Plant Manager
Michael Page
Schaumburg, IL · $100k–$135k a year · Posted November 5, 2026
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Where Schaumburg, IL ranks
Where Schaumburg, IL placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #5Cities with the most jobs that need no experience in the Great Lakes1.9% · of 50
- #5Best cities for junior jobs in Illinois36% · of 17
- #8Cities with the most jobs that need no experience in the Midwest1.9% · of 67
- #8Best all-round cities for AI careers in the Great Lakes40 / 100 · of 16
- #9Cities hosting the most business conferences in the Great Lakes3 conferences · of 9
- #10Best all-round cities for new graduates in the Midwest51 / 100 · of 20
Rankings about operations jobs
- Best cities for operations jobs #1 New York (1,429 openings)
- Best cities for operations pay after cost of living #1 Reston ($177k)
- Most requested AI skills in operations jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (2.5%)
- AI tools named most often in operations jobs #1 Claude (0.28%)
- Employers with the most operations jobs #1 Amazon (1,480 roles)
Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $117,500 a year. Across 81 open plant manager listings that state pay, the middle half runs $125,000 to $170,000 and the median is $146,000. That is 20% below the median, below the middle half of those listings.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
How AI is used in this kind of work
AI use among industrial production managers is little observed so far. Measured exposure for industrial production managers: 1% (little observed).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
The Plant Manager will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of plant operations, including production, warehousing, safety, quality, customer satisfaction, and continuous improvement. This indivi