Plant Manager Jobs in North Carolina
Plant Manager jobs in North Carolina are in steady demand, with consistent openings across food and beverage processing, pharmaceuticals, automotive components, and textile manufacturing at every level from production supervisor to multi-site director. The heaviest hiring concentrates in Charlotte, Greensboro, and the Research Triangle, where established employers like Freightliner Trucks, Novo Nordisk, and Procter & Gamble maintain large manufacturing operations. The most sought-after specialties include continuous improvement leadership, lean manufacturing, and process safety management. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Eaton’s Electrical Sector-Commercial Distribution Product Assembly Division is hiring an MVCA Product Line Operations Manager. This role will be based onsite at our manufacturing facility in Arden, NC. Relocation assistance is available to candidates who currently reside in the US.
This role provides strategic and operational leadership for Eaton's Medium Voltage Control Assemblies (MVCA) product line, overseeing the Manufacturing, Customer Order Engineering/Design, and Customer Service functions. The successful leader will drive performance across safety, quality, delivery, inventory, cost, sales, and profitability while developing and executing business strategies that support long-term growth. Key responsibilities include leading SIOP, forecasting sales and financial performance, managing P&L results, driving cost-out initiatives, and optimizing capital investments to achieve operational excellence and exceed customer expectations.
The expected annual salary range for this role is $130,000 - $190,000 a year. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
What you’ll do:
- Establish operations strategic direction for the MVCA product line considering the key business drivers: Customer Satisfaction, Growth and Innovation, Profitability and Asset Management, Perfect Quality and Excellence through People and achieving sales forecasts.
- Develop action plans and objectives from the Product line strategic plan. Cascade objectives throughout entire work force.
- Monitor performance to objectives, implementing responsive tactical changes as required.
- Promote continuous improvement utilizing CIF and ELSS methodologies, throughout the organization to improve Safety, Quality, Delivery and cost.
- Encourage innovative approaches to organization improvement.
- Select and develop staff to manage the product line. Develop supervisors and PL team.
- Promote continuous improvement utilizing CIF and ELSS methodologies, throughout the organization to improve Safety, Quality, Delivery and cost.
- Encourage innovative approaches to organization improvement.
- Select and develop staff to manage the product line. Develop supervisors and PL team.
- Foster a relationship of teamwork throughout the operations of the plant.
- Administer the Performance Management Process for the product line. MVCA value stream including Daily Accountability, Standard Work, Gemba Walks, etc.
- Responsible for deployment of MESH Safety Program to support Zero Incident Culture.
- Facilitate problem-solving and corrective action for production issues.
- Direct application of capital and people resources to maximize operating efficiency.
- Control in-process inventory to achieve production requirements with minimum impact on inventory levels.
- Coordinate manufacturing schedules and priorities within the production plan to satisfy customer requirements.
- Plan and monitor key metrics to ensure quality, cost, delivery and safety requirements are met.
- Ensure required documentation and/or system transactions are executed to meet customer, manufacturing systems and financial reporting requirements.
- Partner with Product Line teams to monitor backlog health and capacity vs demand.
Qualifications:
Basic (required) Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, industrial management/technology, or business from an accredited institution.
- Seven (7) or more years of strategic manufacturing and operations experience, including leadership responsibility.
- Must be willing to relocate to Asheville (Arden) NC. Relocation assistance will be provided, if needed. Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in business or engineering from an accredited institution.
- Knowledge of Medium Voltage Control Assemblies (Medium Voltage Control and Medium Voltage Drives) or electrical assemblies/products preferred.
- Previous experience working in an Engineer to Order environment. Previous Experience deploying continuous improvement principles or Six Sigma certification.
All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job-related competencies, and all candidates’ privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws.
We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.
Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.
You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.
To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call us at 1-800-836-6345 to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.
We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
Eaton’s Electrical Sector-Commercial Distribution Product Assembly Division is hiring an MVCA Product Line Operations Manager. This role will be based onsite at our manufacturing facility in Arden, NC. Relocation assistance is available to candidates who currently reside in the US.
This role provides strategic and operational leadership for Eaton's Medium Voltage Control Assemblies (MVCA) product line, overseeing the Manufacturing, Customer Order Engineering/Design, and Customer Service functions. The successful leader will drive performance across safety, quality, delivery, inventory, cost, sales, and profitability while developing and executing business strategies that support long-term growth. Key responsibilities include leading SIOP, forecasting sales and financial performance, managing P&L results, driving cost-out initiatives, and optimizing capital investments to achieve operational excellence and exceed customer expectations.
The expected annual salary range for this role is $130,000 - $190,000 a year. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
What you’ll do:
- Establish operations strategic direction for the MVCA product line considering the key business drivers: Customer Satisfaction, Growth and Innovation, Profitability and Asset Management, Perfect Quality and Excellence through People and achieving sales forecasts.
- Develop action plans and objectives from the Product line strategic plan. Cascade objectives throughout entire work force.
- Monitor performance to objectives, implementing responsive tactical changes as required.
- Promote continuous improvement utilizing CIF and ELSS methodologies, throughout the organization to improve Safety, Quality, Delivery and cost.
- Encourage innovative approaches to organization improvement.
- Select and develop staff to manage the product line. Develop supervisors and PL team.
- Promote continuous improvement utilizing CIF and ELSS methodologies, throughout the organization to improve Safety, Quality, Delivery and cost.
- Encourage innovative approaches to organization improvement.
- Select and develop staff to manage the product line. Develop supervisors and PL team.
- Foster a relationship of teamwork throughout the operations of the plant.
- Administer the Performance Management Process for the product line. MVCA value stream including Daily Accountability, Standard Work, Gemba Walks, etc.
- Responsible for deployment of MESH Safety Program to support Zero Incident Culture.
- Facilitate problem-solving and corrective action for production issues.
- Direct application of capital and people resources to maximize operating efficiency.
- Control in-process inventory to achieve production requirements with minimum impact on inventory levels.
- Coordinate manufacturing schedules and priorities within the production plan to satisfy customer requirements.
- Plan and monitor key metrics to ensure quality, cost, delivery and safety requirements are met.
- Ensure required documentation and/or system transactions are executed to meet customer, manufacturing systems and financial reporting requirements.
- Partner with Product Line teams to monitor backlog health and capacity vs demand.
Qualifications:
Basic (required) Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, industrial management/technology, or business from an accredited institution.
- Seven (7) or more years of strategic manufacturing and operations experience, including leadership responsibility.
- Must be willing to relocate to Asheville (Arden) NC. Relocation assistance will be provided, if needed. Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in business or engineering from an accredited institution.
- Knowledge of Medium Voltage Control Assemblies (Medium Voltage Control and Medium Voltage Drives) or electrical assemblies/products preferred.
- Previous experience working in an Engineer to Order environment. Previous Experience deploying continuous improvement principles or Six Sigma certification.
All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job-related competencies, and all candidates’ privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws.
We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.
Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.
You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.
To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call us at 1-800-836-6345 to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.
We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
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Plant Manager Job Market in North Carolina
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Manufacturing
- Chemicals & Materials
- Electronics & Hardware
- Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
What North Carolina Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in plant manager jobs across North Carolina.
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, manufacturing, operations management, or a related technical field
- Five or more years of progressive manufacturing or production management experience
- Demonstrated experience leading lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement initiatives
- Proven ability to manage P&L, headcount, and capital expenditure budgets in a plant setting
- Familiarity with OSHA, EPA, and industry-specific regulatory compliance in North Carolina facilities
- Experience with ERP or manufacturing execution systems such as SAP or Oracle
Plant Manager Jobs in North Carolina: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a plant manager in North Carolina?
Most plant managers in North Carolina follow a path that starts with a technical or engineering degree, then builds through front-line supervisory and operations roles in manufacturing. North Carolina does not require a state-issued license for the plant manager title itself, but roles in specific industries such as pharmaceutical manufacturing or food processing may require facility-level credentials tied to regulatory compliance. Employers across the Piedmont and coastal regions consistently prefer candidates who have completed lean or Six Sigma certification and have direct experience managing unionized or large hourly workforces.
How much do plant managers make in North Carolina?
Plant managers in North Carolina earn a median of about $125,940 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $77,130 for the lowest 10% to over $206,310 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire plant managers in North Carolina?
Employers hiring plant managers in North Carolina right now include AAF International, Eaton, and Ham Produce, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. North Carolina's concentration of pharmaceutical, food processing, and advanced manufacturing facilities means demand stays relatively stable even when broader hiring slows.
Which North Carolina cities have the most plant manager jobs?
Charlotte, Raleigh, and Winston-Salem account for the most plant manager openings in North Carolina. Charlotte leads because of its dense cluster of automotive, aerospace, and consumer goods manufacturers, while the Research Triangle draws pharmaceutical and biotech operations, and Greensboro anchors a long-established base of textile, logistics, and distribution facilities that continually need experienced plant leadership.
Are there remote plant manager jobs in North Carolina?
Yes, but they're rare. Plant manager work is inherently on-site, requiring daily oversight of production floors, equipment, and hourly teams. About 7% of plant manager openings tied to North Carolina are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, and those roles tend to be multi-site or regional director positions where strategic coordination can be handled off-site while site leads handle floor operations.
How can I get hired as a plant manager in North Carolina with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is moving into a production supervisor or manufacturing team leader role at one of North Carolina's large food, pharmaceutical, or automotive suppliers, then building upward. Employers in the Research Triangle and Piedmont manufacturing corridor regularly hire operations associates and shift supervisors from engineering programs at North Carolina State University or North Carolina A&T. Completing a Six Sigma Green Belt or an APICS CPIM certification while in a frontline role signals readiness for plant-level responsibility and materially shortens the promotion timeline.
Where can I find and apply to plant manager jobs in North Carolina?
You can find and apply to plant manager jobs in North Carolina on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings across the state. Find roles that fit your background and apply directly to the ones that match.
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