What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plant Manager position at gpac?
Plant Manager
The Plant Manager will be responsible for safe and regulatory compliant operation of the plant to ensure maximum production quantity, quality, and profitability by directly supervising Operations Manager, Lab Manager, Maintenance Manager, and EH&S requirements while supporting the policies, goals and objectives of the company.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Responsible for day to day operations over the entire facility.
Participate in establishing safety, production, and efficiency objectives.
Responsible for executing established safety, production and efficiency objectives.
Communicate and review plant objectives regularly with all managers, both individually and as a group, to ensure plant objectives are accomplished.
Develop monitoring metrics and review plant performance. Metrics shall include production, yield, energy efficiencies, labor utilization, financial results, chemical usage, etc.
Ensure that personnel are adequately trained, equipped and motivated, so that plant objectives can be accomplished in a safe, timely and cost-effective manner.
Conduct employee performance reviews based on job descriptions to determine competency, knowledge and contribution to the overall team.
Assist in developing Annual Budget with input from direct reporting managers, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Financial Officer. Annual Budget shall include a Capital budget for plant improvements and equipment.
Addtional Responsabilities
Ensure city, county, state, and federal regulations relating to process operations are met at all times.
Direct, maintain, and enforce the safety program for all site personnel; review safety records to uphold standards of maximum safety for all personnel.
Communicate directly with Maintenance Manager to ensure consistent preventative maintenance is performed and unforeseen repairs are made in a timely manner to reduce plant downtime.
Communicate directly with Lab Manager to ensure effective implementation of QA/QC policies and procedures.
Communicate directly with Operations Manager to continually review chemical usage and evaluate new products and processes to reduce chemical waste.
Implement programs and procedures required to ensure plant cleanliness.
Ensure consistent communications are maintained with energy providers regarding anticipated energy needs, disruptions, and plant downtimes.
Required Knowledge & Experience:
5 years' experience in a Plant Management setting. Strong knowledge of the production process and technology preferred.
Please contact Matt Norgaard directly at 605-978-5404, or apply below for more information.
Plant Manager, Technical Manager, Process Optimization Manager, Operations Manager, Production Manager, Engineering Manager, Process Engineer, Chemical Engineer,
All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations.
GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.
