Chemical Operations Director
7 days ago
The role of Plant Manager at our esteemed client, a leading chemical manufacturing company, presents an exceptional opportunity for a seasoned professional to drive operational excellence and ensure the highest standards of safety, health, and environmental management.
Key Responsibilities:
- Operational Efficiency: Maximise production output while ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations, including PSM policies, ISO 9001, and ISO 14001 standards.
- Production Management: Effectively manage the production department to achieve optimal efficiency, leveraging resources and manpower to meet sales requirements.
- Staff Development: Implement performance tracking and KPIs, driving continuous development and succession planning to ensure adequate staffing levels.
- Continuous Improvement: Lead the production team in implementing and tracking continuous improvement objectives and Lean Six Sigma (LSS) initiatives.
- Maintenance and Planning: Ensure operational efficiencies are prioritised, KPIs are implemented, and tracked across maintenance, production, and planning departments.
- Collaboration: Foster strong relationships with colleagues across SHE, logistics, technical, finance, sales, and HR to integrate production objectives with organisational requirements.
- Training and Development: Address training needs and provide leadership, mentorship, and motivational support to teams.
- Budget Management: Set, manage, and control departmental budgets within agreed parameters.
- Compliance: Ensure activities meet all organisational requirements for quality management, health and safety, legal stipulations, environmental policies, and general duty of care.
- Projects: Compile, implement, and manage project plans for improvement capex and projects.
- Standby Duty: Perform standby duties as required.
Environmental Health and Safety:
- Ensure compliance to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and company safety standards.
- Appointed as the Incident Commander for the site.
- Implement and maintain LSS, PSM Policy and the 5's principles.
Requirements:
- Grade 12 Senior Certificate
- Degree or equivalent qualification in chemistry or engineering
- Advanced computer literacy - MS Office, ERP Sage System an advantage
- 10 years' experience in a chemical manufacturing operation, of which 5 years' experience should be in a Plant Manager role
- Extensive experience in PSM, LSS and project management
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted within two weeks.
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