Plant Manager
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The Plant Manager oversees operations at the Barberton, Ohio, and Darien, Wisconsin, facilities, ensuring efficient production and plant-wide safety, quality, delivery, and cost goals. The role leads continuous improvement and reports to the Director of Industrial Coatings Operations. The position is on-site in Barberton, Ohio, and includes responsibility for production, maintenance, quality, logistics, staff development, and customer delivery performance.
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As the Plant Manager, you will oversee all operations of the Barberton, OH and Darien, WI facilities. You will ensure efficient production, compliance with industry standards and plant-wide safety, quality, delivery, and cost goals. You will identify and lead continuous improvement projects. You will be on-site in Barberton, OH and will report to the Director of Industrial Coatings Operations. PPG offers excellent Medical, Dental, & Vision Benefits; matching 401k + retirement savings; and Paid Vacation, Holiday pay. Responsibilities: - Manage daily plant operations, including production, maintenance, quality, and logistics and ensure adherence to customer specifications - Maintain a safe work environment in compliance with OSHA PSM and environmental regulations - Promote a culture of safety and accountability across all teams - Oversee quality control systems to meet ISO 9000 requirements - Implement corrective actions and continuous improvement programs - Improve and ensure production schedules meet customer delivery requirements - Monitor indicators for throughput, scrap rates, and downtime; implement cost-saving measures - Lead, coach, and guide development of plant staff to achieve performance goals. - Foster a collaborative and performance culture - Ensure customer satisfaction through on-time delivery and quality performance. - Champion Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma programs - Identify opportunities for productivity and OEE improvements Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, or related field - 10+ years of experience managing plant operations and large teams - Demonstrated track record in managing a unionized workforce and handling collective bargaining, grievances, and industrial relations - Experience in specialty materials manufacturing including microporous substrates, polymer films, membranes, or other engineered sheet products is highly desirable - Experience in phosgene-derived specialty chemical products is highly desirable O nas: PPG: CHRONIMY I UPIKSZAMY WIAT Dziki przywodztwu w dziedzinie innowacji, zrownowaonego rozwoju i kolorystyki, PPG pomaga klientom z brany przemysowej, transportowej, dobr konsumpcyjnych oraz budowlanej i posprzedaowej udoskonala wicej powierzchni na wicej sposobow ni jakakolwiek inna firma. Aby dowiedzie si wicej, odwied nas na stronie www.ppg.com i led @PPG na X. The PPG Way 2030 Jestemy mistrzami w obsudze klienta Proaktywni. Odwani. Godni zaufania. Wszystko, co robimy, zaczyna si od naszych klientow. Suchamy, dziaamy szybko i nie przestajemy, dopoki nie rozwiemy ich najwikszych wyzwa. Kiedy nasi klienci odnosz sukces, wszyscy roniemy. Dziaamy wiadomie i szybko Zwinni. Oparci na danych. Upowanieni do dziaania. Podejmujemy przemylane ryzyko, aby wyprzedza konkurencj. Pracujemy szybko i proaktywnie, wykorzystujc wysokiej jakoci dane do opracowywania rozwiza, ktore tworz warto. Osigamy doskonao operacyjn Produktywni. Wspopracujcy. Odpowiedzialni. Niezalenie od naszej roli identyfikujemy problemy, bierzemy odpowiedzialno i zawsze dostarczamy rozwizania. Jestemy zarowno proaktywni, jak i reagujcy, aby napdza cige doskonalenie i osiga wyniki. Wspieramy naszych pracownikow pierwszej linii - twarze PPG dla naszych klientow. Konkurujemy, by zwycia Skoncentrowani na przyszoci. Zdeterminowani. Ambitni. Z pasj rozwijamy nasz dziaalno i odnosimy sukcesy wraz z naszymi klientami. Dostarczamy wyniki, wdraamy nowe technologie i wykorzystujemy zwinno oraz szybko jako nasze atuty. Jest
How this job compares
Set against the 8,054 open Operations Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Ohio median$78–110K/yr182 salary ranges
- Ohio median$20–25/hr22 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 434 open Operations Manager jobs in Ohio and 8,054 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Operations Manager postings that state a minimum ask for (median 4 years, across 6,141 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,899 of the 8,054 open Operations Manager jobs (24%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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