Plant Operator

The role

This person will own the day-to-day operations of a copper processing and refining facility. They will manage production, fix equipment, and work with engineering on startup and improvements.

What you will do

• Keep the plant running safely and efficiently, every day
• Own production, from material coming in the door to finished product going out
• Find what is broken or slow and fix it, whether it is equipment, a process, or a practice
• Work side by side with engineering on startup, troubleshooting, and improvements
• Build the systems, habits, and standards the plant runs on
• Help hire and develop the people who will run the plant as the company scales

Required qualifications

• Built, fixed, or run something hard that nobody asked you to take on
• The person people call when something breaks
• Would rather get hands dirty than wait for instructions
• Teaches yourself what you do not know, and does it fast
• Wants more responsibility and is willing to earn it

Nice to have

• Experience in manufacturing
• Experience in metals
• Experience in the trades
• Experience in the military
• Experience in a startup

About the company

Red Metals is building a new model for the domestic copper supply chain. They are building their first production line in North Charleston, South Carolina.