Production Manager

Summary:

Under the direction of the Plant Manager, the Production Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and controlling all production activities within the cement plant to ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective manufacturing. This role ensures production targets, quality standards, and operational KPIs are achieved while maintaining compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Safety:

• Promote a safe working environment for all employees and provide leadership/direction for the safety efforts in the plant.
• Support plant management in implementing and monitoring of safety policies. Make suggestions and aid in policy updates as necessary.
• Perform accident investigations as needed.
• Hold departmental and plant-wide safety stand-downs to discuss incidents and near misses.
• Participate and provide leadership in the hazard observation program.

Environmental:

• Understand and oversee compliance of the operation with all NESHAP standards.
• Ensure compliance with local Title IV air permit.
• Coordinate with maintenance and environmental team to ensure all continuous monitors are working while minimizing downtime and data loss.
• Ensure all managed parties understand and adhere to Spill Prevention Controls and Stormwater Pollution Prevention plans.

Quality:

• Work closely with the site quality manager to achieve compliance with all internal quality objectives.
• Make suggestions and actively participate in quality correction initiatives.

Production:

• Responsible for all raw materials handling, rock crushing, raw/finish grinding, and clinker burning.
• Responsible for maintaining plant cleanliness.
• Drive metrics for mill/kiln throughput to achieve annual goals.
• Work with the Quality Manager and Plant Manager to optimize mixes to lower total cost and maximize throughput.
• Aid in remediation for process related issues and provide training for employees as necessary.
• Work with all departments to develop annual budgets involving raw materials, maintenance activities, and overhauls.
• Directly responsible for pyro-process refractory and grinding media planning annually.
• Responsible for managing specific heat consumption and adhering to process audits such as heat-mass balances and volatile balances.

Direct Reports:

• Production Coordinator and Supervisors
• Process Engineers

Indirect Reports:

• Control Room Operators
• Process Attendants
• Raw Material Handlers
• Plant Labor

Other Qualifications:

• Strong communication skills, verbal and written.
• Strong cement process background.
• Experience in writing and technical reporting.
• Organized and detail oriented.
• Experience with refractory budget preparation, outage planning/scheduling.
• Must be able to work during off-shift hours, nights or weekends as required by the plant.
• Must be able to work in hot/cold environments for extended periods.
• Capable of overseeing work requiring >50% time in the field.
• Potential for upward mobility to position such as Plant Manager.

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technical discipline with a preference given to chemical engineering OR
• 10+ years cement experience in operations