Assistant Plant Manager

Omya•Wathena, KS

About The Position

Omya is a leading global producer of industrial minerals and a worldwide distributor of specialty materials. Our company was founded 140 years ago and remains a privately-owned, independent company headquartered in Switzerland but with offices and plants in more than 50 countries. When you join Omya, you become part of a global team that uses its creativity, expertise and experience to make a difference to people's lives. Thinking of Tomorrow means focusing on the challenges of the future and how we can develop mineral products to solve them. This is a collaborative environment where people work towards common goals, with a common purpose Our purpose, combined with our values of modesty, courtesy, integrity and perseverance, is the foundation of our business. Our values are relevant to our lives, not just our work. All Omya employees, partners and suppliers are bound by a Code of Conduct which reflects our values and guides our behavior.

Requirements

Excellent command of both oral and written local language and English are required.
University (Bachelor’s Degree) in Business, Manufacturing, Chemical or Mechanical Engineering
Minimum 7 years of experience and a minimum of 3 years as a senior department manager managing a professional staff.
Manufacturing with granulation is preferred.
SAP experience is required.
Proven ability to lead and supervise team of professional level employees, and set goals and objectives for team members.
Effective team player and coordinator with strong interpersonal skills.
Good project management skills.
High degree of discipline and teamwork.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Good command of both oral and written additional language is beneficial.

Responsibilities

Coordinate the planned operations , while reducing process variation with the use of statistical process control.
Maintain a very active effort in the design, improvement and subsequent modification of the plant processes.
Develop a production planning schedule in order to guarantee finished product inventories, predict plant potential risks (bottlenecks), and utilize “all” plant resources to their maximum potential.
Coordinate with the leadership team to ensure quality materials are available for shipment when required.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Coordinate the leadership daily work schedules to maintain adequate resources at the plant when needed.
Continuously improve leadership and staff’s capability by assisting with training new leaders.
Report plant performance on a monthly basis to the management staff.
Provide input to the Maintenance and Engineering departments to help maximize their efforts.
Ensure plant areas are clean, safe and in orderly condition at all times.
Coordinate activities related to the safety in the plant area, in accordance with Area Managers.