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Job Location drjobs

Chicago, IL - USA

Monthly Salary drjobs

$ 170000 - 190000

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

What is your Purpose
Spearhead strategic direction and operational excellence of the companys plant network while advancing business infrastructure development to support growth. This role is key to not only optimizing plant equipment performance and reliability but also building resilience and scalable foundation that propels business growth. By integrating stateoftheart infrastructure initiatives with daily operational practices the director ensures the company remains at the forefront of the medical waste sector in efficiency innovation and sustainability.
The role will support multiple Business Unit Plant Managers through implementing industry leading metrics practices process safety and compliance standards.

What you will do:
Strategic Leadership
Develop and execute a national plant infrastructure strategy aligned with short term target and long term organizational objectives
Develop strategic plant infrastructure growthcentric 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

Operational Management
Optimize workflow and processes in plant operations
Establish and monitor plant and equipment KPIs to drive equipment performance and reliabilityEnsure 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

Team Leadership
Foster a culture of safety and operational excellence
Coach highperforming transport teams across the Business Units
Develop and mentor direct report and Business Unit Directors and Operations Managers

Business Improvement and Growth
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 longterm 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

What are you responsible for:
Strategic Objectives
Develop and deploy plant infrastructure strategies to ensure capacity and serviceability in line with projected opportunity pipeline
Enhance competitive positioning leverage infrastructure modernization to maintain industry leadership enabling quicker adaptation to market opportunities and evolving regulatory environments
Support business growth and expansion initiatives
Drive strategic planning in line with business development objectives
Continuously optimize workflow design to minimize cost and improve performance
Drive safety performance improvement strategies
Develop and improve plant equipment efficiency metrics
Implement standardized operations processes in line with national objectives
Implement equipment management and maintenance strategies
Implement new and manage and improve existing equipment
Develop transport policies procedures and best practices

Team Leadership
Provide direction and coordinate plant continuous improvement engineering and property teams
Coordinate staff onboarding training and development programs
Lead performance evaluations and team development initiatives
Foster a culture of safety and plant operational excellence
Build strong relationships with key stakeholders
Coordinate with National Functional Teams (National Transport Sales P&C Legal and Finance)

Performance Management
Monitor and manage the 4 pillars of operation management Safety Compliance Service and Efficiency
Develop key plant equipment performance indicators (KPIs)
Analyze and improve plant equipment metrics
Analyze plant equipment uptime breakdown ratios
Implement cost reduction and efficiency improvementsImprove process workflow
Manage plant equipment related vendor relationships and contracts
Report on plant equipment reliability and performance to leadership

Key Performance Indicators
Successful implementation of infrastructure upgrades ROI on capital projects and integration of technology solutions that reduce operational costs and or drive new revenue
Plant equipment processing rates and times
New business plant capacity
Plant centroid location to customer base
Plant utilization metrics
Safety and compliance performance indicators
Team engagement and retention rates

Candidate Profile
Skills & Qualifications
Bachelors 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

Core Competencies
Strategic planning and
Complex business analytics
Systems process and technology implementation
Change management
Exceptional multistakeholder management
Team leadership influence and inspiration
Team mentoring and development
Transport capital planning and budgeting
Risk and compliance management


Work Environment
Hybrid Support Office and work from home remote travel as required
$170000 $190000 a year
The pay range for this position is $170000 to $190000 base salary with potential eligible bonus compensation within this range will depend on factors unique to each candidate such as prior experience skill certifications and work location. Pay variations by location reflect local conditions and differences in the cost of labor.
At Daniels Health we are committed to supporting our employees wellbeing worklife balance and career growth through a comprehensive benefit package. Eligible employees enjoy benefits such as medical dental and vision insurance retirement savings plans with company match contributions paid vacation and sick time wellness resources life insurance and professional development opportunities.

Required Experience:

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Employment Type

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