Plant Manager

Dyno Nobel is a global leader in the commercial explosives industry. We provide innovative blasting solutions and quality explosives products throughout North America, Australia and selected customers in Asia Pacific.

Join us in everything that's great about Dyno Nobel: OUR culture, OUR values, OUR commitment to safety and most importantly our PEOPLE. This combination makes Dyno Nobel a terrific place to work.

Dyno Nobel is a subsidiary of Australian based Incitec Pivot Limited. IPL's 4500 employees also manufacture and market industrial chemicals and fertilizer products & services to customers around the world.

• Live and foster the IPL Corporate Values.
• Ensure compliance with applicable HSE Performance Standards, and site security program.
• Accountable for site operations; including, HSE, quality, supply, cost and people
• Responsive in the event of a safety related incident, and/or investigation, and implements corrective action with urgency
• Maintain the site expenditure and assets to achieve financial targets.
• Manages and develops individual performances or operations and leveraged functions through positive reinforcement and taking appropriate corrective action.
• Ensure delivery of products and services.
• Communicate all information that may have an impact on Dyno Nobel, its business (current or future), its operations, and any competitor activity.
• Management of site operating expenditure
• Contribute to achieving budgeted customer profitability as measured by EBIT, EBITA, and EBITDA.
• Manage maintenance systems for all company assets to minimum company standards.
• Identify, recommend, and implement initiatives to reduce overall cost of doing business.
• Identify and recommend Continuous Improvement projects that have financial benefits for both Dyno Nobel and our Customer.
• Work closely with engineering as needed in the commissioning of new equipment.
• Communicate improvements in equipment, procedures, systems, and management to other business areas.
• Ensure compliance with SAP/daily processing requirements.
• Requires ability to make decisions relative to plant operating methods and equipment, and making decisions in emergency situations where equipment and/or personnel are endangered.

• B.S. in Engineering with a preference in Chemical Engineering and a background in heavy industrial manufacturing.
• 15+ years' working experience with progressively increasing professional or technical responsibility, with a minimum of 5 years in supervisory role within a relevant industry.
• People management skills including leadership, performance management and coaching
• Experience in process safety management with hazardous chemicals in continuous processes eg.ammonia, methanol, hydrocarbons, refining or similar
• Employee and organizational development
• Developing and executing strategic plans
• Experience with safety, environment, quality, maintenance, and training systems.
• Experience within a PSM environment
• Experience with Regulatory Government and local community agencies.
• Strong understanding and acceptance of responsibility for compliance to relevant OSHA, ATF, DOT and EPA and local regulations.
• Ability to provide direction and coaching to others in an effective leadership manner

• Paid Vacation + 12 paid holidays + PTO days
• Full health benefits including employer HSA contributions + dental plan with an orthodontic option, wellness coaching available
• Matching 401K
• Generous tuition reimbursement program
• Generous paid parental leave
• Friendly and supportive coworkers

  Zero Harm for Everyone Everywhere

  Value People - Respect, Recognize & Reward

  Think Customer. Everyone. Every day

  Treat the Business as our Own

  Care for the Community & our Environment

  Challenge & Improve the Status Quo

  Deliver on our Promises

  Dyno Nobel is an equal employment opportunity employer and will give all qualified applicants consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.