Plant Manager

Company Description

A subsidiary of Veolia Group, Veolia North America (VNA) offers a full spectrum of water, waste and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery.

VNA helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Mass.

Veolia North America has approximately 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent. Please visit our website

Job Description

BENEFITS

Veolia's comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental and vision insurance.

In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement. Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.

POSITION PURPOSE : The Plant Manager provides leadership and guidance for the safe operation of the Sulfuric Acid Plant.

There are 24-36 Veolia employees at each site and 3-23 resident contractors depending on the size and complexity of the site.

There are differences between the products, inputs and markets between the plants.

PRIMARY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Ensures that assigned plant operations demonstrate world-class performance
• Provides strategic leadership, management, and technical expertise to the organization.
• Drives initiatives to foster a best-in-class safety culture in a High Hazard Process environment
• Manages financial aspects of operations and understands the effect on financial performance.
• Directs, implements, and maintains operational-level strategies and objectives and monitors performance against plan. Manages, monitors and controls material, labor, and overhead costs in respective area.
• Champions projects for improvements in process and product innovations, customer relations, and functional capabilities based on lean manufacturing techniques.
• Foster an environment with open communication and feedback
• Drive high production capability though utilization of improvement programs and maintenance best practices
• Manages, coaches, and develops team
• Develops plant talent, skills and career path to help retain, attract, and engage skilled workforce.
• Champion the High Performance Work Teams
• Represent the plant at public / industry groups (Community Advisory Panels, Manufacturing Associations)
• Manage area personnel provide mentoring and guidance for direct reports, and oversee training and development systems
• Work with the site employees to manage day-to-day operations
• Interface with the Supply Chain for coordination of production and shipping schedules
• Effectively communicate and interface with the Refinery / Customer when required
• Effectively utilize leveraged resources as required
• Accountable for total site cost and capital expenditures
• Ensures systems and processes are in place that track and optimize productivity, standards, metrics and performance targets to ensure highest effective return on assets.
• Promote and support change in response to ongoing business needs.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Education / Experience / Background

• 4-year degree in engineering or equivalent
• Previous Management experience
• Process Safety Management Experience in a High Hazard Process facility
• 10 years of manufacturing experience in a chemical, refining or pharmaceutical industry
• Strong leadership skills and experience

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal
• Ability to set priorities and provide direction to influence management and the broader organization
• Demonstrated strong teamwork, collaboration and cross-cultural skills
• Demonstrated ability to create a respectful work environment where everyone can contribute to their full potential
• Root Cause Investigation
• Incident Investigation
• Business software (SAP, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).

Required Certification / Licenses / Training

Six Sigma Certification

Additional Information

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Disclaimer : The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.