Plant Operations Manager - Delta, Canada - Silver City Galvanizing

Description

The Plant Manager is responsible for the daily management and coordination of plant operations including production, pre-production, operations, and logistics.

This is a hands-on position that is responsible for the development of policies and procedures designed to increase productivity, assure quality, and mitigate production problems.

To this end, the Plant Manager will improve throughput and other in-house processes with the objective of reducing overall costs and enhancing customer satisfaction.

The Plant Manager will provide direction to subordinate managers, offering professional expertise and monitoring performance to ensure that departmental and individual objectives are achieved within scheduled timelines and budgets.

He or she will also be tasked with establishing and maintaining a safe, legally compliant workplace, and enforcing compliance with all corporate policies and procedures.

• Manage and supervise staff, preparing work schedules and assigning specific duties.
• Oversee and direct the activities of subordinate managers and nonmanagement staff.
• Determine staffing requirements and oversee the interview, hiring and training of new employees with the assistance of the corporate human resources department.
• Ensure that all staff receives appropriate training on job duties, corporate policies and applicable regulations.
• Ensure compliance with company policy, procedures and applicable regulations.
• Provide coaching and mentoring and conduct evaluations of all subordinate managers within the department.
• The Plant Manager Reports to the business owner and is a Permanent Fulltime position in Operations
• Review financial statements, sales and activity reports, and other performance data to measure productivity and goal achievement and to determine areas needing cost reduction and program improvement.
• Establish and implement departmental policies, goals, objectives and procedures, conferring with the management team and staff as necessary.
• Understand, implement and enforce the safety program.
• Monitor third party business and suppliers to ensure that they are efficiently and effectively providing the needed services and supplies while staying within budgetary limits.
• Oversee activities directly related to the galvanizing process.
• Monitor departmental performance against goals to ensure that progress is being made, and that corrective action is taken if necessary.
• Manage the movement of finished materials in and out of the facility.
• Protect the organization's value by keeping information confidential.
• Always maintain professionalism, tact, diplomacy, and sensitivity to portray the company in a positive manner.
• Develop and implement new strategies for creating or improving processes and procedures to improve performance.
• Manage efficient use of company materials.
• Ensure efficient management of quality and cost control.
• Plan and organize meetings and special events as directed.
• Maintain a sustainable relationship with other departmental managers.
• Coordinate repair and maintenance work in the plant.
• Ensure that emergency as well as health and safety equipment is tested and replenished on a regular basis.
• Meet daily with other managers to facilitate resolution of issues/problems between business units and/or departments
• Perform other duties as necessary.
• Direct and coordinate daily operations of the manufacturing plant
• Develop processes to increase productivity and enhance performance
• Ensure company policies and procedures are followed at all times
• Screen, interview and manage the onboarding process of new hires
• Provide training and educational materials to staff as necessary
• Monitor plant equipment to ensure they are in good working order
• Repair, replace or recommend plant equipment as needed

• Galvanizing/Steel industry experience/knowledge ideal
• Proven record for performance with set goals
• Proven experience working in plant operations required
• Excellent oral, written & listening skills.
• Judgment and decisionmaking skills with ability to consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and choose the appropriate path.
• Ability to identify measures of performance and actions needed to improve or correct performance.
• Ability to delegate, set expectations and monitor progress of all direct reports.
• Motivate, inspire, provide and accept feedback to and from employees.
• Possess prioritization skills necessary to use time effectively and set action plans to achieve business targets.
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects and stay on schedule in a fastpaced environment
• Strong organizational and time management skills

• Able to manage multiple priorities.
• Good understanding of regulatory requirements for operating plants
• Familiar with operating plant equipment safely and efficien