Location: Ponca City,OK, USA
Job description
* Responsible for overall plant business plans, operations, resource requirements, and profitability.
* Person in-charge for plant sales, production, maintenance, shipping, engineering, SHEA, quality, and administration functions.
* Provides leadership in the development and implementation of a highly responsive organization
* Formulates strategic and operating plans that strive for profitability, growth, and competitiveness.
* Proactively engages in community leadership activities that promote mutual interests for the community and the Company. Implements best housekeeping practices to provide image within the community.
* Allocates organizational resources consistent with and meeting the Company stakeholders' stated objectives.
* Sales - works in coordination with Marketing and Sales group to optimize revenue and profit generation through customer selection, product types, production rates, shipping and package configurations, and transportation.
* Production - ensures all production plant assets, including personnel, equipment, machinery, and facilities are operating efficiently and effectively.
* Maintenance - develops and implements preventive and predictive maintenance programs. Assures maximum plant operability, reliability, and effectiveness.
* Shipping - Installs best practices and procedures to assure on-time delivery of order commitments.
* Engineering - Provides technical support in the areas of capital projects, plant instrumentation and controls, process analysis and improvements.
* Quality and systems - Stays abreast of product quality requirements and establish quality systems and procedures to assure compliance to those requirements.
* Safety, Health and Environmental - Ensure plant operations are in total compliance with all applicable government regulations. Instill positive relationship within the communities that the plants are located.
* Process Improvement - Monitor ongoing carbon black manufacturing process efficiency and develop continuous improvements in manufacturing systems, subsystems, and processes.
* Cost budget and cash flow management - Establishes, implements, and adheres to operating and financial budgets. Manages raw materials (feedstock,) and finished goods (inventory) to attain best cash flow.
* Labor relations - create and nurture a healthy relationship with labor unions that focus on cooperation and productivity. Fully understands the CBA's and ensures the proper implementation thereof.
* Profit and Loss - Achieves specified performance objectives in the Company Annual Operating Plan ( AOP ) and Strategic Business Plan ( SBP ).
* Leadership - Sets example to fulfill Company's credo and mission statement. Improves people performance through coaching, education, and training to ensure a productive and motivated workforce.
* High energy level, chemical process industry knowledge, and a team builder with strong management skills.
* Have creativity to challenge historical beliefs or practices by introducing new and innovative thinking into the traditional manufacturing and industrial mindset to continuously improve in all areas of plant operation.
* Excellent oral and written communication skills.
* Bachelor degree in chemical engineering or scientific field required. MBA highly recommended.
15 to 20 years of relevant work experience, including 5 years of demonstrated success in a similar role preferably within a $200M - $500M chemical manufacturing company
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
* 401(k)
* 401(k) matching
* Dental insurance
* Employee assistance program
* Flexible spending account
* Health insurance
* Health savings account
* Life insurance
* Paid time off
* Relocation assistance
* Vision insurance
Schedule:
* 8 hour shift
* Monday to Friday
* On call
* Weekends as needed