Jobs Companies Evonik Plant Manager

About this Plant Manager role at Evonik

Evonik · Onsite · Tonawanda Plant, NY

What we offer

Explore a world of opportunities with us. Look ahead with us and help shape innovative solutions to make our world more sustainable and life healthier, more vibrant and more comfortable. At Evonik, you have the chance to explore, thrive, and grow alongside 33,000 colleagues. Among attractive career paths and high-quality development programs, we not only offer performance-based remuneration and occupational health benefits but also hybrid and flexible working environments with #SmartWork. Bring your fresh perspective, develop your strengths, break out your mold, and find a career that fits your dreams with us.

Click on the link below to learn what our employees have to say about Evonik:

https://careers.evonik.com/en/about/meet-the-team/

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Lead and direct site operations to deliver safe, environmentally sound, cost-effective production and shipment of quality products
  • Support business strategy and develop site-level strategies to meet customer needs and community expectations
  • Allocate local resources and set internal priorities to optimize plant profitability and meet market demands
  • Promote a culture of safety, health, environmental responsibility, and continuous improvement
  • Drive waste minimization through reduction, reuse, and recycling initiatives
  • Ensure compliance with all internal/external standards, including RC14001, ISO9001, FSSC22000, and ISO50001
  • Set, track, and achieve business goals, objectives, KPIs, and performance metrics
  • Coach and develop line managers and leadership teams
  • Ensure resources to maintain product quality, plant reliability, and sustained capacity
  • Oversee budgets, capital, costs, assets, inventories, and project systems to ensure efficient operations


REQUIREMENTS

  • Minimum Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (Chemical Engineering preferred)
  • Experience in process engineering
  • Proven supervisory/people leadership experience
  • 8–10 years of production/manufacturing management experience
  • Experience working in a union environment strongly preferred; contract negotiation experience strongly preferred
  • Process Safety Management (PSM) experience in highly hazardous environments preferred

COMPENSATION DETAILS

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. (Specific rate to be determined, but not limited to, geographic location, education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities of applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data).

Pay Range: $138,200 - $230,300

Evonik offers a comprehensive benefit package, subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. Benefits included, but not limited to:

  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • Paid time off plan
  • 401(k) savings plan
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts
  • Disability benefits
  • Life Insurance
  • Parental leave
  • Tuition Reimbursement

The Evonik Group adopts an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) approach.  Candidates are assessed based on their educational qualifications, experience, job competencies and potential and shall not be discriminated against on the basis of race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, nationality, disability or sexual orientation or other classifications protected by local, state, or provincial regulations.

Your Application
 

To ensure that your application is proceeded as quickly as possible and to protect the environment, please apply online via our careers portal. Further information about Evonik as Employer can be found at www.evonik.com/en/careers.html

Please address your application to the Talent Acquisition Manager, stating your earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations.

Your Talent Acquisition Manager:

Jonty Nimola [C]

Company is

Ready to apply to Evonik?
Apply to Evonik

How this Plant Manager salary compares

This role pays $184,250/yrabove the typical range for Plant Manager roles.

$67,239 median $136,075 $214,011

Typical range $112,891–$172,788/yr, from 200 comparable Plant Manager listings on JobsRadar (pay annualized to USD). See Plant Manager salary insights →

About Evonik

This is your opportunity to join a thriving global organization that combines cutting-edge science, technology and engineering with world-class business services to create solutions that answer real-world problems. If you join us, we’ll expect you to take ownership of your work, team up with other great minds, and add your name to creations that make a positive difference for generations. As one of the world leaders in specialty chemicals operating in more than 100 countries with over 32,000 employees, we need your diversity of thought to make us better. In return for your passion, initiative and creativity, you’ll enjoy opportunities to improve and to be respected for your contribution. Cli

See all jobs at Evonik →

Similar jobs

Sign up for suggestions tailored to the jobs you open and the searches you save.

More jobs at Evonik

See all jobs at Evonik →

Apply now
🤖

Whoa — hold up

JobsRadar was built for real people having a rough time in their job search — not for automated requests. You're clicking way too fast and you're now temporarily blocked.

Come back later. If you're genuinely job hunting, we've got your back — just act like a human.

Catch your next role the second it’s posted.

Create a free account and we’ll watch the boards for you — the instant a job matches your search, it lands in your inbox or Telegram. No digging, no refreshing.

Create free account

Free forever · takes 30 seconds · already have one?

Get an edge on your job hunt.

Join our Telegram channel for the stuff that helps you land the role — salary benchmarks, the weekly market pulse, and new-feature drops. No spam, just signal.

Join the channel — it's free