Plant Manager

As we create a colorful, capable and cleaner world through chemistry, we invite you to join our team to harness the power of chemistry to shape markets, redefine industries and improve lives for billions of people around the world. CREATING ESSENTIAL CHEMISTRY THAT THE WORLD NEEDS At Chemours, our people are redefining how the world thinks of chemistry by approaching everything we do with a commitment to delivering Trusted Chemistry that creates better lives and helps communities thrive.

That begins with how we use our science, data, and unmatched technical expertise to develop market-leading products with the highest levels of performance, sustainability, and safety in the industry. Powered by chemistry, our products are used in applications that make the products we rely on, processes, and new technologies possible. In key sectors such as clean energy, advanced electronics, high-performance computing and AI, climate friendly cooling, and high-quality paints and coatings for homes and industrial infrastructure---sustainable solutions and more modern living depend on Chemours chemistry.

Chemours is seeking a Plant Manager to join our growing Chemours Thermal and Specialized Solutions team in El Dorado, Arkansas! The Plant Manager is accountable for the overall performance of the manufacturing site and is responsible for leading and enabling the site organization to safely execute the operations strategy in support of business objectives and customer needs. This role serves as the senior site leader, with responsibility for driving operational excellence, employee engagement, regulatory compliance, financial performance, and long-term site sustainability.

The successful candidate will leverage industry best practices, manufacturing expertise, financial acumen, and cross-functional collaboration (including Business, R&D, Engineering, Procurement, Supply Chain, Legal, and EHS) to solve complex challenges, create growth opportunities, and deliver superior business results.

• Lead all aspects of site operations, including production, maintenance, engineering, technology, reliability, and supporting manufacturing functions.
• Ensure safe, compliant, and environmentally responsible operations while maintaining the site’s license to operate.
• Serve as the primary site representative with regulatory agencies, ensuring compliance with all applicable environmental, safety, transportation, and operating regulations while fostering a proactive compliance culture.
• Lead community engagement and public affairs activities, strengthening partnerships with local stakeholders, emergency response organizations, industry associations, government officials, and community leaders while promoting trust, transparency, and support for the site’s long‑term success.
• Drive reliable production performance to achieve quality, volume, cost, and customer service objectives.
• Foster a safety‑first, high‑performance culture where employees are engaged, accountable, empowered, and focused on continuous improvement.
• Provide strategic leadership for workforce planning, talent development, succession planning, employee engagement, and performance management.
• Own and continuously improve site performance across key metrics including Safety, Environmental, Quality, Reliability, Cost, Productivity, and Cash Generation.
• Lead the successful restart of critical manufacturing processes that positively impact business performance and growth.
• Identify and execute opportunities to increase production capacity, improve asset utilization, optimize costs, and enhance operational effectiveness.
• Lead plant turnarounds, maintenance strategies, and reliability improvement initiatives to maximize asset performance and operational…