Plant Manager

About the Company

Auris Noble is a vertically integrated recovery and refining company that manages high-value critical and strategic materials generated by aerospace, defense, telecommunications, advanced manufacturing, and other industries. We develop science-driven solutions for complex and previously underserved material streams containing precious, refractory, rare earth, and strategic metals. Our capabilities span laboratory development, analytical chemistry, pilot operations, commercial-scale chemical processing, thermal treatment, metal recovery, and production of refined materials. Auris Noble operates multiple facilities and produces materials under an ISO 9001:2015 quality management system.

About the Role

Lead the planning and execution of facility, utility, infrastructure, logistics, and construction work needed to make expanded chemical and materials-processing operations safe, compliant, operable, and ready for production. This position combines project/construction leadership with elements of plant management and operational readiness. This position will support one or more company growth programs involving facility expansion, process scale-up, equipment installation and commissioning, recovery and separation of critical materials from complex feedstocks, and transition of new or improved processes into sustained production. Assignments may change by project phase and may include requirements development, vendor coordination, pilot trials, qualification, documentation, training, production support, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead site evaluation, facility renovation and expansion, space planning, process-area layouts, traffic flow, warehousing, material movement, and occupancy-readiness activities.
• Coordinate requirements for electrical power, water, drainage, ventilation, HVAC, compressed air, process gases, containment, fire protection, security, wastewater, fume control, and other utilities.
• Develop scopes of work, bid packages, cost estimates, schedules, phasing plans, contractor plans, and turnover criteria to keep plant operating effectively and efficiently.
• Coordinate engineers, equipment vendors, contractors, inspectors, landlords, utilities, internal maintenance, ESH, IT, security, production, and quality personnel.
• Review drawings, specifications, equipment placement, access, maintainability, materials compatibility, code requirements, and interfaces with process systems.
• Oversee construction and installation activities with emphasis on safety, quality, cost, schedule, operational continuity, and protection of existing operations.
• Plan shutdowns, tie-ins, relocations, equipment moves, receiving, staging, storage, and logistics needed to support commissioning and production ramp-up.
• Drive project reviews, punch lists, system turnover, occupancy release, as-built records, warranties, spare-parts information, and maintenance documentation.
• Help establish facility operating routines for utilities, contractor control, inspections, housekeeping, emergency response, and infrastructure reliability.
• Provide progress, forecast, risk, approval, invoice, and change information for program and financial reporting.
• Active presence on plant floor to proactively identify and resolve facility and logistics issues affecting process teams and plant performance.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, facilities management, architecture, industrial technology, or related discipline, or equivalent experience. 8+ years of relevant industrial construction, facility expansion, plant engineering, or capital-project experience. Experience delivering work inside an operating manufacturing or chemical facility. Working knowledge of industrial utilities, building systems, contractor management, permitting, safety, commissioning, and operational turnover. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple vendors, priorities, budgets, schedules, and field issues.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in chemical