Plant Manager Jobs in Pennsylvania
Plant Manager jobs in Pennsylvania are in steady demand, concentrated in the state's deep manufacturing base across food and beverage processing, chemicals, metals fabrication, and pharmaceuticals, with openings at every level from production supervisor stepping into a first plant manager role through senior operations leaders overseeing multi-site portfolios. Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Allentown anchor most of the hiring activity, where established employers like Hershey, Air Products, and U.S. Steel maintain significant Pennsylvania operations and consistently recruit plant management talent. The most in-demand specialties are lean manufacturing and continuous improvement, food safety compliance, and capital project execution. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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The Plant EHS & Sustainability Manager is responsible for leading all environmental, health, safety, and sustainability programs within the manufacturing facility. This role ensures full compliance with safety and environmental regulations, drives risk reduction, and builds a proactive safety culture that aligns with the ASD Lean Operating System. This role will partner with operations, maintenance, and engineering leaders to embed safe work practices, eliminate risk, and drive continuous improvement in safety and environmental performance. This role is critical to achieving operational excellence by integrating EHS systems, metrics, and behaviors into daily plant management routines.
Responsibilities include designing, implementing, and managing EHS policies, procedures, and programs in compliance with local, state, and federal regulations (OSHA, EPA, NFPA) as well as corporate standards. Success requires strong collaboration across all organizational levels and contractors to identify and implement effective EHS solutions. A deep understanding of regulatory requirements, combined with exceptional communication, leadership, and teamwork skills, is essential to fostering a proactive safety culture throughout the facility.
- Lead the site’s EHS program to achieve year-over-year reductions in injuries and incidents.
- Conduct safety audits, risk assessments, and job safety analyses to identify and mitigate hazards.
- Serve as the primary site contact for OSHA, EPA, and local regulatory inspections, ensuring timely follow-up and corrective actions.
- Monitor and control industrial hygiene factors such as noise, air quality, lighting, and ergonomics through routine sampling and assessments.
- Conduct Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR) for new or modified equipment to ensure controls and safeguards are in place prior to operation.
- Ensure all required OSHA programs, training, and documentation are compliant and up to date.
- Lead investigations of all incidents, near misses, and property losses; ensure root causes are identified, and corrective actions are completed.
- Align EHS goals with overall business objectives and operational excellence
- Partner with supervisors and team leaders to reinforce safe behaviors through Gemba safety walks and coaching.
- Drive a “Zero Harm” culture through engagement, visibility, and accountability at every level of the organization.
- Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local environmental regulations, including EPA, waste, air emissions, and water discharge requirements.
- Manage all environmental reporting, permitting, and recordkeeping for the facility.
- Lead initiatives that reduce waste, emissions, and energy consumption in line with corporate sustainability goals.
- Ensure the proper identification, safe storage, accurate recordkeeping, employee training, and compliant disposal of hazardous waste in accordance with EPA and OSHA regulations.
- Prepare environmental regulatory reports for submittal. Including, but is not limited to, TRI, tier II, form R and quarterly reports.
- Maintain accurate environmental records, including hazardous waste management, air emissions permitting, water discharge compliance, and industrial hygiene monitoring.
- Partner with Maintenance and Engineering to maintain environmental control equipment and prevent noncompliance events.
- Support the corporate sustainability strategy through local data collection and reporting.
- Maintain the site’s Emergency Action Plan (EAP), Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan, and Fire Prevention Plan; conduct regular drills to ensure readiness and employee participation.
- Coordinate first responder and medical emergency programs, including First Aid/CPR certification and emergency response team training.
- Implement and maintain the site EHS management system consistent with corporate standards and the ASD Lean Operating System.
- Conduct new hire and refresher EHS training to ensure all employees understand and follow site standards.
- Develop and deliver specific training programs (LOTO, forklift, confined space, hazard communication, emergency response, PPE).
- Ensure EHS document retention for all safety training, environmental compliance.
- Ensure documentation of employee exposure to workplace hazards in accordance with OSHA regulations.
- Maintain plant EHS metrics, and dashboards, reporting performance during daily and weekly Tier reviews.
- Ensure the facility’s emergency preparedness and response plans are current, trained, and tested.
- Oversee maintenance of a complete and accurate SDS file for ready access.
- Use RCCM’s, PDCA and root cause methodologies to identify, correct, and prevent EHS system deficiencies.
- Partner with Lean and Operations teams to integrate safety improvements into Kaizen events and continuous improvement projects.
- Audit and improve 5S standards in high-risk areas to ensure a safe and organized workplace.
- Drive a proactive culture by increasing near-miss and hazard reporting participation.
- Identify opportunities to reduce costs related to waste disposal, energy use, and safety claims.
- Partner daily with the Plant Manager, Supervisors, and Focus Factory Managers to ensure EHS accountability at every level.
- Provide coaching and development for team members and EHS committee representatives.
- Support corporate EHS initiatives and audits; ensure timely closure of findings.
- Partner with Human Resources in the management of workers compensation cases and return to work program for injured team members.
- Serve as the site’s technical expert and point of contact for regulatory agencies, inspectors, and auditors.
- Align with the Sr. Director of EHS & Sustainability to deploy standardized tools, training, and metrics across the plant.
- Leads as a servant leader, visible and engaged with employees daily.
- Operates with integrity, transparency, and a proactive mindset.
- Communicates clearly and consistently, reinforcing safety and environmental priorities.
- Develops people through coaching and recognition rather than compliance alone.
- Embeds safety and sustainability as foundational pillars of operational excellence under the ASD Lean Operating System.
- Build trust and influence across the organization by engaging regularly on the shop floor, listening to employee feedback, and ensuring corrective actions are visibly implemented and communicated.
- Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety, environmental health & safety, or a related field preferred.
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) roles.
- Certified Safety Professional (CSP) credential preferred.
- Demonstrated expertise in EHS regulations and compliance.
- Strong background in EHS program, training development, and implementation of EHS systems.
The Plant EHS & Sustainability Manager is responsible for leading all environmental, health, safety, and sustainability programs within the manufacturing facility. This role ensures full compliance with safety and environmental regulations, drives risk reduction, and builds a proactive safety culture that aligns with the ASD Lean Operating System. This role will partner with operations, maintenance, and engineering leaders to embed safe work practices, eliminate risk, and drive continuous improvement in safety and environmental performance. This role is critical to achieving operational excellence by integrating EHS systems, metrics, and behaviors into daily plant management routines.
Responsibilities include designing, implementing, and managing EHS policies, procedures, and programs in compliance with local, state, and federal regulations (OSHA, EPA, NFPA) as well as corporate standards. Success requires strong collaboration across all organizational levels and contractors to identify and implement effective EHS solutions. A deep understanding of regulatory requirements, combined with exceptional communication, leadership, and teamwork skills, is essential to fostering a proactive safety culture throughout the facility.
- Lead the site’s EHS program to achieve year-over-year reductions in injuries and incidents.
- Conduct safety audits, risk assessments, and job safety analyses to identify and mitigate hazards.
- Serve as the primary site contact for OSHA, EPA, and local regulatory inspections, ensuring timely follow-up and corrective actions.
- Monitor and control industrial hygiene factors such as noise, air quality, lighting, and ergonomics through routine sampling and assessments.
- Conduct Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR) for new or modified equipment to ensure controls and safeguards are in place prior to operation.
- Ensure all required OSHA programs, training, and documentation are compliant and up to date.
- Lead investigations of all incidents, near misses, and property losses; ensure root causes are identified, and corrective actions are completed.
- Align EHS goals with overall business objectives and operational excellence
- Partner with supervisors and team leaders to reinforce safe behaviors through Gemba safety walks and coaching.
- Drive a “Zero Harm” culture through engagement, visibility, and accountability at every level of the organization.
- Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local environmental regulations, including EPA, waste, air emissions, and water discharge requirements.
- Manage all environmental reporting, permitting, and recordkeeping for the facility.
- Lead initiatives that reduce waste, emissions, and energy consumption in line with corporate sustainability goals.
- Ensure the proper identification, safe storage, accurate recordkeeping, employee training, and compliant disposal of hazardous waste in accordance with EPA and OSHA regulations.
- Prepare environmental regulatory reports for submittal. Including, but is not limited to, TRI, tier II, form R and quarterly reports.
- Maintain accurate environmental records, including hazardous waste management, air emissions permitting, water discharge compliance, and industrial hygiene monitoring.
- Partner with Maintenance and Engineering to maintain environmental control equipment and prevent noncompliance events.
- Support the corporate sustainability strategy through local data collection and reporting.
- Maintain the site’s Emergency Action Plan (EAP), Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan, and Fire Prevention Plan; conduct regular drills to ensure readiness and employee participation.
- Coordinate first responder and medical emergency programs, including First Aid/CPR certification and emergency response team training.
- Implement and maintain the site EHS management system consistent with corporate standards and the ASD Lean Operating System.
- Conduct new hire and refresher EHS training to ensure all employees understand and follow site standards.
- Develop and deliver specific training programs (LOTO, forklift, confined space, hazard communication, emergency response, PPE).
- Ensure EHS document retention for all safety training, environmental compliance.
- Ensure documentation of employee exposure to workplace hazards in accordance with OSHA regulations.
- Maintain plant EHS metrics, and dashboards, reporting performance during daily and weekly Tier reviews.
- Ensure the facility’s emergency preparedness and response plans are current, trained, and tested.
- Oversee maintenance of a complete and accurate SDS file for ready access.
- Use RCCM’s, PDCA and root cause methodologies to identify, correct, and prevent EHS system deficiencies.
- Partner with Lean and Operations teams to integrate safety improvements into Kaizen events and continuous improvement projects.
- Audit and improve 5S standards in high-risk areas to ensure a safe and organized workplace.
- Drive a proactive culture by increasing near-miss and hazard reporting participation.
- Identify opportunities to reduce costs related to waste disposal, energy use, and safety claims.
- Partner daily with the Plant Manager, Supervisors, and Focus Factory Managers to ensure EHS accountability at every level.
- Provide coaching and development for team members and EHS committee representatives.
- Support corporate EHS initiatives and audits; ensure timely closure of findings.
- Partner with Human Resources in the management of workers compensation cases and return to work program for injured team members.
- Serve as the site’s technical expert and point of contact for regulatory agencies, inspectors, and auditors.
- Align with the Sr. Director of EHS & Sustainability to deploy standardized tools, training, and metrics across the plant.
- Leads as a servant leader, visible and engaged with employees daily.
- Operates with integrity, transparency, and a proactive mindset.
- Communicates clearly and consistently, reinforcing safety and environmental priorities.
- Develops people through coaching and recognition rather than compliance alone.
- Embeds safety and sustainability as foundational pillars of operational excellence under the ASD Lean Operating System.
- Build trust and influence across the organization by engaging regularly on the shop floor, listening to employee feedback, and ensuring corrective actions are visibly implemented and communicated.
- Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety, environmental health & safety, or a related field preferred.
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) roles.
- Certified Safety Professional (CSP) credential preferred.
- Demonstrated expertise in EHS regulations and compliance.
- Strong background in EHS program, training development, and implementation of EHS systems.
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Top Industries Hiring
- Manufacturing
- Consumer Goods
- Food & Beverage
- Technology & Software
What Pennsylvania Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in plant manager jobs across Pennsylvania.
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, industrial management, or a closely related technical field
- Proven experience leading production operations in a regulated Pennsylvania manufacturing environment
- Demonstrated proficiency with lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement methodologies
- Ability to meet Pennsylvania environmental, health, and safety compliance requirements for plant operations
- Experience managing budgets, capital expenditures, and operational cost control in a plant setting
- Strong track of cross-functional leadership across maintenance, quality, and supply chain teams
Plant Manager Jobs in Pennsylvania: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a plant manager in Pennsylvania?
Most plant managers in Pennsylvania enter the role through a combination of a technical bachelor's degree and progressive operations experience, typically starting as a production supervisor, quality lead, or process engineer within a Pennsylvania manufacturing facility. Pennsylvania does not require a state-issued license specifically for plant managers, but facilities in regulated sectors such as food processing or chemicals expect familiarity with Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection compliance and relevant industry certifications like OSHA outreach training or Lean Six Sigma credentials.
How much do plant managers make in Pennsylvania?
Plant managers in Pennsylvania earn a median of about $109,140 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $71,950 for the lowest 10% to over $180,750 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire plant managers in Pennsylvania?
Employers hiring plant managers in Pennsylvania right now include Augmentis, Arkema, and Ecore International, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Pennsylvania's concentration of food and beverage producers, specialty chemical companies, and metals manufacturers means openings appear regularly across the state, from large anchor facilities in the Philadelphia suburbs to industrial sites along the Pittsburgh corridor.
Which Pennsylvania cities have the most plant manager jobs?
Erie, York, and Allentown account for the largest share of plant manager openings in Pennsylvania. Philadelphia draws demand from the dense concentration of pharmaceutical, food processing, and logistics facilities in its surrounding counties, Pittsburgh from its metals, energy, and advanced manufacturing base, and Allentown from the Lehigh Valley's established industrial corridor, which includes both large regional distribution operations and specialty manufacturing plants.
Are there remote plant manager jobs in Pennsylvania?
Yes, but they're rare. Plant management is fundamentally an on-site role requiring daily floor presence, equipment oversight, and direct team leadership, which limits remote arrangements significantly. About 13% of plant manager openings tied to Pennsylvania are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, and those positions typically involve regional or multi-site oversight roles where travel to facilities substitutes for a fixed daily location rather than true remote work.
How can I get hired as a plant manager in Pennsylvania with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is securing a production supervisor or operations coordinator role at a Pennsylvania manufacturing facility and building upward from there. Large Pennsylvania employers in food processing and chemicals regularly hire candidates with associate or bachelor's degrees into shift supervisor and process improvement roles that lead directly to plant management. Earning an OSHA outreach certificate and a foundational Lean or Six Sigma credential strengthens an application significantly for candidates without deep experience.
Where can I find and apply to plant manager jobs in Pennsylvania?
You can find and apply to plant manager jobs in Pennsylvania on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings across the state. Search the available roles, find the ones that match your background and target location, and apply directly to the positions that fit.
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