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Plant Manager

Cascades


Job Location:

Allendale County, SC - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 160000 - 160000
Posted: 21 August 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 27 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Welcome to Cascades!

Are you a proven manufacturing leader who thrives on driving performance building strong teams and delivering operational excellence This is an opportunity to lead a high-impact tissue manufacturing operation where yourexpertisewill directly influence safety productivity and long-term success.

Join the team in Rockingham NC as a Plant Manager and help build a more sustainable future.

Whatsin it for you

Taking care of our people is in our nature soyoullenjoy:

  • A competitive annual salary starting at $160000

  • Profit sharing and an employee share purchase plan

  • A hybrid work model: 3 days in the office (2 fixed 1 flexible)

  • A full range of benefits: group insurance telemedicine and an employer-supported retirement plan

  • An annual allowance to spend on goods and services of your choice

  • A yearly wellness program and employeeassistanceprogram

  • A collaborative respectful and people-centered workplace

Your Role

As Plant Manageryoulltake onreal challengesthat bring out your full potential. Your scope includes:

  • Lead all plant operations to achieve safety quality production and financialobjectives.

  • Drive a strong safety culture through visible leadership and accountability.

  • Improve reliability through preventive and predictive maintenance planning scheduling and root cause analysis.

  • Optimizepaper machine performance equipment uptime productivity and product quality.

  • Manage plant financial performance including labor maintenance fiber chemical and energy costs.

  • Lead continuous improvement initiatives using data-driven problem-solving methods.

  • Develop leadership technical and hourly teams.

  • Build and execute recovery plans for underperforming operations with measurable business impact.

What you bring

Yourea natural fit for Plant Manager if you have:

  • Bachelors degree in Engineering Operations Manufacturing or a related field preferred.

  • 15 years of manufacturing leadership experience in tissue paper pulp or related process industries.

  • Experience leading paper machine operations and delivering performance improvements.

  • Success managing operational turnarounds and improving underperforming facilities.

  • Strong knowledge of papermaking processes maintenance and reliability systems continuous improvement and plantfinancial management.

  • Ability to lead large teams develop talent and drive organizational change.

  • Tissue manufacturing experience is strongly preferred.

  • Progressive leadership experience from Operations or Production Management into Plant or Mill Leadership.

If you bring as much heart to who you are as to what you do wecantwait to meet you!

Apply now and join our team ofCascadersas Plant Manager in Rockingham NC.

Cascadesvaluesdiversity and inclusion andconsidersall applications equitably.

This posting is for an active vacancy within our organization.

Your challenge!
Reporting to the General Manager the Plant Managers mission is to establish his or her units performance standards and achieve the established objectives by developing an action plan that respects business rules and processes as well as best manufacturing practices. You therefore participate in the implementation of specific processes practices and tools within your unit aimed at optimizing operational efficiency while prioritizing health and safety. You also use your leadership to build a mobilized and competent team and support their production efforts while nurturing a culture of continuous improvement and health and safety. As a result you promote the achievement of your units business objectives by positively influencing the adoption of healthy and safe behaviours operating costs performance and production capacity and quality.
Individual responsibilities

Accountable

Ensure the safety of its employees and a safe environment free of all risks.

Ensure optimal execution of operations by achieving targets in terms of occupational health and safety production capacity standardization of operating costs and quality

Ensure compliance with Cascades business processes in the plant in accordance with established business rules and best practices

Prepare and execute investment and asset maintenance plans and meet return on investment targets

Engage and develop all your employees

Ensure the execution of the Collective Bargaining Agreement/Employee Handbook and highlight areas for improvement with the union/committee

Responsible

Establish performance standards (availability efficiency OEE) in collaboration with the General Manager

Lead weekly meetings with your team and SUs to analyze KPIs and discuss and launch required action plans

Collaborate in the implementation of optimization projects specific to your unit

Foster a culture of continuous improvement and ensure the sustainability of Lean Manufacturing best practices

Experiences and strengths

Extensive experience in management and in the manufacturing sector

Leadership and a collaborative spirit that inspire and engage teams to achieve excellence

Ability to understand customer needs issues and interests in order to develop solutions that support their experience

Ability to guide and coach team members

Sound judgment to ensure follow-up and effective implementation of solutions in accordance with company priorities and to make appropriate decisions

Ability to position oneself with conviction in an unpopular context and generate maximum support.

Strong persuasiveness to foster maximum buy-in in a difficult context

The knowledge and experience to anticipate the impact of a decision on your unit and employees

Strong communication skills tact and diplomacy

Excellent ability to build and support a customer-focused culture based on a people-centred approach

Excellent written and spoken English to support professional interactions

Agility needed to work with various technological tools

Knowledge of SAP software or other ERP (an asset)

Core competencies defined for this job
Accountability Mindset
Cascades Values
Change Agility
Digital & Data Fluency
Results-Driven

Required Experience:

Manager


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