Plant Manager

The role

You will build and lead the Paducah site from the ground up. This includes standing up the plant, staffing the organization, and running full site operations once the facility is live.

What you will do

• Lead site readiness efforts to bring the Paducah plant online
• Build, develop, and manage the site leadership team and broader plant workforce
• Set the site's operational culture for safety, accountability, and performance
• Ensure transition from construction through commissioning and acceptance activities
• Oversee day-to-day operations, maintenance, engineering, regulatory, and business functions
• Ensure the plant operates safely and in compliance with NRC, DOE, OSHA and other regulatory requirements
• Establish business strategies to achieve production, safety, quality and financial performance targets
• Maintain relationships with regulators, customers, community stakeholders, and site visitors
• Serve as the primary point of contact between the Paducah site and corporate leadership

Required qualifications

• BS/BA in science, engineering, or a technical field
• 15+ years of overall experience, including significant experience in senior plant leadership
• 5 years of management experience in the nuclear industry and/or a nuclear-related field or 10 years in other highly regulated industrial environments
• Demonstrated ability to build and lead teams and set organizational culture at scale
• Strong track record of interfacing with workers, regulators, customers, local community stakeholders and corporate/executive leadership
• Ability to obtain and maintain required security clearance and access authorization
• Excellent communication skills

Nice to have

• Prior nuclear industry experience, particularly at an enrichment, fuel fabrication, or other NRC/DOE-licensed facility
• Experience standing up a new facility or bringing a plant from construction/startup into operations
• Experience operating in a fast-paced, resource-constrained, or startup environment
• Advanced degree in engineering, business, or a related field

Benefits

• Long-term incentives in the form of stock options
• Medical coverage
• Vision coverage
• Dental coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan

About the company

General Matter is enriching uranium in America. The company aims to design, build, and operate the world’s lowest-cost enrichment services in the United States.