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Plant Lead

Walker Lovell
Tennessee, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 6/24/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/22/2026

Plant Manager

Location: Tennessee

Travel: Up to 20%

Compensation: Strong base salary performance-linked bonus comprehensive benefits package


What's in it for you?

  • Excellent salary, bonus and comprehensive benefits package.
  • Lead an established operation with responsibility for both plant and mining activities.
  • Join a stable business with a strong track record in the industrial minerals sector.
  • Play a visible, hands-on leadership role with direct influence over safety, production, maintenance, reliability and cost performance.
  • Lead and develop an experienced operational team.
  • Opportunity to build your profile within a wider operational leadership group, with genuine potential for future progression.
  • Attractive Tennessee location offering a strong quality of life and lower cost of living than many major industrial centres.


Why this business?

This globally respected industrial minerals producer supplies essential materials into a broad range of end markets. The business has built a strong reputation for safety, operational performance and long-term investment in its people and assets.

The Sherwood site offers the opportunity to take ownership of an established operation while benefiting from the support, stability and resources of a well-established international organisation.


What you'll be doing

  • Lead all plant and underground mining operations, ensuring safe, efficient and cost-effective performance across the site.
  • Deliver results across safety, production, maintenance, quality, environmental compliance and financial performance.
  • Develop and execute site strategies that maximise asset utilisation, optimise reserves and support long-term operational objectives.
  • Manage site budgets and drive continuous improvement initiatives across reliability, productivity and cost control.
  • Build, mentor and develop operational teams while fostering a culture of accountability, engagement and high performance.


What you'll bring

  • Proven leadership experience within mining, quarrying, industrial minerals, cement, heavy manufacturing or a comparable industrial environment.
  • Strong track record of improving operational performance while managing budgets, cost control initiatives and P&L responsibility.
  • Experience leading both salaried and hourly workforces.
  • Deep understanding of safety, environmental and quality standards within industrial operations.
  • Ability to influence stakeholders, develop people and drive organisational performance.


Who this suits

You're a hands-on leader who is comfortable taking responsibility for all aspects of site performance. You know how to build strong teams, improve reliability, manage costs and deliver operational results. This role offers the opportunity to lead an established operation, develop people and have a direct impact on the site's future performance.


Apply now

Apply now for a confidential conversation with Walker Lovell.

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