Plant Manager

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop strategies to meet and maintain goals/objectives for the site including Safety, Quality, Volume, Cleanliness and Financial and establish goals for your subordinates.
• Responsible for safety and product quality at Greendale bulk salt production facility.
• Establish Standard Process including Operating Procedures so that new employees can be trained efficiently, the process runs effectively and the most cost-effective way.
• Work closely with the Supply Chain and Customer Service Groups to determine and prioritize customer needs.
• Develop schedules to meet production needs, customer needs, and customer emergency needs.
• Make sure that the Greendale site meets all the Regulatory Agency's requirements. Work closely with Quality, Maintenance, and Engineering to obtain support as needed.
• Develop and execute capital and maintenance projects
• Working with contractors and subcontractors to design, engineer, install and establish process controls of Epsom Salt processes
• Establish goals for Capital Expenditure and Maintenance needs.
• Establish financial reporting targets, with VP Manufacturing, Finance Team and Operations Manager
• Responsible for the hiring, screening and management of site employees and basic Human Resources functions associated with Greendale facility.
• Conduct performance appraisals and employee feedback to promote healthy work team culture and retention of good employees.

Special Knowledge, Skills and Training

• Ability to independently lead an organization to successfully implement strategies for the facility.
• Minimum five to eight years' experience in a high-volume chemical manufacturing or similar facility required
• Prior experience in implementation of Lean Manufacturing systems/projects
• Documented and proven experience in complex industrial/mechanical project management
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills
• Excellent verbal, written, and report writing skills
• Excellent technical, conceptual, and financial computation skills required.
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision
• Proven experience in installation or retro-fitting of digesters, filter presses, centrifuges and/or fluidized bed dryer operation valued
• Previous bulk chemical storage/transport experience needed.
• Strong communication skills
• Advanced computer skills required
• Previous experience working with regulatory agencies
• Previous experience working with architects, contractors, sub-contractors and management of start-up operations.

Travel Requirements

Occasional/frequent travel may be required at times.

WORK ENVIRONMENT / CONDITIONS / PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

These are considered essential duties and are illustrative of those job tasks, which are fundamental. Work will take place in a warehouse environment. Employees may be required to perform additional related duties as may be assigned by management Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work will take place in various types of manufacturing environments as well as in outdoor settings. Prolonged standing, climbing, pulling and lifting of heavy objects may be included in the job tasks.