Plant Manager

Plant Manager

Job Summary: The Plant Manager will be working in the plant as well as the office environment, requiring infrequent travel between other plants, and periodic visits with customers, suppliers, public officials, community groups, and related trade/industry associations. They will need to be on-call when any problems may arise. The stress level is moderate but has the potential to be high. The Plant Manager needs to have a sense of urgency and responsiveness, any issues that may arise need to be resolved quickly.

Essential Job Functions:

• Directly supervise department managers for the operation.
• Effectively and economically meet safe production, product quality, and operating requirements according to company policies and procedures in a sustainable manner.
• Oversee the preparation and review of and compliance with the annual plant operating and capital expenditure budgets.
• Manage the completion of the majority of capital improvement projects.
• Assist in the development of short- and long-range goals and objectives for the operation.
• Drive the implementation of operational excellence initiatives that will lead to world-class results.

Required Education, Experience, and Skills:

• A Bachelor's Degree in a technical field is preferred but equivalent job experiences will be considered.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in management.
• Must be knowledgeable of industrial management, mining, or processing methods and procedures.
• Must be skilled in addressing personnel issues (such as identifying training needs, performance measurement, motivation, and skills development), able to identify skillset requirements at plant operational levels, and organize Human Resources to obtain optimum efficiency and results.
• Must be able to develop and sustain an atmosphere of cooperation between salaried and union employees, customers, and community leaders while maintaining the objectives of the operation
• Ability to identify root causes of industrial and organizational problems and then utilize recognized problem-solving skills to solve and implement effective solutions.
• Must have the creative ability to recognize and solve complex operational problems and develop innovative solutions to the operation's needs.
• Extensive knowledge in mining and mineral processing, including grinding and packaging.
• Skilled in advanced (Lean) manufacturing techniques.
• Experience managing in a union environment.
• Strong organizational and human relations skills to effectively interact with internal and external parties.
• Must be an effective communicator – both verbal and written.
• Knowledge of accounting systems and financial management analysis is important.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Master's Degree (in Business, Business Administration, or related field).
• Knowledge of mining and processing of industrial minerals preferred.
• Basic knowledge of the function of mineral processing equipment.
• Lean and Maintenance Excellence experience.