Plant Manager Job

Arkema•Greenville, SC

61d

About The Position

The Plant Manager (PM) reports to the Consumer & Construction Manufacturing Director and has direct responsibility for managing the plant leadership team level that includes Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and Health, Safety, and Environment (HES). Accountable for a plant size of 75 employees. The plant is a fully automated sealant manufacturing facility. In addition, this role is responsible to establish and maintain working relationships with support networks from both Arkema, Inc. as well as Bostik Consumer & Construction. Fast paced, high pressure environment where you are involved in a wide variety of functions and activities. Travel could be as high as monthly – less than 20%.

Requirements

7-10 years of experience in Supervision and Management of Manufacturing Operations and/or Engineering.
3-5 years of experience in Project Management, Process Engineering and Regulatory
BS or MS in Engineering or related discipline
Excellent interpersonal skills
Demonstrated ability to effectively lead in a team environment
Adaptable to change and can lead change
Experience with Lean/6 Sigma Manufacturing
Ability to manage competing priorities
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

Nice To Haves

Experience in a PSM facility is desired but not required

Responsibilities

Lead adherence to the Quality Management System and improvement in the Quality Index
In coordination with R&D, support new product introduction stage gate process and continuously improve existing products
Develop programs, policies and procedures to continuously improve and quality and productivity of the plant while meeting trade working capital targets
Work closely with Customer Service, Marketing and Sales to achieve the best on-time delivery results while meeting the financial and inventory goals of the plant
Achieve the manufacturing expense budget while optimizing operations to attain cost saving measures within the plant expenses
Assist in the creation of the organization’s vision and growth strategies and execute the business and operations plans at the plant to achieve revenue, profit, and performance targets
Develops long term and short-term capital plans and update on a regular basis
Communicates plant needs, roadblocks, successes to plant to the business and executive teams
Develop, institute and carry through an ever-improving HES Program to achieve the goal of no safety or environmental incidents while complying with PSM requirements
Practice safe work habits in accordance with OSHA, EPA guidelines, and Bostik specific HES expectations
Demonstrates commitment to HES matters through maintaining high visibility in the plant and direct involvement with employees ensuring compliance with plant policies and procedures
Supports and promotes SMART initiative
Foster an environment of continuous improvement where all associates are involved in the improvement process and there is constant interaction with plant leadership and associates on the floor
Prioritize plant issues and activities
Drive culture of root cause analysis