Assistant Plant Manager

Essential Functions/Responsibilities:

The Assistant Plant Manager (APM) energizes and motivates a team of production employees. As a team, their responsibility is to work safely, focus on quality and cost, improve cycle time, and meet production goals. The APM oversees the regeneration of ion exchange resins and other water treatment media, while focusing on ways to improve processes and increase productivity. The APM will team up with the Senior Plant Manager to foster a compliance-based culture with outside regulatory agencies, and within Veolia itself while serving as a driving force for the EHS program.   The Assistant Plant Manager is the visible and active leader of the facility, promoting a favorable and productive environment for all employees.   This position will back up the Senior Plant Manager.

In addition, the Assistant Plant Manager will hold the following responsibilities: Environmental Health and Safety (EHS): 

• Promotes a healthy and diverse working environment to achieve excellence in EHS, quality, productivity, and customer service 

• Ensures facility is meeting all regulatory and non-regulatory compliance obligations including, but not limited to, wastewater permit and occupancy permit/business license 

• Ensures all employees and contractors working on-site are following the requirements of their assigned task and complying with site requirements, especially EHS  

• Maintains and develops procedures, documents necessary to maintain the ISO Quality system and certifications 

Plant Management: 

• Manages the facility within operating budget  

• Is responsible for the day-to-day operations at this site to include, but not limited to, resin regeneration, preparing mobile water treatment equipment for dispatch to customer sites, and the cleaning of membranes as required for Veolia assets and customer assets,       including all aspects from the receipt of raw materials through the delivery of finished products. The preparation of the non-resin assets is out of this scope.       

• Drives initiatives to maximize employee contribution and drives improvements in product and services quality 

• Coordinates Service Center activity with Logistics & Technical Service team, making sure customer demands are met from a qualitative and timely manner 

• Other Duties as assigned 

People management:

• Ensures all manufacturing / production functions at facility are staffed and well trained to perform their duties effectively (including participation in the selection, interviewing & hiring of plant employees) 

• Manages the orientation & training of new employees to ensure their development 

• Motivates employees thru inclusiveness, tangible rewards & recognition, & strategic developmental plans                                         

Leadership: 

• Drives growth and change in a fast-moving, high-energy environment 

• Champions integrity & ethical work practices 

• Leads by example & develops close working relationships with the plant staff, vendors, customers & leaders.

• Sustain a Succession Management Plan.     

• Develops appropriate dialogues with local government regulatory departments  

• Leads all employee relations matters working closely with HR, communicates actively, listens openly, and is highly flexible 

• Continuous improvement 

• Promotes the use of six-sigma/Lean/Kaizen methodologies in driving plant quality improvements 

• Optimizes operations by creating, implementing & managing continuous improvement projects in the areas of: chemical & utility usage, waste water treatment, regeneration efficiency, water treatment equipment turnover, procurement, maintenance, & inventory management

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, science, or business 

• Minimum of 2 year of experience in a manufacturing/services environment with a team of hourly staff

Desired Characteristics:

Hard Skills: 

• Demonstrated project management skills  

• Prior experience in plant management (nice to have) 

• Ability to apply statistical methods for process improvement  

• Knowledge of the disciplines of manufacturing management such as production and inventory control, variable cost productivity, and fulfillment metrics, quality systems, cost systems, and fulfillment metrics, and procedures 

• Proficiency in MS Office Suite applications, specifically Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, & Work 

• Proficiency in SAP / Proven ability to learn SAP (nice to have) 

• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing process, Six Sigma & /or Kaizen  

• Knowledge of ISO 9001 QMS (nice to have) 

• Knowledge of OSHA, EPA, & other governmental regulations (nice to have) 

• Experience and/or Knowledge of water treatment processes such as deionization, softening, reverse osmosis & de-oxygenation (nice to have) 

Soft Skills: 

• Strong oral & written communication skills 

• Strong interpersonal skills & awareness 

• Demonstrated leadership skills  

• Strong organizational and analytical skills  

• Demonstrated teamwork skills 

• Ability to lead teams through example  

• Sense of urgency 

• Accountable  

• Clear thinker 

• Creative and autonomous 

• Ability to interact well with others at various levels within the organization and to work within a highly matrixed business environment  

• Desire to work for a company with a proven track record for career opportunities & advancement.