Wyoming, IL onsite
Function Overview :
The Plant Manager has overall accountability for the Wyoming Plant operations including Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) performance, production, customer satisfaction, financial management, product quality, community outreach, and Responsible Care.
Responsibilities:
ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH, AND SAFETY
Create a culture where EHS performance is embraced as a Core Value
Champion a culture of root cause analysis and preventive actions
Establishes an organization with a high level of accountability and ethics
Maintains site policies and procedures with alignment with company policy and standard practices
Daily presence on the plant floor to ensure policies and principles consistently executed through the site
Establish and maintain working relationships with community leaders, state and local organizations, regulatory officials, and other producers to sustain plant operations and support Responsible Care
Directs Responsible Care activities for the site
LEADERSHIP
Develop the strategies and priorities for the department that will best support the business competitive position in the future
Dedicated to a work environment that fosters employee engagement and alignment with Core Values
Directs site strategic planning (e.g., operating review, facility plan, budget) to ensure competitive performance level is achieved and is consistent with strategic initiatives
Develop, communicate and ensure commitment to the business measures/goals required for success
Lead the process for prioritizing and allocating resources to ensure functional responsibilities are effectively and efficiently managed and improved
Support discovery, bench-marking, development and implementation of new systems for the site
PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT
Establish the expectation/standards, the supportive environment and ensure that resources have the capability to meet standards and performance expectations
Ensure that functional activities are performed at the appropriate levels of the organization and that resources are in place to build capability where skill gaps have been identified
Provide direct reports structured feedback on performance
Coach and mentor team members so that competencies are developed and maintained
Engage the full organization and build a culture of inclusion
OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
Ensure organization processes, systems and structures are operating and focused on the material flow and the results the business must produce
Plan, organize and direct all aspects of plant operation including but not limited to, production resource planning, engineering, materials management, quality of products and capital management
Champion change processes to optimize business performance
Lead Operational Excellence initiatives to maximize plant performance and predictability
Focus on overall performance of support organizations to capture and leverage synergies
Required Education:
Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical an Engineering field is required (Chemical Engineering preferred).
Qualifications:
Strong commitment to EHS as a Core Value
Demonstrated track record or delivering results in a chemical production facility
Customer commitment and ability to connect markets needs to shop floor performance
Experience managing a sites financial system to meet budgetary expectations
Possess a firm understanding of the strategic drivers and components for success in a business-to-business environment
Working knowledge of chemical plant processes and systems, management skills, financial systems, engineering processes, and general experience in plant functional areas
Experience in an S&OP process and enterprise planning systems
Management experience in implementing organization wide initiatives
Experience leading an organization through continuous improvement or other quality initiative
The preferred candidate will have a minimum of 10 years operations leadership experience in a chemical manufacturing facility or related production environment (agrochemical preferred).
SAP experience preferred (S/4 HANA)
TO APPLY - Please forward resume and compensation requirements to Paul Martin at pmartin@pailingroup.com
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