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Senior Operations Manager

Company:
LaPrairie Group
Location:
Buffalo, NY, 14203
Posted:
June 16, 2025
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Job Description

Salary: $130,000.00 per year

CSI Sands (N.E.)operates state of the art processing facilities to produce industrial silica sand products in Brevort, MI, Buffalo, NY and Cleveland, OH.

We are currently searching for a Senior Operations Manager to oversee our team inBuffalo, NY and Cleveland, OH.The position would report to the General Manager for CSI Sands (N.E.)TheSenior Operations Manager will lead a team of operations, finance, and administration employees to deliver production and financial objectives and will be an integral part of a fast-paced production environment.

Reporting to the General Manager, the Senior Operations Manager will be responsible for:

Ensure Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) and Quality Management programs are being properly applied, documented, and followed

Working with the General Manager to develop and implement business plans for operations, maintenance, finance, logistics and support functions.

Providing consistent managerial oversight and leadership at Buffalo to deliver business objectives

Guiding and supporting the operations team to optimise performance of the dry plant, trucking and rail car loading supply chain

Working with the finance team to support their budgeting, forecasting, financial management, and accounting tasks

Ensuring a strong focus on Asset Management including procurement and maintenance planning and systems

Delivering regular reports and analysis to provide insight on operational performance and improvement

Identifying, prioritizing and resourcing specific initiatives to improve business performance

Managing performance of the site team through effective key performance indicators, targets, and goal setting, as appropriate.

Proactively engaging with stakeholders including the regulators through regular meetings, updates, and feedback sessions to build strong relationships and address concerns promptly.

Encouraging best practices, process improvements and operational innovations

Skills and Requirements:

Minimum 10 years experience in industrial, mining, processing or related industries. Expertise in industrial sand operations would be highly regarded

Experience with supply chain and inventory management to optimise business performance would be highly regarded

Strong leadership and problem-solving skills

Excellent communication skills written and verbal

Ability to organize, plan daily tasks, and make decisions with minimal supervision.

Proactive with an ability to demonstrate a hands-on approach to leadership and collaboration.

We encourage all who are qualified and interested to apply in confidence; however, only those in consideration will be contacted.

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