Plant Manager

Job Title: Plant Manager

Job Overview:

As the Plant Manager of Reliable Tire Disposal, you will be a crucial leader overseeing all plant operations. Your primary focus will be ensuring a safe working environment, optimizing overall equipment effectiveness, enhancing employee satisfaction, and driving production efficiency. Success in this role will be measured by achieving and exceeding established key performance indicators (KPIs) to contribute to the overall success and profitability of the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

1.    Safety Leadership:

•    Develop and implement strategies to achieve and maintain a high Safety Compliance Rate.

•    Lead safety initiatives, ensuring safety protocols and procedures are communicated and followed throughout the plant.

•    Collaborate with Supervisors, Millwrights, and other Stakeholders to foster a strong safety culture.

2.    Operational Efficiency:

•    Drive Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) by implementing measures to optimize the utilization of resources, including machinery.

•    Work closely with the Director of Operations and Millwrights to identify and address bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement.

•    Implement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency.

3.    Employee Evaluation:

•    Conduct regular surveys and assessments to gauge Employee Performance.

•    Develop and implement strategies to improve employee morale, engagement, and satisfaction.

•    Address employee concerns to foster a positive and collaborative work environment.

4.    Production Management:

•    Monitor and improve the Production Efficiency by analyzing the ratio of actual production output to maximum potential output.

•    Collaborate with the Director of Operations and Shift Supervisors to set and achieve production targets.

•    Implement strategies to streamline production processes and increase output.

5.    Downtime Management:

•    Achieve a significant unplanned downtime reduction by implementing effective strategies.

•    Work closely with the Director of Operations and Millwrights to address root causes of downtime and enhance overall equipment reliability.

•    Analyze and report the percentage reduction in unplanned downtime compared to the previous period.

Qualifications and Skills:

•    Bachelor’s degree in operations management, Construction Science, Engineering or a related field. Related Experience may be substituted in lieu of education requirement.

•    Proven experience in plant management within a manufacturing or similar industry.

•    In-depth knowledge of safety protocols, operational efficiency, and employee management.

•    Strong leadership and team management skills.

•    Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

•    Attitude of no excuses, only solutions is a must.

Performance Metrics:

•    Safety Compliance Rate Achievement.

•    Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Improvement.

•    Employee Satisfaction Score Improvement.

•    Production Efficiency Enhancement.

•    Downtime Reduction Achievement.