Operations Manager

General Summary: Responsible for overseeing the Operations department and objectives. Responsible for the safe operation of the plant to ensure maximum production quality and optimal efficiency while complying with all city, county, state and federal regulations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Establishes and communicates Operations department objectives
• Regularly monitors plant production and performance to ensure maximum efficiency and performance in plant operations
• Anticipates and communicates problems and process bottlenecks in order to maximize production and minimize plant down time
• Responsible or the direct supervision of Production Supervisors including delegating responsibilities as needed to keep the department working efficiently
• Communicates regularly with Operations employees to ensure optimal facility performance
• Creates, revises and certifies Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
• Regularly monitor use and inventories of process chemicals and supplies, re-ordering as needed.
• Maintains a good relationship with the plant Maintenance department to coordinate maintenance and repair work to reduce equipment downtime
• Anticipates future needs/priorities and participates in goal setting for the department and the company
• Initiates and implements projects to improve efficiency and reduce operating costs
• Verifies all documents maintained by Production Supervisor are correct and accurate; documents include but not limited to daily logs, transfers sheets, PM’s, ferm sheets, permits, and any other documents needing maintained during a shift.
• Assists with interviewing, hiring and onboarding of Operators
• Actively assists with the career paths of Operators to ensure proper training and development to encourage opportunities for advancement
• Works closely with laboratory staff to ensure compatibility of experiments with the production process
• Implement, oversee and comply with all company health and safety programs to ensure all city, county, state and federal regulations are met at all times.
• Conducts performance reviews
• Completes required training, participates in additional supervisor training and attends additional training/conferences as recommended by the company.
• Performs other duties and tasks as assigned.