Facility Manager, Salt Operations

Consolidated Grain and Barge•North Bend, OH

2d•Onsite

About The Position

At CGB, you can contribute to meaningful work, grow professionally and personally, and belong in a place where everyone has a voice. Founded in 1969, CGB Enterprises, Inc. is known as an innovative and progressive leader in the grain and transportation industries. Today, CGB operates an enterprise with over 100 locations and nearly 2,000 U.S. employees overseeing a diverse family of businesses that provide an array of services for producers and logistics services for an international base of customers. The combination of our assets provides a growing organization that is celebrating over 50 years of strength and stability! This job is primarily responsible for the day-to-day operations of an assigned facility. Responsibilities are primarily focused on working with their team to ensure safe, efficient and profitable operations. This job also promotes and maintains a positive image within their local communities. Incumbents are responsible for handling volumes of more than 75,000 tons per year and includes bulk handling, processing, and packaging equipment.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent or equivalent combination of education, experience and training.
College Degree.
Knowledge of facility cost structures, processing costs, safety, efficiency, salt and packaging quality, preventive maintenance, OSHA, EPA, and marketing/sales.
Strong knowledge of facility operations; including storage, processing, and bagging.
Basic computer skills, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
Effective interpersonal, oral and written communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of people within and outside the organization.
Strong organizational, strategic planning, time management and multi-tasking skills, with ability to remain flexible to changing priorities.
Strong leadership skills.
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

Oversee all salt and other products quality; develop and ensure consistent execution of all operations policies, practices and procedures at the assigned facility regarding quality and handling.
Oversee, plan and execute capacity utilization, inventory management, quality management, preventive maintenance, up time, cost and facility efficiency.
Oversee facility results to ensure operations are optimally profitable; develop facility benchmarks, report on facility results and develop improvement plans for areas falling below benchmark.
Oversee staffing and job development activities (hiring, training, employee performance management, promotions, corrective actions, terminations, etc.); develop, communicate, and manage individual staff performance expectations that align with company goals.
Manage compliance with governmental requirements and regulations.
Lead, coach, and guide assigned team on safety, customer service and operating costs.
Lead by example to reinforce exceptional customer service in all areas; including speed of truck loading, and accurate product weights and accurate processing results.
Provide daily, weekly, and monthly production and planning reports to other areas of the business.
Understand and comply with corporate accounting procedures as it relates to payables at the facility.
Ensure efficiency and accuracy when scheduling and coordinating production for both processing and packaging.
Lead, coach, guide, monitor and maintain assigned team on company safety program, customer service and operating costs.
Work with other members of Salt team to execute processing, production, and truck loading needs.
Manage expenses in line with forecast; monitor quality, storage, logistics, repairs, maintenance, equipment and labor expenses.
Other duties as assigned, including assist in capital allocation and project development.