The Plant Manager (PM) has direct responsibility for the overall operation of the Memphis plant. This position is directly responsible for the Memphis Plant Fixed Assets (~290 million) Annual RPE budget 14M; Annual Variable Cost budget in excess of $19M; and annual Capital budget which varies from $4M to 5M
Site has 59 employees and is unionized
The PM has full P/L responsibility and provides leadership, direction, and management for all aspects of the plant’s manufacturing operations. The PM assists in the creation of the organization’s vision and growth strategies and executes the business and operations plans to achieve revenue, profit, and performance targets while continuing the plant’s record of success and high levels of safety and customer service. All Memphis plant employees report directly or indirectly to this position; overall accountability for ~8reports.
The Plant Manager directly supports Plant Staff to manage activities and lead continued improvement in the areas of Operations, Maintenance, Human Resources, Engineering, Accounting, Purchasing, Quality, and Laboratories. The PM possesses a strong, working knowledge and ensures compliance related to all external regulatory requirements, industry best practices, and internal policies and procedures (specifically capital, accounting, purchasing, and HES). This position requires a strong change management leader to manage the business growth and integration of new programs.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities with % Breakdown:
Safety and Environment – 20%
HSE responsibilities include but are not restricted to those outlined in Leadership expectations such as reporting any incident in a timely manner.
Operations – 50%
Ensures that safe operating procedures and practices are in place and followed. Ensures that mechanical integrity of all plants is maintained or improved to allow safe and efficient operation. Ensures that plants produce at volumes to meet demand requirements set forth in S&OP plans. Ensures that adequate training is provided for a safe and efficient plant operations.
Human Resources – 10%
Ensures that employee activities related to hiring, promotion, layoff, salary, etc. are handled professionally. Provides an atmosphere for open communication between all employees.
Financial–10%
Directly accountable to prepare various budgets (fixed, variable and capex) then monitors and controls to insure these budgets are met.
Others: 10%
Minimum Qualifications and Education Required
Min Years of Experience
Education and area of focus
Certifications/Trainings:
Lean or Six Sigma certification preferred
Competencies -Knowledge Skills & Abilities (KSAs)
HES Requirement – All Jobs
Building on its unique set of expertise in materials science, Arkema designs materials to address the ever-growing demand for innovative and sustainable materials, driven by the challenges of new energies, new technologies, the depletion of resources, mobility, and increasing urbanization.
