Plant Manager
Valero Energy
Palmdale, CA · $116k–$170k a year · Posted November 9, 2026
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Where Palmdale, CA ranks
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November 2026
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 $143,000 a year. Across 103 open plant manager listings that state pay, the middle half runs $125,000 to $170,000 and the median is $146,500. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 2% below the median.
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About the job
...We're hiring a Plant Manager in Palmdale to turn messy operational data into the kind of clarity executives actually act on. The appeal is layered — $116,000 - $170,000, a remote rhythm, business ownership, and a Valero Energy crew that backs bold calls. Key Responsibilities...