Production Management

DUTIES RESPONSIBILITIES

• EH&S
• Provide safety leadership on the shop floor (all shifts) by always demonstrating a personal safety mindset.
• Ensures that safe work practices and behaviors are used by all associates and contractors as outlined in the Life Saving Rules and the Safety Manual.
• Ensures OSHA PSM standards are practiced including employee participation, management of change and PM items.
• Actively takes part on plant safety committee and key hazard teams. Leads incident investigations.
• Facilitates corrective actions ensuring they are completed promptly (within 10 days of event).
• Ensures hazardous and nonhazardous wastes generated in all departments are properly handled and not allowed to accumulate.
• Responsible for driving good housekeeping standards and 5S.
• Production Management
• Responsible for the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of all site operations units which includes the effective allocation of resources and staffing.
• Responsible for production schedule attainment and achievement of productivity targets. Responsible for troubleshooting and resolving operational issues.
• Responsible for coordination of efficient outage planning and maximizing plant uptime; coordination between production, maintenance, and project work.
• Maintain physical inventory of raw materials and finished goods.
• Monitor process order costs: track and explain adjustments and variances.
• Execute plant approvals for new recipes in SAP in conjunction with the Site Leader. Organize and keep standard operating procedures and associate training.
• Quality
• Investigates quality and customer incidents and prevents recurrence.
• Takes an active role reviewing new recipes prior to manufacture with a critical eye toward QC test applicability.
• Help to support ISO certification with responsible internal/external personnel.
• Work in coordination with QA department to drive sustainable quality improvements on a product-by-product basis.
• Human Resources
• Be visible and available to manage personnel and process issues.
• Empower and engage area teams to affect and implement changes and improvements in their operating areas.
• Leads hiring process for recruiting technicians as needed to keep departments staffed effectively.
• Continuously assess associate performance and provide developmental opportunities as appropriate.
• Ensures that all manufacturing operators receive proper and adequate certification training to allow them to perform their duties safely and competently.
• Recognizes reliable performance and gives corrective feedback as needed. Drive a professional and respectful workplace culture at the site.
• Solid awareness of HR and company policies and ensures adherence at the site.
• Other
• Complete other tasks as assigned by Leadership.
• Fill in for the Site Leader in his/her absence.
• Competencies
• Strategic Focus and Direction Trust and Teamwork
• Personal Leadership
• Achieve Business Results
  
  

QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or the functional equivalent in experience is needed.
• Minimum Qualifications
• Minimum five (5) years of proven experience managing and leading others in chemical processing or a closely related field.
• Organizational, supervisory, and motivational skills.
• Analytical and team building abilities. Must be an initiative-taking self-starter.
• Transformational leadership, change management, communication, and people skills. Must be able to coordinate emergency situations.
• Preferred Qualifications
• Good mechanical aptitude Understanding of process equipment Excellent troubleshooting skills.
• Formal training in management and supervision of people Experience with Six Sigma/Lean Manufacturing principles.