Plant Manager

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The Plant Manager has total responsibility for the performance of the plant and quarry locations. Accountable for all plant and quarry operations with overall responsibility for plant/quarry safety performance, production, maintenance, quality, compliance, financial performance / cost control as well as all other production-related activities of the plants/quarries. The plant manager must be a take‑charge person that can handle the demands of the operation and continually balance the competing needs of maintenance and production.

They must also possess the skills needed to develop a team to manage the plant in the most effective way.

• Ensure the most safe, efficient, and economical operation of the plant
• Lead and manage the plant/quarry in a manner consistent with the vision of LNA
• Lead and manage the output of the plant/quarry in a way that maximizes reserves and efficiently utilizes all plant assets
• Establish targets and priorities for the plant/quarry to ensure consistent performance around all KPI’s (production, maintenance, quality, delivery, and cost)
• Responsible for the establishment of objectives at the plant/quarry consistent with Company and Corporate objectives; the development and the implementation of a strategic plan to meet the objectives; and the monthly and annual review of objective results.
• Champion plant/quarry and community communications
• Communicate effectively with all employees on all levels
• Clearly establish and communicate the vision for the plant/quarry
• Serve as the Company’s representative or designate a representative from the plant to serve as a representative in all areas related to the business community, the industry, the surrounding community; the news media and with the local government.
• Ensure consistent product and process quality
• Timely response to customer demands
• Establish and monitor overall plant/quarry performance for production and quality standards
• Insure that all products produced at the plant and shipped to customers from the plant meet quality and customer requirements.
• Coordinate with Sales, Technical/Quality, Mining, Customer Service, and Management to assess priorities and production plans and schedules to meet customer orders and shipments for the plants and quarry operations.
• Budgeting (Preparation, Execution and Control)
• Develop and control profits, plans and budget
• Prepare initial capital project requests consistent with the operating and maintenance needs of the plant/quarry
• Follow spares management best practices.
• Monitor manpower utilization at the plant/quarry and review for approval all requests for increases in the workforce.
• Leadership/Teamwork and Team Development
• Delegate authority to key team members in safety, finance, production, maintenance, processing, quality control, production control, shipping, and other related operations and administrative functions.
• Coordinate plant activities through planning with other members of the plant management team to ensure plant objectives are met in an effective and efficient manner.
• Provide leadership and mentoring to accomplish plant/quarry goals and objectives.
• Provide direction, development, encourage collaboration, and leadership to all plant/quarry staff members.
• Be a positive leader that encourages cross‑functional communication between the teams.
• Track Key Performance indicators to measure progress of goals.
• Provide feedback to direct reports on daily projects.
• Establish processes for SAP including training of team members.
• Good public speaking skills. Must be able to create and communicate a PowerPoint presentation to the workforce with confidence concerning the state of the business.
• Safety
• Drive positive safety culture. Ensure compliance with safety, housekeeping, environmental, continuous improvement standards and procedures.
• Demonstrate environmental and safety regulatory leadership.
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