Plant General Manager

Job Description

Overview

• Health and Safety is our #1 priority and we live it 3-6-5;
• Competitive wages;
• Comprehensive health benefits coverage after 30 days of full-time employment;
• Group 401K with company matching component;
• Generous paid time off, company paid training and tuition reimbursement;
• Positive and safe work environments;
• Opportunities for growth and development for all the stages of your career.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring that Health and Safety is the number one priority by complying with all safe work practices, policies, and processes and acting in a safe manner at all times;
• Be a highly visible leader, consistently building and developing productive staff relationships;
• Build and implement a vision for the site that excites and motivates the team and drives employee engagement;
• Develop continuous improvement plans, working with team members to conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions as necessary to advance the plant’s performance. Deliver best-in-class operational performance by engaging the team to drive process standardization and best practice sharing;
• Ensure that all Environmental Compliance requirements are met;
• Train, motivate and develop plant personnel;
• Maintain a high standard of housekeeping (cGMPs & 5S) at all times, ensuring the facility is always tour ready;
• Ensure customer satisfaction by maintaining the targeted OTIF for outbound shipments;
• Understand and execute the blending and packaging manufacturing strategy while developing and executing capital plans;
• Understand the ISO 9000 Quality Standard and ensure that all aspects of the standard are addressed and met within the site Quality Management System;
• Provide hands on leadership and management of the blending and packaging operations, while optimizing production costs and maintaining product quality;
• Monitor manufacturing progress against targets and objectives and provides summary reports of project status, key performance indicators and operations status;
• Provide leadership to site inventory management and distribution activities;
• Work cross-functionally with Product Management, Planning, Demand, Technical, Quality, Sales and Marketing to commercialize new products;
• Conduct appropriate performance evaluations;
• Deliver the P&L (OPEX & EBITDA).

Qualifications

• Bachelors’ degree in Engineering or similarly combined education/work experience;
• MBA is an asset;
• 5+ years’ in manufacturing plant operations in roles of increasing responsibility;
• 3+ years’ experience in plant management as Plant Manager or as an Operations/Production Manager;
• Management experience in a Contract Packaging & Blending facility strongly preferred;
• Previous experience handling oil and/or chemicals is preferred;
• Demonstrated commitment and leadership in the area of safety;
• Has a passion for plant operations and understands the dynamics of working effectively in a close-knit environment;
• Demonstrated experience and passion for people engagement, developing employees and change management;
• Demonstrated values of integrity, respect for others, teamwork and collaboration, accountability and performance;
• Strong written and verbal communication skills;
• A strong understanding of supply chain principles, production planning, scheduling, engineering, maintenance, management accounting, and project management;
• Working knowledge of ISO 9000:2008 Standard;
• Strong PC & software skills in Microsoft Office applications and experience with ERP software.

Safety-Kleen Systems, a Clean Harbors company, has a commitment to excellence deeply rooted in a strong sense of tradition. Our entire business model revolves around keeping North American businesses green. We generate more than $1.2 billion in annual revenue as a world-class environmental service organization and market leader in industrial hazardous waste management, parts-cleaning technology, and oil re-refining. We collect over 200 million gallons of used motor oil each year and we have the largest re-refinery capacity in North America allowing us to re-refine more than 150 million gallons each year. Every day, we help our customers resolve their waste management needs and reduce their carbon footprint. PROTECTION. CHOICES. PEOPLE. MAKE GREEN WORK.™