Plant Manager
Coley Company · Greensboro, NC
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Production
- Experience asked
- 10+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A management production role at Coley Company (industrial) in Greensboro, NC.
- They ask for
- 10+ years
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Production Engineer roles in North Carolina: typical posted base $98k–$143k.
Median of the low and high ends of 5 live postings that list pay, out of 39 production engineer openings in North Carolina, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
North Carolina plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 38 other live production postings in North Carolina.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (10+ vs 6+)
Typical $98k–$143k, from 5 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 6+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 44%
- Lean 44%
- Automation 23%
- EHS / safety 23%
- Six Sigma 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention 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 Production team at Coley Company
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?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
Apply with someone vouching for you
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.
This plant: Coley Company in Greensboro
1 other open role at this site.
- Extruded Plastics Plant Manager · Production · Manager
Full description from Coley CompanyAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Plant Manager
Location: Dalton, Georgia
Outstanding opportunity to join a great group of people in a stable, longstanding chemical manufacturing company that is looking for a Plant Manager. This plant is in the Dalton, GA area and offers excellent work-life balance.
- •The plant runs M-F, 8 am- 5 pm
- •You would manage 7 salaried employees, and oversee the production of various chemicals.
- •You would report to the Director of Operations
- •We are looking for someone with chemical or fabric or carpet dyeing/finishing production management experience.
- •10+ years of experience.
- •Previous experience with formulations, chemical reactions is a plus!