ASPHALT OPERATIONS MANAGER

Knife River Corporation; Vancouver (WA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Knife River Corporation is seeking a leader in Vancouver, WA, to ensure safety and efficiency in our production operations. The role involves analyzing metrics, developing maintenance policies, and overseeing operational standards.

This leadership position requires effective communication and coordination with various departments, ensuring all work aligns with safety and budget guidelines while also focusing on employee development.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in ensuring safety and environmental standards.
• Analyze production metrics and recommend improvements.
• Develop maintenance policies for buildings and equipment.
• Monitor operational metrics and coordinate with departments.
• Ensure safety and specifications adherence in maintenance work.
• Act as a liaison for communications and policies.
• Assist in planning capital improvement projects.
• Perform other assigned duties.

Job description

Job Description

1. Provide a leadership role in assuring that work performed is done in a safe and environmentally conscious manner. Lead all employees by visibly engaging in all aspects of the company's Safety Culture.
2. Analyzes production metrics and makes recommendations for improvements and solutions to issues identified. Oversees staffing and development of all production managers, supervisors, and staff.
3. Develops maintenance policy and procedures that ensure the optimal functioning of buildings, grounds, and associated equipment. Manages all building systems including mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, safety, and waste management.
4. Monitors operational metrics and works with other departments to ensure receipts, production schedules, shipping standards, and targets are met. Leads investigations and determines the root cause of any production delays, disruptions, or quality excursions and implements solutions.
5. Ensures facilities receipts, production, maintenance work follows safety standards, conforms to specifications, and that work orders are tracked and completed within the budgeted guidelines. Oversees contractors engaged for facility renovation projects. Advises GM of Operations where and when costs are above budget guidelines and recommends corrective actions.
6. Act as a liaison to keep personnel informed on matters of communications, decisions and policies. Supervise and coordinate the various programs essential to manufacturing procedures, e.g. training, safety, housekeeping, work simplification, cost wage and salary administration, etc. Responsible to maintain an effective occupational evaluation and salary program as well as an employee appraisal system, focusing on employee development.
7. Assist in planning and execution of capital improvement projects.
8. Perform other duties as assigned.

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