Site Operations Manager

Saint-Gobain North America; Wayne (NJ); On-site; USD 111,000 - 177,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint-Gobain North America invites an experienced Site Operations Manager for our Wayne, NJ manufacturing campus. You will lead manufacturing, maintenance and facilities, drive digital manufacturing initiatives and champion operational excellence.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Engineering or related field, 8+ years of manufacturing leadership, 5+ years of people leadership, and 3+ years of cross‑functional improvement (Lean/Six Sigma/TPM).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience.
• 5+ years of people leadership managing leaders, supervisors, engineers, maintenance or technical teams.
• 3+ years of leading cross-functional improvement programs (Lean, Six Sigma, TPM, or similar).

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire Manufacturing Unit Leaders, the Maintenance Supervisor, Project Engineers, and the Digital Manufacturing and Automation team.
• Strengthen leadership capability, sharpen execution discipline, and build a strong pipeline of operational talent.
• Work closely with site leadership, including the Tech Center Manager, Quality Manager, Supply Chain Manager, Site Performance and Operational Excellence Leader, and HR Manager.
• Help drive transformation, elevate site performance, and develop the people who make it possible.

Skills

Manufacturing leadership

People leadership

Lean

Six Sigma

TPM

OPEX

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Master's Degree/MBA (preferred)

Job description

Saint-Gobain provides one-of-a-kind opportunities for innovative problem solvers. We're one of only two companies in the world that is consistently recognized as both a top Global Employer and a Top 100 Global Innovator. With a legacy dating back more than 360 years, Saint-Gobain's remarkable story and culture of innovation begins with a team of nearly 200,000 creative, diverse and passionate team members collaborating across the globe. We are committed to our mission to improve lives because, every day, we witness the enormous impact of our efforts on the world around us.

Saint-Gobain’s innovations touch almost every major industry around the world, moving us forward, making meaningful connections, and inspiring us to go beyond the impossible. Our teams design and engineer critical, high-performance materials and proven solutions – most in challenging conditions and core systems that play an important part of our daily lives – as we drive to work or with family, fly on an airplane to explore the world, process samples for medical research, build a better rocket to go as far as we can in outer space; and dive deep under the sea to power our world. We are driven to collaborate with our customers and communities to improve and engineer the world of tomorrow!

What’s the job?

Step into a high-impact leadership role as the Site Operations Manager for our Wayne, NJ manufacturing site, where you will shape operational performance across manufacturing, maintenance and facilities, digital manufacturing, automation, and operational excellence.

In this role, you will:

• Lead and inspire Manufacturing Unit Leaders, the Maintenance Supervisor, Project Engineers, and the Digital Manufacturing and Automation team.


• Strengthen leadership capability, sharpen execution discipline, and build a strong pipeline of operational talent.


• Work closely with site leadership, including the Tech Center Manager, Quality Manager, Supply Chain Manager, Site Performance and Operational Excellence Leader, and HR Manager.


• Help drive transformation, elevate site performance, and develop the people who make it possible.

What do you bring?

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, Business, or related field required. Master's Degree/MBA in Engineering, Operations, Business, or related field preferred.


• 8+ years of experience in a progressive manufacturing leadership experience in a complex industrial environment


• 5+ years of experience in People Leadership managing leaders, supervisors, engineers, maintenance, or technical teams, as well as experience with production systems, maintenance, reliability, manufacturing performance, and operational KPIs


• 3+ years of experience leading cross-functional improvement, WCM, Lean, Six Sigma, TPM, OPEX, or similar program

Pay Transparency:

Certain locations require pay information to be provided in job postings. Saint-Gobain aims to deliver a comprehensive Total Rewards package to support our employees’ well-being 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 $111,000 to $177,000. 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 15% of base salary based on company and individual performance measures. The Total Target Cash range (base pay and annual bonus) for this position is $127,600 to $203,500. Bonus payments are part of variable compensation and, by nature, can vary based on company and individual performance and are not a guarantee.