facility communications liaison with other FLS, company, and external contacts.
• Sales & Business Development: Work with key customer stakeholders and Saint‑Gobain’s engineering team to develop and refine innovative solutions that meet current and future customer needs.

Work Experience

Operations experience in a manufacturing environment.

Practical/Technical Knowledge

• Excellent communication skills and proven team‑building ability; strong leadership and hands‑on leadership style to build relationships, drive accountability, challenge assumptions, and support continuous improvement.
• Safety‑oriented management style developed in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to foster and establish effective working relationships with the management team, employees, and key corporate contacts to facilitate necessary changes for overall process improvements.
• High comprehension of P&L, cost accounting, cash flow, capital management, budgeting, and other financial concepts used in plant performance measurement.
• Knowledge of materials and inventory control practices, production scheduling, and engineering in a manufacturing environment.

Leadership

• Demonstrate honesty and high integrity consistently to build respect and trust.
• Inspire others via value‑based behavior, purposeful, powerful, meaningful, and passionate communication.
• Demonstrate exceptional listening skills.
• Motivate others through inclusion in the business mission and encourage and develop individuals to perform at their highest level.