Operations Manager

Responsibilities

• Accountable for the safety performance of the operations team.
• Ensure all plant safety policies and procedures are followed; daily safety-related expectations are met, and all safety issues are clearly communicated and remediated as timely as possible.
• Support the safety representative, participating in the department and plant safety committees, and team safety meetings are required.
• Accountable for the performance, management, and personnel development of your department.
• Active involvement in the technical training and development of the process technicians to ensure process knowledge progression is not compromised.
• Develop clearly defined goals and objectives for the area through the involvement of the area leadership.
• Manage a progressive disciplinary process, and career development of area personnel.
• Collaborate with the engineering team to review and organize the engineering process modifications and projects within the plant.
• Understand budgeted area cost drivers, both fixed and variable, compared to usages month on month.
• Develop a tracking tool and involve all available resources in the department to focus on reducing excess, consumption, and cost reduction, effectively creating an environment of continuous improvement and teamwork.
• Evaluate process inefficiencies and prioritize issues based on daily analysis of continuous process data.
• Ensure resources are clear on direction with respect to problem resolution.
• Communicate regularly with the Quality Manager, Logistics Manager, Maintenance Manager, Plant Manager, and other resources that support the plant.
• Generate a detailed daily plan outlining the next 24 hours of operational goals and objectives to be communicated to the team.
• Attend a key daily meeting with the maintenance manager and maintenance planner to ensure timely and accurate maintenance planning.
• Learn the department processes with the outcome being a technical expert in all subject matters defined in the operations area.
• Submit a monthly area report that tracks safety/environmental, quality, production relative to plan including yield variances, costs and out-of-range cost drivers, and project activity.

Qualifications

• Experience leading successful teams with an emphasis on organizational development.
• Demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills.
• Proficient computer skills: MS Office Suite, Process Data Historian tools (OSI PI or other), Maximo/SAP.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, organizational skills, and self-motivated customer-focused aptitude and attitude.
• Ability to build good relationships with both internal peers and external support groups.
• Possess a leadership style consistent with a participative environment.
• Possess broad-based technical skills and the ability to implement goals and objectives through effective planning and organizing.
• 5+ years of technical and/or plant experience.
• A valid Driver's License is required.
• High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED).
• Continuous industrial processing experience preferred.
• Four-year technical degree (Chemical, Mechanical, Agricultural Engineering) preferred.
• Broad industrial and technical knowledge.
• Experience implementing Process Safety Management (PSM) and related systems.

Benefits

• Salaried, $112,000 annual
• Salaried Incentive Plan: Annual Bonus (based on company milestones and individual performance as determined by the Company)
• Competitive pay: a generous benefits package including business casual work environment, health, dental, vision, life insurance, paid holidays, Paid Time Off (PTO), and a 401(k) retirement plan with immediate vesting and company safe harbor matching.

Company Information

• Green Plains Inc. (NASDAQ:GPRE) is a leading biorefining company advancing the transition to a low-carbon world through the production of renewable fuels and sustainable, high-impact ingredients.
• The company leverages agricultural, biological, and fermentation expertise to transform annually renewable crops into low-carbon energy and sustainable feedstocks.
• Green Plains is actively deploying carbon capture and storage (CCS) solutions at three of its facilities this year.
• Through innovation and operational excellence, Green Plains is reducing the carbon intensity of its products while delivering value to stakeholders.