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Area Manager

At Drax, we are working towards a zero-carbon,sustainable future and you can help make this future a reality.
If you are a team player, adaptable to change,and have a hands-on attitude, join the team as an Area Manager.

This position is responsible foroverseeing the Operations personnel and manufacturing process ofbiomass. This position has full ownership of ensuring a safe, qualityfocused, and operationally driven work shift that delivers company KeyPerformance Indicators (KPI's). Likewise, this role requires a leader that isresponsible for developing an enthusiastic, motivated, and flexible team toensure that HSE, Quality, Productivity and Continuous Improvement expectationsare met/exceeded.

So, what will you be doing?

Dailysafety walks to audit housekeeping and paperwork with prompt feedbackto supervisors and area managers

Safety:Create a "Safety First"culture

• Enforcerule and policy compliance with positive reinforcement, counselling asneeded, and timely disciplinary actions when needed
• AuditJSA's, POWRA's, Hot work, LOTO, and Confined space documentation
• Createquarterly goals for direct reports with clear objectives for safety,housekeeping, dust score, and environmental compliance
• Showno tolerance for bending/breaking ofcompany policies and procedures for all employees with impartialapplication of coaching, training, and disciplinary processes
• Frequentreference to golden rules and policies in discussions with employees
• Exhibithigh expectations, rapid feedback, and daily goals for operations to driveexcellence
• Cometo meetings with situational awareness and prepared plans to drive safety,quality, and productivity to highest possible level
• Createquarterly operational and production goals for directreports that support continuous improvement of operational team andachievement of facility goals
• Supportsupervisors to manage time and attendance for plant to proactively fillgaps, build bench strength, and provide full coveragefor daily shifts
• Provideleadership for Area Managers for planned maintenance, problem solving, anddebottlenecking of processes to optimize daily on quality production.
• HoldArea Managers accountable to provide active leadership in Safety, Quality, CostControl, Productivity, and Environmental compliance.
• Exhibitactive leadership across plant.Encourage, coach, and intercede asnecessary to achieve plant goals.
• Ensure8D's are completed for safety and production incidents to supportcontinuous improvement

Housekeeping:Implementhousekeeping standards to minimize hazards and to eliminate OSHA recordable andlost time injuries

• Walk with Safety manager, Plant manager, and Area Managers at least once per day to assess plant housekeeping and compliance.
• Givefrequent and timely feedback to crews, supervisors, and individuals toimprove plant housekeeping and dust score
• Ensuretemps and outside services are properly utilizedto keep plant in best possible condition at least possible cost

Personnel:Responsible for overallfacility personnel including hiring, training, coaching, settingexpectations, ensuring compliance to rules, procedures, andregulations, discipline, performance, and terminations if necessary.

• Leadthe hiring process for all operations employees, and staff asappropriate
• Ensuretemps and outside services are properly utilized to keep plant in bestpossible condition at least possible cost
• Developtraining manuals, standard operating procedures, andLock-Out Tag-Out documents
• Schedule,train and maintain training records for all operations employees
• Ensurethat health and safety programs and plans are developed and implemented inaccordance with all applicable regulatory requirements
• Ensurethat the biomass is produced in compliance with the manufacturing andquality specifications
• Communicateand support the philosophy of the Continuous Improvement Process
• Continuouslyencourage, seek, identify, and implement the means and methods toimprove plant productivity and efficiency without compromising productquality, safety or environmental
• Ensurethat operations employees are informed and updated on key business andorganizational issues

Who are you?
What's it like to work at Drax?

At Drax, we're at our best when wehelp each other achieve the things that are important to each of us.
We're passionate about our role inproviding a supply of stable, renewable energy and if you want to play yourpart, then why not apply today?

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