Plant Manager

Overview

Minerals Technologies Inc. is a global, technology-driven specialty minerals company that develops, produces, and markets a wide range of minerals and mineral-based products and services.

Our products are an essential part of everyday life for millions of people around the world. They are used in consumer goods in paper and packaging, food and pharmaceuticals, household and personal care, pet care, automotives, and many more, as well as in industrial settings like steelmaking, metalcasting, construction, infrastructure, and wastewater remediation.

We are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol MTX, headquartered in New York City, and have over 150 locations worldwide, with ~4,000 employees in 34 countries and 12 R&D centers.

We put people at the center of everything we do -- working safely, communicating openly, and managing our resources and businesses responsibly.

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Position: Plant Manager

Location: USA | Dyersburg, TN

• •Competitive pay, commensurate with experience
• •Health/Dental/Vision plans
• •401k company match
• •Life Insurance
• •Short Term Disability & Long-Term Disability
• •Educational Assistance
• •Employee Assistance Plan

This role is classified as safety sensitive. Candidates must pass a pre employment drug screen, including testing for THC, and will be subject to random testing.

• •Own site safety performance; set the expectation that no product ships and no task is performed outside of safe work practices.
• •Ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA, state of Tennessee and MTI corporate EHS requirements, including lockout/tagout, machine guarding, confined space, mobile equipment and dust control programs.
• •Lead incident investigation and root cause analysis; drive corrective actions to closure and share learnings across shifts.
• •Champion behavior-based safety, hazard recognition and near-miss reporting across all three shifts.

• •Direct end-to-end production: raw material receiving and inventory, mixing and blending, processing, packaging, palletizing and finished goods shipment.
• •Manage shift-to-shift continuity across a 24/5 operation, including start-up and shutdown routines, changeovers and weekend/maintenance windows.
• •Monitor and report daily plant performance — throughput, yield, uptime, scrap and giveaway — and act quickly on deviations.
• •Partner with Quality to ensure product meets customer and brand-owner specifications, including formulation accuracy, moisture, particle size, packaging integrity and labeling.
• •Support new product introductions, trials, line extensions and packaging changes with production and customer readiness.

• •Own the site production plan and schedule; balance customer demand, inventory targets, raw material availability and line capacity.
• •Direct warehouse, logistics and shipping operations to deliver on-time, in-full performance and accurate inventory records.
• •Coordinate inbound raw material deliveries with suppliers and transportation partners to protect continuity of supply.
• •Interface directly with customers, brand partners and commercial teams on service, quality and capacity commitments.

• •Own the plant operating budget; deliver cost per ton, conversion cost, labor, energy, maintenance and packaging material targets.
• •Analyze variances monthly, explain drivers and lead corrective action plans.
• •Identify, justify and execute capital projects; manage project scope, spend and startup to plan.

• •Build and maintain the site staffing and manning plan across all shifts, including hourly headcount, overtime control, temporary labor and succession for key roles.
• •Partner with Human Resources on recruiting, onboarding, training, performance management, pay administration and employee relations.
• •Develop supervisors and team leads; hold direct reports accountable for clear, measurable goals.
• •Drive retention, attendance and engagement; maintain positive, direct employee relations and consistent application of company policy.
• •Support a high-performance work system approach — skill-based development, cross-training and advancement from within.

• •Ensure preventive and predictive maintenance programs protect equipment uptime in a continuous operation.
• •Prioritize the maintenance backlog, manage spare parts strategy and control contractor spend and contractor safety.

• •Manages, supports and achieves Operational Excellence and lean goals and initiati