Atlantic Alumina - Gramercy Operations · 5 hours ago
Production Unit Manager
Gramercy, LA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expAtlantic Alumina - Gramercy Operations is seeking a Production Unit Manager responsible for providing leadership and operational support to the assigned unit in the plant. The Unit Manager will direct shift crew managers and ensure best practices in safety, productivity, and compliance are followed.
IndustrialIndustrial EngineeringManufacturing
Responsibilities
Providing leadership and operational support to the assigned unit in the plant
Provide direction and leadership to shift crew managers and their crews of operators
Ensure that best practices are followed including but not limited to planning and scheduling compliance
Support permitting when necessary
Work productivity and efficiency across departments
Residual life improvements and tracking
Daily management system support and tracking
Safety system management including daily walks, MSHA compliance, workplace exam conformance, hazard identification, and JHS committee actions
Tracking open reliability items and driving follow up
Providing TA support as necessary
Filling in for the unit manager as needed
Environmental compliance and reporting
Employee coaching, training, mentoring, and consoling as necessary with HR support
Provide trend reporting on these areas and develop corrective actions, to achieve compliance
Creating and managing a budget including a 5-year forecast, annual recommendation of expected requirements, and monthly review and commentary on YTD budget performance
Review and adjust process and equipment parameters to assure conformance to monthly production Plan
Review daily priorities to ensure that resources are allocated to achieve safety, environmental, production, raw materials, energy and quality goals
Review all aspects of daily work to ensure that resources are efficiently allocated so that work is completed safely, production resources are maintained, and operations are maintained with the least cost
Identify and implement best in class operating practices that support Manufacturing Excellence principles
Review the work of direct reports and their staff ensuring compliance with the United Steel Workers agreement and all Atalco policies and procedures
Ensure that Process Safety and Risk Management principles are incorporated into the foundation of department operations
Qualification
Required
Highschool diploma or equivalent
Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering or other related degree
At least 5-7 years of experience in Operations / Production within an industrial/manufacturing environment
At least 4 years of supervision and management experience
Preferred
Preferred candidates are experienced in working in a major Chemical Process Facility that has typical unit operations including reactors, evaporation, heat interchange, solids-liquids separation, crystal formation, powerhouse, and calcination and must have supervisory experience over a wide array of employees and functions
Supervision in a union represented facility is a plus but not required
Company
Atlantic Alumina - Gramercy Operations
Atlantic Alumina, located on the Mississippi River in Gramercy, Louisiana, is the only major alumina refinery operating in the United States.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Steven Smith SHRM-SCP, SPHR
Chief Human Resources Officer & SVP, Atlantic Alumina Company
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