Director of Operations / Plant Manager / Site Director - Chemical Manufacturing
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Charlotte, NC · Posted November 8, 2026
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Where Charlotte, NC ranks
Where Charlotte, NC placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #2Best cities for manufacturing and industrial jobs645 openings · of 100
- #2Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Southeast298 jobs · of 72
- #3Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Southeast654 openings · of 65
- #5Best cities for financial services jobs726 openings · of 90
- #6Cities hosting the most business conferences in the Southeast13 conferences · of 21
- #8Best cities for healthcare pay after cost of living$143k · of 24
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 does not state pay. Across 39 open director of operations listings that state pay, the middle half runs $99,000 to $172,500 and the median is $133,500.
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About the job
...manage production control and methods, the site EH&S program, maintenance, engineering, manufacturing, and other tasks associated with plant management. You will primarily be focused on administering established policies and procedures but may have some impact on...