National Director of Plant Operations – CI – And Infrastructure

National Director of Plant Operations – CI – And Infrastructure

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Mathematics, Operations Management, Engineering or related field preferred
• 10+ years of senior plant or infrastructure experience at management level
• Maintenance systems implementation experience
• Business growth experience
• Capital budgeting experience
• Proven leadership and team development capabilities

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a national plant infrastructure strategy aligned with short term target and long term organizational objectives
• Develop strategic plant infrastructure growth-centric plans to support business expansion initiatives
• Drive plant operational excellence and continuous improvement initiatives
• Manage capital expenditure for plant infrastructure
• Lead national standardization of plant and equipment across all business units
• Develop and improve Computerized Maintenance Management Systems
• Lead a Safety Culture pertaining to process safety
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to achieve organizational grow strategies
• Optimize workflow and processes in plant operations
• Establish and monitor plant and equipment KPIs to drive equipment performance and reliability
• Ensure awareness and compliance with all regulations
• Develop organizational safety and compliance process safety programs
• Implement proactive risk management and contingency planning measures to ensure that infrastructure upgrades do not disrupt ongoing operations and can support business scalability
• Foster a culture of safety and operational excellence
• Coach high-performing transport teams across the Business Units
• Develop and mentor direct report and Business Unit Directors and Operations Managers
• Lead infrastructure location selection, development and investment projects
• Steer capital project initiatives that focus on modernizing plant facilities and integrating digital tools and automation, aligning infrastructure investments with long-term business growth objectives
• Identifying opportunities to integrate new infrastructure technologies that drive competitive advantage
• Collaborate with Sales and to ensure plant location and capacity in line with new business opportunities pipeline
• Collaborate with National Director Transport to improve centroid positioning, improving access to market opportunities and reducing average mile per route
• Develop internal strategic partnerships and coordinate with key stakeholders (P&C, Sales, National support roles across the business) to deploy business learnings within the business unit, accelerate improvement and growth opportunities

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Mathematics, Operations Management, Engineering or related field preferred