Job: Production Manager

Location: Nekoosa, WI

Job Description:

The Production Manager sets the direction and oversees all activities related to plant production (from strategy development through to implementation, execution and evaluation) while driving alignment with the corporate strategic direction and established systems and directives. Delivering on a broad range of responsibilities, the Production Manager must balance an ability to draw on well-established general management capabilities with a willingness to get directly involved in the operations (applying specialty/technical skills) as required. Oversees personnel development and training for Operations. Develops SOP's and ensures department compliance to both regulatory and company training requirements.

Roles:

• Direct day to day production department activities to optimize local plant operations, including production rate planning, operating efficiencies, raw material usage, etc.
• Make (or actively support) critical decisions that impact the local site (i.e., capital projects, team performance, production, maintenance planning, costing/budgeting etc.)
• Actively promote and enforce compliance in areas such as employee and process safety, contractor safety, environment etc.
• Development and implementation of key people initiatives (i.e., training, talent development, skills planning, organization design, hiring/on-boarding, succession management etc.)
• Work closely with other members of the plant leadership team. Communicate regularly with key people outside of the plant (e.g. Supply/Demand Planning team)

Qualification:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Pulp and Paper) is preferred.
• Knowledge of Responsible Care Codes and Practises, Process Safety Management (PSM), Quality Systems, Incident Investigation, Problem Solving, Contracts and Service Agreements, Business Platforms (Applicable site DCS, JDE E-One, Dayforce, Coupa, SharePoint, Microsoft Office Suite, KMS/MOC)
• Minimum 5-10 years experience in Plant Operations with experience in a leadership role, in the chlor-alkali chemicals arena coupled with team leadership experience.
• Plant Operations and Management, Budgeting/Cost Management, Safety and Environmental Leadership, Community Outreach, Dealing with Governmental Regulators, Customer Contact.
• Strong analytical skills (i.e., process and technical data, incident/process investigation) to help in decision-making and judgments.
• Ability to maintain a continuous focus on critical factors pertaining to effective operations (i.e., ethical practices, safety, Responsible Care, environmental factors etc.).
• Financial abilities; including budgets
• Well developed skills as a trainer would be an asset
• Successful background in recruiting and developing teams
• Occasional travel as the role requires.