What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plant Manager position at Schneider Electric?
Schneider Electric is seeking an experienced Plant Manager to lead manufacturing operations at our Seneca, South Carolina facility. This role is responsible for driving operational excellence, fostering a strong safety culture, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality engineered-to-order products. The Plant Manager will play a critical role in supporting business growth while developing a high-performing, engaged workforce.
Key Responsibilities
Why Join Schneider Electric? Schneider Electric is a global leader in energy management and automation, driven by a commitment to sustainability and inclusion. We offer meaningful career opportunities along with competitive benefits, including flexible work options, paid family leave, a 401(k) match, and ongoing opportunities for professional growth.
You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled. Let us learn about you! Apply today.
Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?
When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us.
IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.
We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.
Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric – apply today!
€36 billion global revenue
13% organic growth
150 000 employees in 100 countries
#1 on the Global 100 World’s most sustainable corporations
You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.
Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and ‘inclusion’ is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do.
At Schneider Electric, we uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, and we believe that trust is a foundational value. Our Trust Charter is our Code of Conduct and demonstrates our commitment to ethics, safety, sustainability, quality and cybersecurity, underpinning every aspect of our business and our willingness to behave and respond respectfully and in good faith to all our stakeholders. You can find out more about our Trust Charter here
Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, transferring, and promoting all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead all aspects of plant operations with a strong focus on safety, quality, productivity, and customer satisfaction.
- Partner with business leadership to support profitable growth through effective operations planning and execution.
- Oversee sales and operations planning activities for engineered-to-order products, including capacity planning and production scheduling.
- Ensure effective communication and collaboration across manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, sales, and customers.
- Plan, direct, and manage plant activities across manufacturing, quality, lean manufacturing, manufacturing and order engineering, procurement, finance, and human resources.
- Establish and execute site-level strategies and continuous improvement initiatives aligned with company objectives.
- Drive performance against key operational metrics through structured action plans and disciplined execution.
- Manage the plant operating budget, including capital investments and ongoing operational expenses.
- Develop, coach, and engage plant leadership and employees to build a strong performance-driven culture.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, Industrial Management, or a related field is required.
- Minimum of eight years of manufacturing leadership experience with direct responsibility for people and operations.
- Strong business acumen, including experience with budgeting, strategic planning, and resource management.
- Solid understanding of manufacturing systems, standard industrial equipment, and technical operations.
- Demonstrated knowledge of workplace safety standards, quality systems, productivity improvement, inventory management, and lean manufacturing principles.
- Ability to lead change, influence across functions, and communicate effectively at all levels of the organization.
Why Join Schneider Electric? Schneider Electric is a global leader in energy management and automation, driven by a commitment to sustainability and inclusion. We offer meaningful career opportunities along with competitive benefits, including flexible work options, paid family leave, a 401(k) match, and ongoing opportunities for professional growth.
You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled. Let us learn about you! Apply today.
Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?
When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us.
IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.
We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.
Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric – apply today!
€36 billion global revenue
13% organic growth
150 000 employees in 100 countries
#1 on the Global 100 World’s most sustainable corporations
You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.
Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and ‘inclusion’ is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do.
At Schneider Electric, we uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, and we believe that trust is a foundational value. Our Trust Charter is our Code of Conduct and demonstrates our commitment to ethics, safety, sustainability, quality and cybersecurity, underpinning every aspect of our business and our willingness to behave and respond respectfully and in good faith to all our stakeholders. You can find out more about our Trust Charter here
Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, transferring, and promoting all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct.