Plant Manager, Industrial Chemicals
Hire Horizons · Kansas City, KS
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Industrial
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 8+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A management industrial role at Hire Horizons (industrial) in Kansas City, KS.
- They ask for
- 8+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- Casting, EHS / safety
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 9, 2026
Industrial Engineer roles in Kansas: typical posted base $72k–$110k.
Median of the low and high ends of 3 live postings that list pay, out of 6 industrial engineer openings in Kansas, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Kansas plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 349 other live industrial postings in the US.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (8+ vs 5+)
Typical $84k–$131k, from 98 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Lean 56%
- Time studies 37%
- Six Sigma 36%
- New product launch 28%
- Root cause 25%
- Automation 24%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Casting, EHS / safety, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Industrial team at Hire Horizons
Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.
- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is it more layout and capacity work, or time studies and standard work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
Full description from Hire HorizonsAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Qualifications
- ✓B.S. in Environmental Science, Engineering, Technical degree, or equivalent work experience.
- ✓8+ years of industrial or manufacturing Plant Operations and/or Maintenance experience.
- ✓3+ years in Managerial or Supervisory role.
- ✓Exemplary record and commitment to workplace Safety.
- ✓Ability and desire to coach, train, and develop hourly operations, maintenance, and/or technical personnel, promoting teamwork, collaboration, and adherence to a strong Safety culture.
- ✓Prior experience with industrial wastewater treatment processes, such as oil/water separations, filtration, thermal/chemical treatment, metals precipitation, sludge dewatering, and/or solid waste management is preferred.
- ✓Knowledge of the Used Oil Management standards under 40 CFR Part 279 is a plus.
- ✓Strong attention to detail with the ability to multi-task in rapidly changing environments.
- ✓Good business acumen with an understanding of how to manage material and labor costs, consumables, capital budgets, forecasting, and annual budget preparations.
- ✓Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- ✓Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.
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Seeking an ambitious hands-on Plant Manager to lead the daily plant operations for a modern industrial wastewater treatment and solids recovery facility in Kansas City, MO. The Operations Manager will lead, train, and motivate all operations, maintenance, and safety personnel that are responsible for processing various non-hazardous industrial wastewater streams that include, but are not limited to, used oil recycling, solidification, product destruction, packaging recycling, and solid waste disposal. This high-visibility leadership role demands a unique combination of well-rounded managerial skills, technical expertise, and business acumen to achieve production targets and longer-term goals of plant profitability and sustainability.
Essential job functions
- •Lead all Safety programs and strive to continuously improve plant safety performance and environmental compliance.
- •Develop a high-performance team and culture of collaboration through education, training, coaching, and teamwork.
- •Responsible for annual operating budget, developing a capital plan and monitoring spending.
- •Develop comprehensive productivity roadmap which supports meeting or exceeding the budgeted profit and productivity commitments.
- •Engage in local government, business and community associations to help promote the Company’s image.
- •Communicate with plant personnel so that goals, expectations and performance against plan are well understood. Encourage hourly participation and involvement to foster teamwork, ownership and employee satisfaction.
- •Collaborate with sales and fleet teams to drive business growth, set logistical priorities, and optimize operation.
- •Ensure the plant is in compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations and/or permits, as well as compliance with the company’s Environmental Policy and ISO 14001 certification.