Plant Manager

U.S. Silica Holdings Inc. is a global performance materials company and is a leading producer of commercial silica used in the oil and gas industry and in a wide range of industrial applications. Over its 124-year history, U.S. Silica has developed core competencies in mining, processing, logistics, and materials science that enable it to produce and cost-effectively deliver more than 800 diversified products to customers across our end markets.

U.S. Silica's wholly-owned subsidiaries include EP Minerals and SandBox Logistics™. EP Minerals is an industry leader in the production of products derived from diatomaceous earth, perlite, engineered clays, and non-activated clays. SandBox Logistics™ is a state-of-the-art leader in proppant storage, handling and well-site delivery, and is dedicated to making proppant logistics cleaner, safer, and more efficient. The company has 26 operating mines and processing facilities and two additional exploration stage properties across the United States and is headquartered in Katy, Texas.

This position will be responsible for the overall management of a multi-shift environment and will supervise three salaried employees, one non-exempt salaried employee, and all hourly employees. The plant manager has P&L and budget responsibility, supervision of plant employees, and the complete management of day-to-day activities of the plant including handling safety issues, scheduling, hiring, training, and coaching hourly personnel.

This position is a Non-Union/Union environment in processing and manufacturing. The candidate will be managing personnel and will need to be well-versed in personnel issues. The candidate will also need to be experienced in stress management.

The primary duties of the Plant Manager will include required direct contact with department managers/supervisors and plant operating personnel, oversight of operating policies and procedures, review and development of plant annual capital and operating budgets, and coordination and communication with other internal departments at various levels.

The Plant Manager will be working in the plant as well as the office environment, requiring infrequent travel between other plants, periodic visits with customers, suppliers, public officials, community groups, and related trade/industry associations. They will need to be on-call when any problems may arise. The stress level is moderate but has the potential to be high. The Plant Manager needs to have a sense of urgency and responsiveness, any issues that may arise need to be resolved quickly.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Directly supervise department managers for the operation.
• Effectively and economically meet safe production, product quality, and operating requirements according to company policies and procedures in a sustainable manner.
• Oversee the preparation and review of and compliance with the annual plant operating and capital expenditure budgets.
• Manage to completion majority of capital improvement projects.
• Ability to identify root causes of industrial and organizational problems and then utilize recognized problem-solving skills to solve and implement effective solutions
• Must have the creative ability to recognize and solve complex operational problems and develop innovative solutions to the operation’s needs
• Extensive knowledge in mining and mineral processing
• Must be knowledgeable of industrial management, mining, or processing methods and procedures
• Must be skilled in addressing personnel issues (such as identifying training needs, performance measurement, motivation, and skills development), able to identify skillset requirements at plant operational levels, and organize Human Resources to obtain optimum efficiency and results
• Must be able to develop and sustain an atmosphere of cooperation between salaried and union employees, customers, and community leaders while maintaining the objectives of the operation.
• Ability to identify root causes of industrial and organizational problems and then utilize recognized problem-solving skills to solve and implement effective solutions.
• Must have the creative ability to recognize and solve complex operational problems and develop innovative solutions to the operation’s needs.
• Extensive knowledge in mining and mineral processing, including grinding and packaging
• Skilled in advanced (Lean) manufacturing techniques
• Experience managing in a union environment
• Strong organizational and human relations skills to effectively interact with internal and external parties
• Must be an effective communicator – both verbal and written

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, or related discipline.
• Knowledge of mining and processing of industrial minerals preferred
• Assist in the development of short- and long-range goals and objectives for the operation.
• Drive the implementation of operational excellence initiatives that will lead to world class results.
• Provide guidelines and objectives, for plant personnel, necessary to insure plant daily operations
• Continuously improve and develop plant goals to increase machine uptime, efficiency, volume, and revenue while reducing operation costs and maintaining an excellent Safety and Quality Performance record.
• Direct line of support to corporate in reporting performance of the plant and the timing of various capital/expense projects for continuous plant improvement
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in management
• Knowledge of mining and processing of industrial minerals preferred
• Basic knowledge of the function of mineral processing equipment preferred
• Lean and Maintenance Excellence experience preferred
• Must be knowledgeable of industrial management, mining, or processing methods and procedures
• Must be skilled in addressing personnel issues (such as identifying training needs, performance measurement, motivation, and skills development), able to identify skillset requirements at plant operational levels, and organize Human Resources to obtain optimum efficiency and results
• Must be able to develop and sustain an atmosphere of cooperation between salaried and hourly employees, customers, and community leaders while maintaining the objectives of the operation

U.S. Silica is an equal opportunity employer for all without regard to race, gender, color, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. U.S. Silica is a smoke- and drug-free workplace. The above description is intended to capture the essential functions of the job, nature and level of work as of the preparation date. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties that may be required of the position. This job description may be modified at any time with or without notice.