Plant Manager

The Plant Manager is responsible and accountable for managing the overall areas of safety, environmental, quality, productivity, delivery dates, employee relations/development, and for driving the culture within the fabrication plant. Focus on the sustainability and continual improvement of performance in all areas and keep the GM/COO updated and informed of daily and long-term issues, opportunities and plans for improvement in all plant areas.

Act as the Key Change Agent and Driver of Change for the Company and sets the example by which employees are expected to follow. To develop an organized cohesive team through training, mentoring, skills development, personal accountability, and effective recruiting of new talent to meet performance goals and provide a strong foundation for continued growth. To continually develop and reinforce teamwork that is essential for growth and success. To promote a fair and mutually supportive work environment for all employees, based on mutual respect.

The preferred candidate must have at least 5 years of management experience and at least 3 years of experience in the steel industry.

Responsibilities:

1. Successfully contributing to the operation as a proactive and supportive leader in safety and compliance activities. Leading by example and strictly enforce all company policies and procedures, driving continuous improvement, and continually ensures safety and environmental standards are never compromised.

2. Training and developing employees in proper quality, operating, and safety procedures to include but not limited to: PPE, equipment guarding, crane/rigging/critical lift operations, mobile equipment, electrical safety, Establish and maintain world-class housekeeping standards, Promote employee and safety committee involvement in safety continuous improvement, and Ensure all safety incidents are properly reported and corrective actions established.

3. Ensuring all employees have the proper equipment needed to perform the job safely and to customer and legal standards.

4. Gaining increased involvement of the entire workforce through the development of an effective proactive Safety Committee and developing proactive initiatives and incentive programs based on approved systems to reduce hazards, waste and develop increased employee participation. Co-facilitating the committee with the safety professionals and for the timely distribution of minutes and completion of action steps.

5. Enforcing the responsibility and accountability of the management team and supervisors to strictly enforce all safety rules, complete daily safety meetings and if necessary to ensure progressive disciplinary actions are taken for violations. Ensure all injuries, near misses and safety issues are reported, fully investigated, documented and action steps completed in a timely manner

6. Banker Steel's productivity drives success and sets the company and individual employees apart from our competitors. Achieving error-free productivity above the 100% standard while maintaining the direct labor to indirect labor ratio at 85%/15% is essential to the company labor rate, competitiveness and growth. Working closely with all managers, supervisors and employees to ensure they work safely and efficiently, completing mark-offs consistently and accurately and continually strive to reduce indirect overhead and labor costs.

7. Training and developing of supervisors to promote effective supervision and leadership for every employee. Helping them develop leadership characteristics that promote cooperation, smooth process flow, reduced material handling and waste, and below hourly budget productivity. Ensuring schedule compliance, effective communications, seamless coordination, and customer satisfaction (internal and external). Maintaining daily interaction with buyers, planners and others in the production planning process.

8. Ensuring Maintenance of equipment it is reliable and available to perform safely and as designed. Coordinating with the Maintenance Manager to ensure the development and execution of an effective preventative maintenance program which ensures we have the critical spares and both internal and external resources to ensure all equipment is operational. Ensuring we have an effective maintenance planning and work order system to ensure required repairs are completed in timely fashion. Organizing and maintaining a central maintenance shop and systems is an essential element for meeting our productivity goals.

9. Ensuing all Capital Expense upgrades and projects are properly engineered, well planned and completed on time and at or under budget. Critical to have a full installation and commissioning plan with required employee training.

10. Developing strong relationships with key suppliers and contractors in maintaining both the equipment and facility that are essential for minimizing indirect labor costs.

11. Developing an effective purchase order and receiving system for supplies, parts and materials. Developing and maintaining an organized central receiving area is essential to inventory and cost management and is a priority to improve housekeeping and control.

12. Scheduling manpower for the facility and for resource management to meet schedules and delivery dates. Guaranteeing facility is correctly staffed to meet schedules and for working with HR team in identifying key relationships with local colleges, trade schools and recruiters for continually upgrading workforce and supervision.

13. Maintaining a proactive professional relationship with each supervisor and the workforce.

14. Ensuring people under his/her control are managed consistently and fairly and free from harassment and any form of discrimination. All employees should expect clear expectations, training, accountability and a fair evaluation of their performance.

15. Ensuring department maintains an open and honest two-way communication system and all employees are kept regularly informed and updated on key issues. Responsible for working with entire team to ensure employee concerns are communicated, reviewed, and addressed in a timely manner.

16. The Plant Manager and the entire management team represent Banker Steel at all times and as such their actions both inside and outside of work will impact our reputation in the community and industry. He/She is responsible and accountable for ensuring that he/she acts honestly and with full integrity in all dealings with regulators, customers, suppliers, auditors, and employees including all Banker Steel employees.

Physical Requirements:

- Must be able to constantly work in various indoor conditions including hot and cold temperatures, dust and noisy conditions.

- Must be able to lift a maximum weight up to 20 lbs. frequently; 50 lbs. occasionally.

- Must be able to carry a maximum weight up to 20 lbs. frequently; 50 lbs. occasionally.

- Frequent standing, walking, reaching forward, balancing, feeling, object handling, simple hand grasping, firm hand grasping, and operating controls will be required.

- Regular sitting, climbing stairs and ladders, reaching overhead, stooping, and crouching will be required.

- Must be able to properly wear all required Personal Protective Equipment.

Benefits:

- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

- Company Provided Life Insurance

- Matching 401 K

- Productivity Bonus