Treating Manager
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Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc. makers of Yellawood brand Pressure Treated Pine is seeking a Treating Manager. This position is responsible for overseeing treating and related maintenance operations at the Columbus Texas facility including managing personnel performance and employee is a full-time position offering competitive pay and a full benefits package.
Essential Duties:
- Oversee treating operations to ensure quality minimize cost maximize chemical efficiency and improve cylinder throughput.
- Increase value to treatments by adjusting treating recipes and identifying cycle adjustments to reduce chemical usage while meeting compliance standards.
- Champion GSWP Safety and Environmental programs and ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements.
- Monitor and improve overall treater performance through daily reviews weekly cycle tracking and corrective actions when necessary.
- Review all third-party reporting charge reports and QC data daily; ensure penetration assay results and core pictures are completed (minimum 95%).
- Run XRF standards daily to ensure compliance with specifications and log results in Framework.
- Collaborate with the GSWP Treating Operations Support team to identify trends in IQC data and implement improvements.
- Develop efficacious treating lists to support sales and strategic initiatives.
- Maintain proper white-to-treated and retention-to-retention ratios.
- Complete weekly turn analyses and take corrective action on negative trends or recurring issues.
- Conduct yard walks multiple times daily to monitor weathered lumber product placement and white yard organization.
- Coordinate with receiving on hot loads and manage over-allocated items through the cylinder in a timely manner.
- Fill in treating roles as needed to cover staffing gaps.
- Attend plant leadership and safety meetings on a regular basis.
- Champion 5S and lean operating initiatives in treating and tank farm areas to improve efficiency and housekeeping.
- Promote and manage a proactive preventative maintenance program to minimize downtime.
- Review maintenance work orders in Cetaris and ensure preventative maintenance tasks are completed on time.
- Monitor and report monthly plant maintenance spend identifying cost-saving opportunities.
- Lead and assist in complex facility and equipment maintenance projects.
- Manage ordering and maintenance of key treating equipment such as tag guns banders and QC supplies.
- Support and participate in large maintenance projects requiring multiple personnel.
- Accompany third-party inspectors and assist with audits as needed.
- Inventory and order treating chemicals.
Education and/or Experience:
- Bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering Mechanical Engineering Wood Science Business Management or a related field. Equivalent industry experience may be considered in lieu of formal education.
- 5 years of experience in treating operations plant maintenance or related industrial leadership roles.
- Strong knowledge of treating processes chemical compliance standards and preventative maintenance programs.
- Proven leadership skills with the ability to delegate build ownership and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
- Ability to analyze operational data identify trends and implement cost-saving strategies.
- Excellent organizational and communication skills to collaborate with plant leadership support teams and frontline staff.
- Commitment to safety environmental compliance and quality standards.
- Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.
- Must be available to respond to emergencies and support operations 24/7.
WE OFFER COMPETITIVE PAY AND A FULL BENEFITS PACKAGE INCLUDING:
Medical dental and vision insurance
Paid vacation and holidays
401(k) with company match
Profit sharing
Flexible spending accounts
Dependent scholarship program
About Great Southern Wood Preserving:
Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc. is the industrys leading producer of pressure-treated lumber products for D-I-Y retail home centers pro-dealers and other retail building-related segments. Our YellaWood brand pressure-treated pine is widely known to consumers throughout the South who use it for various outdoor building projects. Great Southern also distributes a large volume of products from many of the best-known brands in the industry. Thanks to 15 full-service treating plants and several production facilities Great Southern Wood is strategically located to provide prompt and efficient service to lumber yards and building supply stores throughout the South Midwest and Northeast.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
