Sharpsmart is a part of the Daniels Family; a large international business with operations across Australia, South Africa, United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. An essential service provider to Healthcare, Daniels Health & Sharpsmart were founded with the vision of “making healthcare safer” – we have achieved this through innovative safety products and clinically-focused waste services that lead the industry.
As we continue to expand, we're excited to open our doors for a Plant Manager to join our team!
The Plant Manager will manage daily plant operation, plant maintenance and leadership of the team; by leading by example as a visible presence on the plant floor whilst ensuring that all administrative duties within your remit are completed.
You will be responsible for managing a diverse and talented operations team. Your primary goal is to organise staff members to ensure efficiencies and achieve a reasonable workflow throughout the day. Your position will also include directing, training, assisting and disciplining (if necessary) operational employees in a fast-paced setting.
Key responsibilities:
- Management of onsite Maintenance staff, Team Leaders & Floor staff to include ongoing support & direction
- Management of floor stock, contingency and supplies including raising orders and maintaining stock levels
- Deliver information, updates on issues/concerns & metrics to Team Leaders for shift huddles
- Compile and report on all daily plant related metrics, identifying issues encountered and solutions
- Monitoring of incoming waste volumes to ensure we remain within permit and footprint capacities
- Completion of all H&S reporting including accident management, job observations & near misses
- MaintainX - monitor equipment, ensure completion of all checks, ensure faults are reported, monitored and closed, and statutory inspections are arranged and subsequently completed
- Ensure Waste Acceptance Monitoring checks are completed assessing incoming wastes for compliance and accuracy against HWCN’s, completion of Non-Conformances and escalation where required
- Spot checking all functions within your remit to ensure completion of all requirements relevant to their roles
- Ensure compliance with environmental permit
- Daily completion of Plant Site Diary
- Ensure the highest standards of housekeeping at all times
- Maintain and organise external training for Operational staff
- Control costs in line with budget for plant activities & join routine ESI & P & L review calls
- Proactively, promote, monitor and manage Sharpsmart culture throughout the plant
- Complete Shift/Weekend handovers as required
What we are looking for:
- 3+ years plant/warehouse leadership experience (or relatable experience)
- Track record within hands on leadership skills
- Strong background in managing heavy machinery including maintenance awareness
- Proven experience in improving processes and procedures
- Works well with others and can motivate people you work with.
- Good communication skills both written and verbal with record-keeping discipline
- WAMITAB & H&S Qualification advantageous – both must be attained if not held
- 45 hour working week with flexibility a requirement
What we can offer:
- Competitive salary package plus bonus potential
- Pension
- Private Healthcare and Dental care options
- Employee benefits scheme including financial planning, gym scheme, discounts across a range of retail, days out & leisure, travel, motoring, food & drink plus much more.
- Genuine investment throughout your career for professional development
- Company events and networking opportunities
- Stability as an essential service to healthcare, ensuring a non-seasonal and stable business environment
As a company we are a little out of the box – we move fast, we’re entrepreneurial, we’re growing rapidly at both a national and global scale, and for the right person this is a very exciting company to be a part of! We have a strong established brand with a compelling story, and you would be joining our team with stakeholders in Canada, Australia and the US.
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Last updated on Feb 17, 2025