Production Manager

• ◆Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures as well as legal

in areas such as workplace environmental, health, and safety/OSHA, and Quality standards.

• ✓Understand and implement actions to meet environmental targets and sustainability goals
• ✓Promote risk-reducing initiatives and mentor shift supervisors and hourly employees in risk assessment
• ✓Drive the optimization of production throughput/outputs and product quality.
• ✓Lead production activities and establish priorities to ensure personal safety, quality, Loss of Primary Containment (LOPC) reduction and process safety, customer satisfaction, productivity, cost control/management, employee engagement.
• ✓Ensure coordination between the Production, Operations, Business, and the Supply Chain area to achieve the targets & goals, always seeking to improve on the operations.
• ✓Ensure effective plant shutdowns through compliance with safety policies and procedures, and proper operational startup.
• ✓Drive continuous improvement initiatives and projects through application of various manufacturing process improvement strategies and techniques like Lean manufacturing, Managing Daily Improvement (MDI), Safety Gemba Walks, Core Problem Solving, Coaching and 5S. Drive improvements in Root Cause Analysis methodology and effectiveness.
• ✓Set and achieve S.M.A.R.T. targets & goals in key performance areas including HSE, Quality, Production, and Cost according the Business direction. Employ and report out on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that influence and drive plant results.
• ✓Employ and report out on key performance indicators (KPIs) that influence plant results.
• ✓Manage department cost, spending, and overall budget/financial activities. Develop and lead cost-reduction initiatives.
• ✓Lead, develop, coach and evaluate process unit engineers, production supervisors, and other production employees (hourly and salaried).
• ✓Foster a positive Union-Management relationship and coach front line leaders on Labor relations
• ✓Manage and understand resource (people, equipment, capital, etc.) requirements, identifying gaps and implementing corrective actions and solutions. oversee and ensure all team members are current on required job training and qualifications.
• ✓Implement systems for cleanliness/housekeeping, operator rounds, Operator Basic Care (as appropriate), and consistent shift-to-shift communication
• ✓Actively participate as a member of the plant’s Lead Team

• ✓10+ years of relevant work experience in chemical manufacturing or related industry.
• ✓Must have experience with unionized workforces.
• ✓Must possess and demonstrate strong functional expertise and people management skills.
• ✓Must be proficient in the use of a personal computer applications and business information systems such as PI system, DCS, SAP, Microsoft Office Tools, SAP, etc.
• ✓A strong emphasis is placed on team skills and communication between management and labor, both in Maintenance and Operations areas.
• ✓Ability to build relationships amongst peers and across the organization, utilizing influence to drive change.
• ✓The ability to accomplish goals and objectives by identifying complex problems and organizing teams to explore and resolve problems will also be emphasized.
• ✓Process Technology and Chemical Engineering/Manufacturing.
• ✓Process Safety Management (PSM).
• ✓Quality and Process improvement.
• ✓Environmental, Health and Safety Compliance.
• ✓Supply Chain Management Organizational Effectiveness.
• ✓Information Systems.
• ✓Knowledge of chemical engineering processes, maintenance systems and EJS systems.
• ✓Budget Management and Fiscal Administration of Daily Operations and Capital Planning.
• ✓Union Relations and Collective Bargaining.

• ✓Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or other related field of study from an accredited college/university.
• ✓Master’s degree in Business or related field of study preferred.
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The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties,

and skills required for this position.

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