LIQUID ASPHALT PLANT MANAGER

Knife River Corporation; Klamath Falls (OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Knife River Corporation in Oregon seeks a production scheduling leader to drive safe, environmentally conscious operations. Lead the team in organizing Monthly, Weekly and Daily Production Schedules and SBS forecast sheets to align with product receipt, delivery dates, and manufacturing capacity.

The role directs scheduling, production, and control to achieve timely receipts and manufacturing goals, ensuring inventory accuracy and efficient material handling. Travel is required.

Qualifications

• Leads safety culture initiatives and training.
• Manages production scheduling and control processes.
• Oversees cost management and adherence to budgets.
• Ensures quality control and timely deliveries.

Responsibilities

• Lead production planning by organizing Monthly, Weekly and Daily Production Schedules.
• Direct scheduling, production, and control operations to meet delivery dates.
• Supervise and expedite rush orders and adjust schedules as needed.
• Monitor inventories and material handling to prevent delays.
• Coordinate with operations, manufacturing and shipping teams.
• Maintain occupational evaluations and salary programs.
• Assist in planning capital improvement projects.
• Oversee daily quality control sampling and testing.
• Perform general labor duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Production planning

Safety culture

Cost control

Team supervision

Quality control

Budget management

Communication

Job description

• Pay or shift range: $90,000 USD to $105,000 USD
  The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.
• Travel Required : Yes

Description

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 Albina Asphalt Safety Culture.

Organize, formulate and prepare Monthly, Weekly and Daily Production Schedules (DPS) and SBS forecast sheets to conform to product receipt and delivery dates, manufacturing capacities and available inventory capacities.

Plan, direct and supervise the scheduling, production and control operations to achieve receipt and production goals in conformance with date commitments, relative to delivery schedules. Responsible for the accuracy of daily tank inventories, relative to materials received, storage arrangements and efficient handling methods, timely distribution to manufacturing and shipping areas to avoid delays and interruption of production operations and in compliance with the daily production schedule.

Personally supervise and expedite rush orders and revise Daily Production Schedules to offset delays caused by manufacturing malfunction, engineering changes, revised shipment dates, cancellations, etc.

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.

Through daily surveillance of the Utility Sheet, Supplies and Repairs Breakdown, and Daily time sheets, control costs in conformance with budget guidelines. Advise Operations Manager where and when costs are above budget guidelines and recommend corrective actions.

Assist in planning and execution of capital improvement projects.

Supervise daily quality control sampling and testing on an "as needed" basis in accordance with the Quality Control Program.

Perform other duties as assigned, including general labor.

Travel Required

Yes . Training 4 times per year.

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