Site Manager

SGL Carbon

Site Manager overseeing day-to-day operations of SGL Carbon's Valencia manufacturing plant. Leading compliance and continuous improvement initiatives in specialty graphite production.

Posted 5/7/2026full-timeValencia • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $150,000 - $210,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Providing leadership for the successful day-to-day operations of the site (creating accountability and leading by example) and guides problem solving processes.
Facilitates local communication of KPIs, performance, site and BU objectives through townhall meetings.
Promotes performance and value culture plant-wide.
Allocating resources effectively, fully utilizing assets to produce optimal results, and monitoring operations and triggering corrective actions when necessary.
Serves as Local Compliance Representative, assuring compliance with Federal, State and local laws, regulations, and codes; assure compliance with Company policies and procedures; assuring compliance with California OSHA and environmental regulations and reporting requirements.
Long- and short-term site planning, including succession planning, to align with BU strategy, goals, and KPIs. Setting of plant and capital budgets and effectively executing approved plant and capital budgets.
Working closely with the Environmental Health and Safety Manager to promote safety culture and provide a safe workplace for employees.
Working closely with quality and laboratory personnel to review product & process consistency while monitoring scrap rates to determine trends and areas of improvement.
Promoting and encouraging site operations in a continuous improvement environment.
Working closely with engineering personnel to align engineering and technology projects with BU and site objectives.
Serve as managing director and legal representative of SGL Technic LLC

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong team building, decision-making and people management skills.
Strong communication, planning, organizational, leadership and managerial skills required.
Strong problem solving and analytical skills (process data driven mind-set).
Familiarity with regulatory requirements for operating plants/California OHSA.
Knowledge of business and management principles (budgeting, strategic planning, resource allocation and human resources).
Strong community steward in representing Company interests.
MS degree Engineering (chemical or mechanical), or a related field. Combination of technical and commercial degrees.
Minimum 8 to 10 years’ experience in manufacturing and related production processes. Experience in pulp and paper or chemical industries preferred.
Experience speaking in large group formats internally and to higher level management (such as Business Unit (BU) MC and Board of Management (BoM).
Bilingual candidates (English/Spanish) preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical and Prescription Drug coverage
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Basic Life and AD&D (Accidental Death & Dismemberment) insurance
Short Term and Long Term Disability insurance
Voluntary Spouse Life insurance
Voluntary Child Life insurance
401k Savings Retirement Plan with employer match
Vacation days
Paid Holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

budgetingstrategic planningresource allocationhuman resources managementcompliance with California OSHAmanufacturing processespulp and paper industrychemical industrydata analysiscontinuous improvement

Soft Skills

team buildingdecision-makingpeople managementcommunicationplanningorganizational skillsleadershipmanagerial skillsproblem solvinganalytical skills

Certifications

MS degree in Engineeringchemical engineeringmechanical engineering