Plant Manager

USA – DuBois Chemicals, Inc; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401k with company match

Paid holidays

Vacation time

Income protection plans

Job summary

DuBois Chemicals, Inc. in Jacksonville, FL, is seeking a Plant Manager to lead safety, quality, culture, delivery and productivity across the site. You will partner with HQ and regional teams to drive continuous improvement and capital projects while aligning with the company’s acquisition strategy.

The role requires strong leadership, EHS experience, and the ability to manage budgets, staff, and performance metrics across the plant, ensuring cost controls and customer service goals are met.

Qualifications

• Experience in batch chemical processing and improving EHS culture.
• Chemical engineering or chemical manufacturing background preferred.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Change management experience and hands-on leadership.
• Experience driving Lean/Six Sigma and continuous improvement.
• Financial and budgeting acumen with capital project experience.

Responsibilities

• Improve safety and environmental performance using site scorecards.
• Lead production quality improvements with QC teams.
• Manage daily batch production to reduce SKU backlog.
• Drive throughput and productivity via CI initiatives.
• Develop hiring/training processes and mentor supervisors.
• Coach leads to improve culture and meet KPIs.
• Analyze data to identify cost and productivity opportunities.
• Develop capital plan and oversee maintenance ROI.
• Communicate goals and coordinate cross-functional teams.
• Deliver site budget and report at monthly operations meetings.

Skills

Batch chemical processing knowledge

EHS culture improvement

Leadership and people management

Strong communication skills

Financial acumen and budgeting

Lean and Six Sigma

Data analysis and problem solving

Education

BS in Engineering or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

ERP knowledge

Job description

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they are doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Plant Manager is responsible for maintaining the safety, quality, culture, delivery, productivity, cost, customer service levels and inventory. This role reports to the VP, Manufacturing and is also responsible for continued growth and capacity planning for the plant as part of DuBois broader acquisition strategy to improve the optimization of our network footprint.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Improve the environmental, health and safety of the site utilizing the safety scorecard process and partnering with the EHS manager (headquarters) for improvements and investigations
• Improve the production quality, working closely with our QC team stationed in Cincinnati, OH as well as our Regional QC department based out of Nampa, ID.
• Manage day to day batch production goals for the business to reduce SKU backlog
• Work with the continuous improvement leaders to implement process changes that would improve throughput and improve productivity in the plant
• Work with the training manager/human resources to develop process to recruit, train and onboard new employees and mentor supervisors and leads to help improve retention, onboarding and training
• Coach, mentor and train the working leads and supervisors to improve the culture and deliver on key KPI's for the business
• Analyze data, hunt for opportunities and drive cost out/productivity improvements utilizing functional resources across the network to deliver on productivity goals for the plant measured on a dollar per pound basis at the plant level
• Build capital plan and mentor maintenance supervisor/maintenance staff to execute capital improvements that would impact safety, quality and productivity in the plant with ROI calculations as needed as well as maintain the PM program and establish OEE calculations
• Communicate business goals to the plant regularly and improve communication across the plant on goals and objectives that meet our safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity and inventory targets for the site
• Manage relationships with reports on cultural improvements for the plant and actively address employee complaints/grievances
• Work with functional leaders and direct reports to create capacity to meet changing business demands and growth targets year over year for plant output while improving cost/productivity
• Responsible for delivering budgetary goals for the site and executing action plans to meet budget that would be presented monthly at site operating meeting to the Director of Manufacturing, COO and Financial Planning and Analysis focal

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Looking for a candidate with knowledge of batch chemical processing, proven success in improving the EHS culture
• Chemical engineering or chemical manufacturing experience preferred
• Candidates should have strong communication skills and great organizational/time management skills
• Candidates must have intimate knowledge and experience in change management
• Candidates who would strive in our environment are willing to get hands on daily and willing to operate in a fast-pace, action-oriented environment
• Candidates must show strong leadership skills and ability to drive accountability utilizing both disciplinary and incentive-based action plans
• Proven successful work experience as a plant manager. Experience in the chemical industry or related field, with exposure to manufacturing best practices and continuous improvement.
• Ability to drive change, improve/create new processes in a fast-paced environment.
• Adequate knowledge of business and management principles (budgeting, capital expenditure, strategic planning, resource allocation and human resources).
• Financial acumen - Understands and uses financial statements as the ultimate scorecard.
• Experience with developing and approving capital investment projects.
• Familiarity with industry standard equipment and technical expertise.
• Applied continuous improvement principles thru use of Lean and Six Sigma concepts/tools.
• Knowledge of safety, quality, productivity, demand creation, inventory and stewardship processes.
• Computer literacy, proficient with Microsoft Office.
• Strong analytical and problem solving-ability to gather data, analyze effectively, and communicate results.
• Ability to drive improvement in the plant.
• Strong team building, decision-making and people management skills.
• Must possess solid leadership traits and be able to solve problems, make decisions, set priorities, and remain self-motivated.
• A decisive and self-confident manner at setting priorities and interacting with other team members.
• Attention to detail and a willingness to hold self and other responsible for adherence to established procedures.
• Analytical, data driven mind-set and capability to analyze and drive efficiency when opportunities are presented.

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS:

BS degree in Engineering, Business Management, Supply Chain, or related field required.

#INDOPS DuBois provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, service in the military, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state, and/or local law and/or regulation.

Working at DuBois is dynamic, flexible and fun. Our customer centric focus gives you the opportunity to leverage your creative and innovative talents to help deliver specialty chemical solutions safely while protecting the environment.

DuBois values:

• Honest and Ethical Behavior
• Collaborative Communication
• Safety at Work and Home
• Environmental Stewardship

Perks and Benefits

You will enjoy building your career with DuBois.

DuBois offers the stability and comprehensive benefits of a larger organization with the feel of a smaller, more personable company. The diversity of our roles, customers served and large number of manufacturing, distribution and technical centres provide many routes for your career advancement.

If you value learning, improving processes and want to make an immediate impact, DuBois is where you want to be.

• health insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• life insurance
• 401k with company match
• paid holidays
• vacation time
• income protection plans