Area Operations Manager – Industrial Minerals

The primary function of this position is to provide direction and leadership to three Industrial Minerals manufacturing operations ensuring our customer demands are met or exceeded by ensuring cost effective and operationally sound manufacturing of our products.

Essential Functions: 

• Promote a safe and productive working environment with a sustainable safety culture.
• Manage overall site safety through training and observation of workforce. Ensure that all safety policies are being met.
• Implement and lead continuous improvement and modern manufacturing principals by highlighting deficiencies and recommending changes in training, working practices and processes.
• Develop direct reports technical and leadership skills and make recommendations for new job opportunities when appropriate.
• Work with direct reports to establish development plans, provides training, and development opportunities.
• Track staffing requirements and act as the hiring manager for needed personnel.
• Help promote a company culture that has high morale and job performance through motivation, establishing goals and providing feedback.
• Effectively using delegation, scheduling, and time management practices to get work done through others.
• Review Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for operations to understand progress and to continually align operational teams in terms of their areas of opportunity and improvement. 
• Direct maintenance and production activities throughout sites to drive continuous improvement, and optimize use of resources, equipment, facilities, and personnel.
• Review and analyze expenditures, financial and operational reports to identify opportunities to increase profits and improve performance metrics.
• Work closely with management team to set and implement policies and procedures.
• Assist in budget and capex processes including forecasting.
• Address coworker issues and provide resolutions in a timely manner.
• Support communication between coworkers and the management team.
• Provide support on specific technical processing, maintenance, and engineering issues where appropriate.
• Ensure strong alignment across quality, maintenance and operations teams.
• Perform other job-related duties as needed.
   

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business, or related field, and/or related experience. 
• Minimum 5 years of managerial experience in an industrial production facility.
• Experience in quarry operations including, but not limited to, blasting, drilling, and de-watering.
• Experience in mineral processing including, drying, grinding, classifying, and packaging.
• Possess knowledge of heavy equipment maintenance and operation. 
• Minimum 3 years of overall project management experience.
• Experience with MSHA regulations and inspections.
• Strong leadership and management skills. Individual must exhibit professional ability to deal with others and to create constructive working relationships and an overall positive working environment.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills; ability to work well under tight deadlines, assist in the resolution of technical problems, and manage ambiguous information effectively.
• Self-starter and able to take responsibly and initiative upon themselves.
• Ability to prioritize, schedule, and coordinate multiple activities and delegate activities to the workforce.
• Must be self-confident; make critical decisions on a timely basis; think outside the box and be proactive vs. reactive.
• Must communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing. 
• Major project management / large capex evaluation and management.
• Knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies.
• May require the ability to climb ladders, lift heavy objects weighing up to fifty pounds, enter confined areas, and be exposed to extreme temperatures and dusty environments.
• Use of PC with Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project and AutoCAD.

Personal Characteristics and Competencies:

• Proactive customer service orientation.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills. 
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Must possess strong attention to detail, good organizational skills with the ability to ensure accurate work.
• Entrepreneurial spirit combined with prudence. (i.e., consideration of long-term risks and opportunities). Highly developed organizational influence and negotiation skills. 
• Strong people and culture manager with a track record of building bench strength, leading leaders, and maximizing the impact of the organization.
• A self-confident, proactive professional who can successfully lead in a fast-changing business environment.
• Tough minded with the courage of convictions to drive critical strategies and programs through to completion.
• A change agent willing to take measured risk and who is committed to deliver on commitments to the organization.
• Personal and professional alignment to NESL’s Cultural Goals:
  Focus & Integrity to Do What’s Right
  Know the Numbers, Know the Business
  Embrace Change
  Intentionally Collaborative

Why Apply?

• Competitive Benefit Package - Medical, Vision, Dental, 401k, Vacation, Life Insurance, etc.
• Career Growth - We pride ourselves in developing coworkers and promoting from within.
• Stable Industry - Our materials are in high demand year over year.