What are the responsibilities and job description for the Operations Manager position at Drax Group?
About the Role : Role :
Some of your day-to-dayduties include :
- Daily safety walk to audit housekeeping and paperwork with prompt feedback to supervisors and area managers
- Safety : Create a “Safety First” cultureEnforce rule and policy compliance with positive reinforcement, counselling as needed, and timely disciplinary actions when neededAudit JSA’s, POWRA’s, Hot work, LOTO, and Confined space documentationCreate quarterly goals for direct reports with clear objectives for safety, housekeeping, dust score, and environmental complianceShow no tolerance for bending / breaking of company policies and procedures for all employees with impartial application of coaching, training, and disciplinary processesFrequent reference to golden rules and policies in discussions with employees
- Operations : Manage the operations andmanufacturing process of biomass to achieve and exceed facility and companygoals and objectivesExhibit high expectations, rapid feedback, and daily goals for operations to drive excellenceCome to meetings with situational awareness and prepared plans to drive safety, quality, and productivity to highest possible levelCreate quarterly operational and production goals for direct reports that support continuous improvement of operational team and achievement of facility goalsSupport supervisors to manage time and attendance for plant to proactively fill gaps, build bench strength, and provide full coverage for daily shiftsProvide leadership for Area Managers for planned maintenance, problem solving, and debottlenecking of processes to optimize daily on quality Area Managers accountable to provide active leadership in Safety, Quality, Cost Control, Productivity, and Environmental compliance.Exhibit active leadership across plant. Encourage, coach, and intercede as necessary to achieve plant 8D’s are completed for safety and production incidents to support continuous improvement
- Housekeeping : Implement housekeeping standards to minimize hazards and to eliminateOSHA recordable and lost time injuriesWalk with Safety manager, Plant manager, and Area Managers at least once per day to assess plant housekeeping and frequent and timely feedback to crews, supervisors, and individuals to improve plant housekeeping and dust scoreEnsure temps and outside services are properly utilized to keep plant in best possible condition at least possible cost
- Personnel : Responsiblefor overall facility personnel including hiring, training, coaching, settingexpectations, insuring compliance to rules, procedures, and regulations,discipline, performance, and terminations if necessary. Lead the hiring process for all operations employees, and staff as appropriate Ensure temps and outside services are properly utilized to keep plant in best possible condition at least possible cost Develop training manuals, standard operating procedures, and Lock-Out Tag-Out documentsSchedule, train and maintain training records for all operations employees Ensure that health and safety programs and plans are developed and implemented in accordance with all applicable regulatory requirements Ensure that the biomass is produced in compliance with the manufacturing and quality specifications Communicate and support the philosophy of the Continuous Improvement Process Continuously encourage, seek, identify, and implement the means and methods to improve plant productivity and efficiency without compromising product quality, safety or environmental Ensure that operations employees are informed and updated on key business and organizational issuesAdditional Responsibilities and Special Projects as assigned by Plant Manager
Knowledge,Skills and Experience required :
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