Area Manager

Company Description

Harsco Environmental is the premier provider of material processing and environmental services to the global steel and metals industries. Our onsite mill services and resource recovery services offer sustainable solutions that maximize environmental benefit and return valuable raw material into production. We also have developed a range of by-products for specialized applications across industry, construction and agriculture, which utilize Harsco’s expertise in mineral materials.

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY

Leads, directs, and controls the day-to-day activities of multiple plants in the Southern United States to achieve short and long term financial and operating objectives set by organizational business plan. Directs and coordinates activities concerned with production of company product(s) by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Assists Site Managers with business decisions and assists plants in the development of new processes and with new business opportunities.
• Monitors revenues and costs at assigned plants.
• Plans and directs production activities and establishes production priorities for products in keeping with effective operations and cost factors.
• Coordinates production activities with procurement, maintenance, and quality control activities to obtain optimum production and utilization of human resources, machines, and equipment.
• Reviews and analyzes production, quality control, maintenance, and operational reports to determine causes of nonconformity with product specifications and operating or production problems.
• Develops and implements operating methods and procedures designed to eliminate operating problems and improve product quality.
• Develop direct reports, particularly in the management techniques of planning, organizing, leading and controlling through continue coaching and feedback on performance.
• Promotes Regulatory Compliance, Safety and Security initiatives across the entire team. Ensures stringent adherence to Regulatory Compliance, Safety and Security protocols and takes steps to identify opportunities for continuous improvement in these areas.
• Compiles, stores, and retrieves production data.
• Develop and execute strategies for product sales growth, new business development, renewals, and customer retention.
• Develop, manage, and grow relationships with internal and external customers. Responsible for the utilization and continued development of existing customer base, strengthening long term relationships and development of opportunities for optimum margin sales through partnering and negotiated services.
• Interface with other operating units to optimize customer satisfaction, repeat business and customer loyalty.
• Develop and lead proposals for services in response to invitations to bid and provide guidance to proposal team from inception to completion. Develop the pricing structure as well as other contract terms and conditions.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Basic Qualifications:

• Education
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher from college or university or relevant years of work experience
• Experience
  • 5 + years progressive experience managing operations in a manufacturing or industrial company, with responsibility for budgets, production, maintenance, and safety

1. Preferred Qualifications:

• Education or Experience
  • Master's Degree is preferred

• Interpersonal Skills
  • Excellent written and communications skills
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions
  • Ability to lead and work through others, effective delegation skills
  • Must be responsive and have excellent attention to detail skills

• Technical Skills
  • Excellent computer skills, must have strong Excel skills
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Metrics and data driven. Must be able to interpret and speak with data.

• Other Skills
  • Ability to effectively plan and organize

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