Plant Manager

Sika•Versailles, KY

About The Position

The Plant Manager leads the safe, efficient, compliant, and environmentally responsible operation and continued development of Sika’s Versailles facility. The role provides overall site leadership for manufacturing performance, including safety, quality, service, productivity, cost, people development, and continuous improvement. The Plant Manager fosters accountability, trust, employee engagement, and operational excellence while representing the company’s vision and values at the plant level. The position oversees manufacturing execution and site performance, develops teams and organizational capability, partners with cross-functional groups on reliable operations and long-term site development, and manages operating expenses and approved capital projects. It also ensures compliance with applicable requirements and develops salaried and hourly associates.

Requirements

At least 10 years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience, including leading production teams and managing plant-level performance.
Proven ability to lead safe, efficient, customer-focused manufacturing operations while improving quality, productivity, delivery, and cost performance.
Strong knowledge of lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, root cause analysis, process control, preventive maintenance, and capital project execution.
Demonstrated leadership ability to build trust, develop talent, set clear expectations, and hold teams accountable fairly and consistently.
Excellent communication skills, including clarity, sincerity, sound judgment, and ability to influence hourly, salaried, functional, and senior leadership groups.
Strong interpersonal skills and a leadership style grounded in respect, humility, collaboration, accountability, and employee engagement.
Goal-oriented and well organized, with ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment with changing priorities.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and ability to use data, reports, and operating metrics to manage performance and drive improvement.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Business, or a related field preferred.
MBA or advanced technical degree desirable.

Responsibilities

Advance the plant safety culture through Sika SAFE principles, compliance with safety rules and procedures, and progress toward annual safety objectives.
Deliver annual quality, service, and productivity goals through disciplined manufacturing execution, problem solving, process control, and responses to customer and business requirements.
Build and sustain high-performing teams across production, maintenance, engineering, quality, materials, logistics, and support functions.
Partner with engineering, maintenance, EHS, quality, supply chain, R&D, and commercial teams on reliable operations, new product introductions, capital planning, preventive maintenance, and long-term site development.
Drive continuous improvement using lean manufacturing, statistical process control, error-proofing, root cause analysis, standard work, and other structured problem-solving methods.
Develop an organization that can respond to changing customer demand, business priorities, product mix, and capacity requirements.
Manage annual operating expense targets and execute approved capital projects to achieve committed safety, quality, capacity, cost, and productivity benefits.
Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, local, corporate, environmental, safety, and quality requirements.
Select, coach, train, and develop salaried and hourly associates to strengthen capability, succession depth, accountability, and employee engagement.
Communicate across all organizational levels and promote respect, teamwork, ownership, and continuous improvement.