Job Openings: Director - Manufacturing

ALTANA • Louisville, OH

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About The Position

The Director - Manufacturing is the senior leader accountable for safely, reliably and competitively running ECKART America’s multi-site manufacturing network. The role leads Site Operations, Plant Engineering, Maintenance & Reliability, EHS & Process Safety, and Manufacturing Technology & Automation. The Director converts enterprise strategy, customer demand and approved network decisions into disciplined site execution, stable processes, capable assets and measurable operating performance. The role establishes one operating system across sites; develops accountable leaders; and delivers safety, environmental compliance, manufacturing conformance to approved standards, service, throughput, reliability, cost, productivity and controllable operating-performance objectives. As a member of the ECKART America leadership team, the Director shares responsibility for entity-level profitability and enterprise performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Operations Management, or a related technical or business field.
• Progressive senior leadership experience in complex, regulated, multi-site manufacturing, including accountability for safety, environmental compliance, operations, maintenance/reliability, engineering interfaces, budgets, employee engagement, talent development and organizational performance.
• Demonstrated success leading through other leaders.
• Demonstrated success operating in a union or employee-represented environment where applicable.
• Demonstrated success implementing Lean/Six Sigma or equivalent operating systems.
• Demonstrated success working across regional and global matrices.
• Demonstrated ability to stabilize operations while executing network changes, automation, complex capital programs, standardization and organizational change without compromising safety, manufacturing conformance or customer commitments.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Safely, reliably and competitively run ECKART America’s multi-site manufacturing network.
• Lead Site Operations, Plant Engineering, Maintenance & Reliability, EHS & Process Safety, and Manufacturing Technology & Automation.
• Convert enterprise strategy, customer demand and approved network decisions into disciplined site execution, stable processes, capable assets and measurable operating performance.
• Establish one operating system across sites.
• Develop accountable leaders.
• Deliver safety, environmental compliance, manufacturing conformance to approved standards, service, throughput, reliability, cost, productivity and controllable operating-performance objectives.
• Share responsibility for entity-level profitability and enterprise performance as a member of the ECKART America leadership team.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director