manages overall plant operations, focusing on maximizing production, efficiency, quality, and profitability while ensuring strict adherence to safety environmental, and quality standards, overseeing maintenance, managing staff, controlling budgets, liaising with authorities, and driving continuous process improvement for a dry mill/distillery facility, often requiring extensive experience in production and engineering. Leads the entire plant operation, ensuring efficient, safe, and profitable production of ethanol and by-products, meeting all regulatory requirements, and driving performance excellence through effective team leadership and process optimization.