What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plant Manager position at Guardian Energy, LLC?
Guardian Energy Janesville has an exciting opportunity for a Plant Manager to join the team! We offer full benefits to include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short term and long-term disability, paid vacation and paid holidays.
As the Plant Manager of Janesville you will be responsible for safe and regulatory compliant operation of the plant to ensure maximum production quantity, quality, and profitability by directly supervising Production Manager, Lab Manager, Maintenance Manager, Grains, Manager, and EH&S Manager while supporting the policies, goals and objectives of the company.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND BASIC DUTIES
- Responsible for day-to-day operations of a 160 MGPY dry mill ethanol facility.
- Participate in establishing safety, production, and efficiency objectives with Guardian Management.
- Responsible for executing and improving established safety, production and efficiency objectives.
- Communicate and review plant objectives regularly with all managers, both individually and as a group, to ensure plant objectives are accomplished.
- Develop monitoring metrics and review plant performance. Metrics shall include production, yield, energy efficiencies, labor utilization, financial results, chemical usage, etc.
- Ensure that personnel are adequately trained, equipped and motivated, so that plant objectives can be accomplished in a safe, timely and cost-effective manner.
- Conduct employee performance reviews based on job descriptions to determine competency, knowledge and contribution to the overall team.
- Assist in developing Annual Budget with input from direct reporting managers, Chief Operations Officer, and Chief Financial Officer. Annual Budget shall include a Capital budget for plant improvements and equipment.
- Responsible for reviewing and reporting financial and operational results to Officers of the Company and the Board of Directors.
- Initiate and carry out projects that improve efficiency and / or reduce operating costs.
- Ensure city, county, state, and federal regulations relating to site operations are met at all times.
- Direct, maintain, and enforce the safety and environmental programs for all site personnel; review safety and environmental records to uphold standards of maximum safety for all personnel.
- Communicate directly with Maintenance Manager to ensure consistent preventative maintenance is performed and unforeseen repairs are made in a timely manner to reduce plant downtime.
- Communicate directly with Lab Manager to ensure effective implementation of QA / QC policies and procedures.
- Communicate directly with Lab Manager to continually review chemical usage and evaluate new products and processes to reduce chemical costs.
- Implement programs and procedures required to ensure plant cleanliness.
- Communicate with Commodity Manager and Grains Manager to determine logistic movements of corn, DDGS, and ethanol to manage inventories, improve labor efficiencies, etc.
- Ensure consistent communications are maintained with ethanol, ddgs, and corn oil marketing groups to ensure inventories, logistics, and any plant disruptions are managed.
- Ensure consistent communications are maintained with energy providers regarding anticipated energy needs, disruptions, and plant downtimes.
- Assist with interviewing, hiring, and training plant employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; and addressing complaints and resolving problems.
- Other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS
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PHYSICAL STRENGTH : This job may require lifting of up to 50 pounds occasionally.