• Direct and manage all plant operations with overall responsibilities for production, maintenance, quality, shipping and receiving and other production-related activities.
• Manage all associates within the facility.
• Responsible for the performance management and hiring of the employees within the facility.
• Coordinate plant activities through planning with departmental leads to ensure the total manufacturing objectives are accomplished in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Develop and control profits, plans, and budgets.
• Implement cost-effective systems of control over capital, operating expenditures, manpower, wages, and salaries.
• Manage capital asset maintenance.
• Establish and monitor overall plant performance for production and quality standards.
• Control and minimize labor overtime, premium freight, and repair expenses.
• Maintain existing plant facilities and equipment; replace or make adjustments to plant facilities and equipment when necessary.
• Provide leadership and training to accomplish the company goals and objectives.
• Implement and maintain preventative maintenance programs.
• Incorporate ship floor organization and plant cleanliness among plant personnel.
• Other duties as dictated by business needs.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or five years of plant/general management experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds with assistance.
• Travel is primarily local during the business day, although some out-of-the-area travel may be expected.
• Strong leadership ability.
• Quick learner, team player.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Proficient level of financial management.
• Demonstrated problem-solving ability and analysis at a high skill level.
• Superior decision-making ability.
• Detail-oriented and quality minded.
• Able to perform at a high level in a fast-paced environment.
• Have a passion for excellence – do great work.
• Prior industry experience is a plus
• Ability to pass a background check, pre-employment physical exam, and drug screen.

SpecChem is a Kansas City-based manufacturer supplying the concrete distributor network with high quality, industry-leading concrete construction materials. We have plants in Kansas City (2), South Carolina, Texas, Nevada, and Pennsylvania. We offer a full line of liquid chemical technologies, including form release agents, paving and curing compounds, finishing aids, cures & hardeners, bond breakers, sealers, bonding agents and surface retarders, as well as an array of cleaning and stripping products. Additionally, we manufacture a line of epoxy products that includes adhesive bonding agents, epoxy sealers and coatings, and high-strength epoxy mortars and grouts. Finally, our comprehensive line of cementitious grouts, repair mortars, underlayment's and overlayments, and specialty concrete accessories round out an exhaustive line-up designed to provide quality, innovation, and value to distributors, specifiers, and contractors.