Senior Plant Production Lead - Safe, Efficient Operations

Bayer AG; Soda Springs (ID); On-site; USD 104,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Vision

Dental

Retirement

PTO

Sick leave

Job summary

Ruveon is seeking a Production Lead in Soda Springs, ID to plan, direct, and coordinate manufacturing activities, ensuring safe, cost-effective, and compliant production. You will oversee Kiln and HEG processes, manage costs, and lead a skilled team with training and development responsibilities.

The role requires a BS in engineering or chemistry with ~10+ years of industrial manufacturing experience, plus strong knowledge of process technology and control systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of industrial manufacturing experience.
• Broad knowledge of manufacturing processes and control systems is essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead operations to assure customer satisfaction and compliance; establish and maintain key operating parameters and operating standards to guide operations
• Manage and lead activities required to support unit operations, including process optimization, SOP development, troubleshooting, management of change, root cause failure analysis, quality assurance, and control system optimization
• Collaborate with on-site and corporate customers to ensure the plant operations meet site, company and regulatory needs and requirements
• Monitor and analyze Plant performance and drive initiatives to continuously optimize the processes to achieve the operational objectives
• Collaborate with the technology & engineering groups to optimize the Plant
• Develop and implement process improvements, in collaboration with cross functional teams
• Support site wide initiatives to drive sustainability and compliance improvements
• Track and manage the manufacturing costs within budget
• Hire, coach and develop personnel to ensure the training and continuing education of employees within line responsibility
• Partner to continuously improve operations, efficiency and training for operations personnel; accountable for training material for operations personnel
• Maintain good relations with the employees and partner with Human Resources to maintain consistent and uniform administration of personnel policies
• Kiln processes include: Rotary kiln for phosphate ore beneficiation; Pollution control with SO2 and Mercury scrubbing along with dewatering processes; Settling ponds and water balance management
• The HEG (Heavy Equipment Group) Processes include very large mobile equipment: CAT front end loaders, CAT haul trucks, CAT dozer, grader, and excavator

Skills

Manufacturing processes knowledge

Process control systems

Leadership

Safety regulations awareness

Project management

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry

Job description

Ruveon is seeking a Production Lead in Soda Springs, ID to plan, direct, and coordinate manufacturing activities, ensuring safe, cost-effective, and compliant production. You will oversee Kiln and HEG processes, manage costs, and lead a skilled team with training and development responsibilities.

The role requires a BS in engineering or chemistry with ~10+ years of industrial manufacturing experience, plus strong knowledge of process technology and control systems.