Plant Manager
About the role
As a Plant Manager at MKS Atotech, you will lead the safe, compliant and efficient operation of the Rock Hill manufacturing facility through a visible, hands-on leadership approach while driving operational excellence across manufacturing, maintenance, warehouse/logistics and supply chain functions. You will be responsible for achieving performance objectives related to safety, quality, delivery cost, employee engagement, and continuous improvement while collaborating across a highly matrixed organization. You will champion Lean Manufacturing principles, lead structured problem-solving initiatives, and partner with regional counterparts to drive operational excellence and business results. In this role, you will report to the Director of Operations.
Responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day plant operations to achieve safety, quality, delivery, inventory, and cost objectives.
- Translate regional and business priorities into executable site-level operational plans and drive accountability for results.
- Ensure compliance with all safety, environmental, regulatory, and company requirements while championing a culture of zero incidents.
- Lead manufacturing, maintenance, warehouse/logistics, and supply chain execution to meet customer demand and service expectations.
- Manage operating costs, support budgeting and capital planning activities, and identify cost reduction and productivity improvement opportunities.
- Develop and lead supervisors and employees while fostering a high performing, engaged, and accountable workforce.
- Partner effectively with Sales, Customer Service, EHS, Quality, HR, Finance, and other stakeholders within a matrixed organization to achieve business objectives.
- Lead structured root cause investigations utilizing methodologies such as 8D, 5 Whys, and Fishbone analysis and ensure sustainable corrective and preventive actions are implemented.
- Facilitate and lead Kaizen events focused