Manufacturing Operations Manager

corbion • Blair, NE

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Corbion's lactic acid and derivatives production facility in Blair, Nebraska is looking for a senior leader for production. In this role, you will manage the Assistant Operations Manager and Production Supervisors for day and overnight shifts and lead the strategic development and direction of lactic acid and derivatives production. The ideal candidate has experience with Lean process management, team leadership and managing fixed and variable cost budgets.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Engineering or similar field of study
• 8+ years of progressive management responsibility in a manufacturing environment, ideally biorefining or chemical
• Demonstrated ability to manage operations/production
• Proven success building and leading a team, including coaching for performance, mentoring, and discipline
• Experience using Lean management processes
• Proven success setting and managing budgets
• Successful background of change management and plant optimization

Responsibilities

• Ensure facility compliance for all Corbion, environmental, governmental and OSHA regulations and engage in maintaining an accident-free facility
• Strategic planning, process development and overall manufacturing performance including quantity and quality in all product lines to align with Corbion's business objectives
• Manage fixed cost and variable cost budgets; contribute to annual budget planning and monitor monthly, quarterly, and annual financial performance against targets
• Provide strategic direction to Assistant Operations Manager; ensure cohesive execution of tactical operational plans, manage plant outages, crisis management and problem-solving
• Ensure operations department has quality training content for skill advancement, regulatory compliance with auditing agencies, federal regulations, and company policies
• Develop and communicate annual Operations KPIs that are measurable, achievable, and emphasize production quality and efficiencies
• Foster an Operations culture that adheres to inter-departmental communication with Safety, Maintenance, Quality and others to maintain Corbion's open door policy on communication and collaboration
• Ensure operations management team actively participates in team member’s individual performance goals in alignment with production and growth goals. Coach them on leadership and people management, progressive discipline in accordance with Corbion policies, values and applicable federal, state or civil laws
• Supervise monthly, quarterly and annual hiring and retention tracking from Production Supervisors. Estimate staffing needs and monitor employee engagement and satisfaction, and areas of opportunity for sustaining staffing continuity
• Review and report on monthly production results to maintain alignment with Corbion's production goals and metrics
• Manage continuous improvement such as Lean efforts and pro-actively respond to production problems and solutions, increasing production efficiencies
• Improve, identify and assist with quality discrepancy management
• Serve as a member of the plant's leadership team; work with other department leaders to ensure alignment and cohesion with Corbion goals to sustain collaborative progress of the plant

What This Job Offers

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