Production Manager

Production Manager

Odessa, TX

Onsite, Permanent, Direct Hire

Will relocate

$130,000- 150,000, plus bonus

Required Education

Must have an Engineering bachelor’s degree

Required Experience :

Must have 10 years of cement manufacturing experience with control room operator

and / or process engineering background.

Engineering B.S. Degree, or equivalent, with

Knowledge of database software, internet software, inventory software, manufacturing

software, project management software, spreadsheet software and word processing

software.

Cement Manufacturing for Process Engineers (PCA)

Cement Manufacturing Class (PCA)

Kiln Training (PCA)

Mill Training (PCA)

Responsibilities

Responsible for the supervision and coordination of all activities within the Clinker and Cement

Business Unit to ensure a safe, efficient and continuous operation of the plant manufacturing

process.

Responsible for the development, training and ongoing education-related aspects for the

entire workforce in the Clinker and Cement Business Unit.

Accountable for developing or overseeing the development of Standard Operating

Procedures for the Production Department.

Responsible for the optimization of production rates on all main process equipment. Is

able to accomplish this by conducting various process audits and heat / mass balances to

establish technical recommendations for improvement.

Accountable for the development, implementation and continuous tracking or monitoring

of all Production and Process Key Performance Indicators through extracting data from

company systems.

Responsible for the accurate diagnosis for malfunctions on all systems, and prioritizing of

action plan to correct.

Provide input in the Preventive Maintenance Program and initiating work orders for

corrective or improvement type repairs. Hold all other Departments or Business Units

accountable for actions, or lack of actions, taken to maintain a safe and efficient

continuous operation.

Closely monitor and track daily records / logs, reports, statistical process control charts,

short interval control sheets, quality parameters and environmental compliance limits to

verify conformance to specifications and coordinate any necessary adjustments to the

process required.

Responsible for maintaining plans and schedules for work and training of employees

assigned to the production continuous process operation.

Provide resource allocation for special needs in the plant or other departments.

Coordinate and communicate with Laboratory personnel to assure product quality is

optimum per the parameters set and responsible to make any necessary adjustments

required to process.

Coordinate, communicate and cooperate with personnel from the Environmental,

Purchasing, Maintenance, Safety, High Performance and Process Control departments to

maximize efficiency of activities within the Operations Team.

Accountable for all cost control and contractor activity within the Production department

span of control. Included are all aspects of refractory management from determining the

scope of work through securing contractors via bid packages and execution of work.

Act as Control Room Leader in emergency situations.

Understand and interpret company policies and procedures for workers, evaluate

employees and enforce safety regulations.

Embrace all requirements in support of the High Performance System, Continuous

Improvement (CI) documentation, Material Transformation (MAT), and Procurement to

Pay (P2P) initiatives.

Recommend, design and implement corrective measures, methods, procedures,

processes or systems to improve manufacturing as it relates to equipment performance

and quality of product. Suggest changes in working environment to enhance the

conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of department or Continuous

Improvement Teams.

Will maintain and enforce a safe working environment, adhere to safety policies and

practices, supervise daily housekeeping of assigned area, adhere to plant policies and

proper use of plant radios.

Be familiar with MSHA safety rules, safety procedures for plant mobile equipment,

lockout / Tagout policy, confined space permit policy, hot work policy, emergency

response plan, arc flash / shock and burn protection, proper containment and disposal

process (via Waste Management Plan) for lubricants, paints / solvents and other

environmentally sensitive materials.

Ensure quality of work performed, support, promote and utilize continuous improvement

system, observe and promote best practices, good time management and be able to

troubleshoot / analyze root cause failure.