Plant Manager - Get Hired Fast

Job Summary:

The Plant Manager is considered the key leader in managing the day to day operations of the asphalt plant and is accountable for achieving business results. The Plant Manager will be expected to ensure overall operational excellence, including health and safety issues, production, quality control/assurance, energy efficiency, maintenance, capital projects, environmental concerns, customer/community relations and employee training and development.

Essential Job Functions:

• Ensure safety, environmental and regulatory compliance for plant operations and products
• Provide day to day leadership and development of employees of the plant operations
• Complete and communicate calculations and reports for plant metrics such as man hours, product inventory, process codes, etc.
• Build and maintain a strong functional team through effective recruiting, training, coaching, team building, employee development and succession planning
• Oversee quality assurance and quality control compliance
• Work with sales and supply contacts to coordinate and forecast production schedules
• Act as point of contact for customers, sales, general public, regulatory officials, and business leaders
• Develop multi-year facility maintenance plan, oversee all contractors and maintenance related activities, and utilize plan to create financial justifications for capital expenditure requests
• Reinforce a culture focused on teamwork, effective communication and problem solving through daily discussion and decision making involvement.
• Ensure plant practices align with overall business strategy and goals
• Produce creative solutions and use appropriate problem solving techniques to resolve plant issues such as formulation trouble, employee conflicts, material shortages, and process breakdowns
• Ensure flexibility in staffing and scheduling by cross-training employees and having the ability to execute operations jobs and tasks as needed
• This role is responsible for the outcomes of decisions including, daily production, scheduling, process improvement, employee training and development, and will have involvement in decisions regarding expenditures, talent acquisition decisions, and disciplinary actions
• Supervise crews to obtain top-quality workmanship, efficiency, employee satisfaction, morale, communication, commitment, teamwork, and pride
• Review and verify employee time sheets and submit to payroll officer on specified day. Ensure that hours are assigned properly
• Evaluate employees' skills and abilities to suggest and initiate staffing, training, development, scheduling, and succession planning needs
• Initiate plant employee life cycle events including identifying staffing needs, interviewing, hiring, onboarding, promotions, disciplinary actions, and terminations

Requirements:

• Three to five years relevant work experience
• High School Diploma minimum; Bachelor's degree preferred (Engineering, Science, Construction, Business, or related field)
• Experience with liquid asphalt processing, emulsions, chemical processing, refining operations or other similar industries preferred
• Prefer experience with pumps and heating technologies including hot oil, steam, and heat exchanger systems
• Basic mechanical and/or electrical knowledge
• Proficient computer skills
• Proven leadership and management experience
• Demonstrated customer focus and satisfaction results
• Willingness to work flexible hours, outdoors, and in adverse weather conditions
• Willingness to utilize Personal Protective Equipment (i.e. - hard hat, safety glasses, respirator, safety work boots, as required)
• Ability to use equipment and tools properly and safely
• Ability to understand, follow and transmit written and oral communication
• Comfortable working around industrial piping and on elevated heights
• Ability to utilize ladders and stairs to access equipment
• Occasionally enter confined spaces through 24" diameter manways
• Tolerate scents common to fuels and asphalts loading operations, as well as those of construction and maintenance related activities such as welding, painting, and tank cleaning
• Safely lift, carry, push and pull at least 50 lbs.
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time at a minimum of 2 hours duration
• Ability to work at high elevations
• Ability to walk, stoop, bend, twist constantly

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