Operations Manager

* Partners with the Site leader to drive a strong personal safety, process safety, quality, and environmental improvement plan to achieve EHS&Q goals and ensure compliance with regulatory and permit requirements.
* Relentlessly pursues maximum plant reliability to reduce department unplanned events and support safe operations.
Teaches and encourages behaviors to support reliable operations.
* Knows and advocates Life Critical Standards within the facility.  Demonstrates priority and commitment through personal behavior and coaching in the field. Provides the needed positive and negative reinforcement to address deviations with urgency and ensures appropriate follow up and investigations.
* Ensures appropriate technical review of work plans (maintenance or improvement) such that Life Critical Standards are applied appropriately for the job.
* Partners with Site Leader to ensure capital is allocated appropriately to design out industrial hygiene hazards, improve environmental compliance & sustainability, and reduce personal/process safety hazards.  Implements administrative controls and process controls for safe and reliable operation.
* Manages the Plant Operations budget.
* Shows courageous leadership by coaching, asking questions, and intervening when needed.  Challenges status quo and past norms to make the operation more safe and effective.
* Keeps active field presence and assesses work activities routinely to maintain awareness of plant needs and understanding of personnel behaviors.
* Ensures the operation team is fully prepared for immediate response situations, including where technical resources might be needed to analyze process conditions and guide the response.
* Supports Site Leader to provide motivation, explanation, context, and communication purpose of messages to the empowered organization.
* Inspires and motivates the organization through leadership and strong connection with the team fostering an empowered organization. Shows appreciation for employees and maintains a servant leadership mindset.
* Accountable for maintaining and improving the expertise index for operators for the facility, ensuring that appropriate knowledge remains within the facility.
* Works closely with Human Resources as needed to hire operators with strong skill sets.
Ensures operators are on-boarded and trained via a comprehensive plant training program to maximize their opportunity for success and increase plant expertise.
* Provides coaching for career progression and discipline up to termination.
* Models Roquette’s core values and behaviors and understands that his/her behavior shapes the operation team’s culture.
* Develops operation employees and ensures career success via goal-setting, performance management, promotion processes, and employee development plan.
* Resolves operation discipline issues and escalates to proper channels where needed.
* Enhances the working relationship with operation team, collaborates with work force, and supports Labor contractual agreements if applicable.
* Coaches both FSFL and Tech/Tech roles within the plant to be effective within their roles.
* Knows the business model and strategy for facility.  Explains to operations how the plant fits into the business and corporation.
* Understands how much money the plant makes each day along with product margins, and takes actions as needed partnering with the Site Leader and business to maximize total margin and EBITDA.  Is flexible and assists the Site Leader in dealing with changing conditions.
* Continuously works to improve the total cost of production (raw material, conversion cost and activity rate, etc.).
May take a leadership role in maintaining budget as delegated by the Site Leader.
* Develops financial acumen skills across the organization (operators, engineers, maintenance, etc.) to accelerate profitability and productivity.
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*** Skilled in the use of MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) required.
* 8+ yrs of manufacturing and engineering experience.
* Experience in continuous improvement methodologies (eg. Six Sigma, LEAN, etc) preferred.
* Demonstrates strong integrity in placing safety, the…