Plant Manager

Plant Manager - Waste / Environmental

We are looking for a Plant Manager to join our growing team! The primary responsibilities for the Plant Manager are to provide leadership and drive all facility functions to maximize revenue and profit by providing excellent customer service, managing expenses, allocating and maximizing resources while meeting all safety and compliance requirements.

The Plant Manager is responsible for profitability, maintenance of equipment, Quality Control, chemical inventory, following the SOPs as established, and keeping current on all permits and licenses.

Job Type : Full Time, On-site

Responsibilities for the Plant Manager :

• Directs the activities of all aspects of the business unit to ensure safety and compliance, while maximizing profitability through expense control and revenue growth
• Full P & L responsibility for the Plant while focusing on productivity, metrics, cost, and continuous improvement
• Work with Sales, Services and Customer Solutions to grow volumes and maximizing pricing opportunities in the market
• Maintains an awareness of competitive marketplace activities, pricing, competing companies and other changes that could affect the business
• Ensure the plants meet all local, municipal, state, and federal regulations and safety requirements
• Ensures proper staffing to maximize productivity and capacity utilization as well as meet customer and company requirements
• Ensures the safety meetings are held on a regular basis.
• Manage the process and space for incoming wastewater and treatment of material using the SOP as the approved procedure.
• Oversees the site discharge for compliance with all procedures or regulations.
• Ensures that incoming profiles, manifests, bills of lading, as well as vendor and customer interaction are meeting company requirements.
• Manages the administrative staff to ensure proper billing, customer service and accurate accounting for receivables, using accepted practices
• Ensures all plant maintenance is being performed timely and within acceptable guidelines.
• Conform with and abide by all regulations, policies, work procedures and instructions.

Requirements of the Plant Manager :

• Minimum 3-5+ years of Wastewater and / or related experience required
• Waste Stream or Wastewater training.
• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering
• Experienced in managing employees
• Budgetary and P&L responsibilities
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite ( Word , Excel , Access , PowerPoint , Outlook etc.)
• Professional appearance and demeanor.

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.