PEEK Production Coordinator

Syensqo • Augusta, GA

15d • Onsite

About The Position

The Ketaspire Production Coordinator role provides operations leadership to the Ketaspire unit. The position is responsible for the safety of all employees and equipment in the Ketaspire operation. The position ensures the unit is operated in an environmentally sound and cost effective manner while supplying polymer meeting all quality requirements per plan to internal and external customers. The position reports directly to the Ketaspire Unit Manager. Shift supervisors report directly to the Ketaspire Production Coordinator, and this position is responsible for indirectly managing hourly staff. The individual in this position is expected to participate on local safety teams and to take an active role in implementing Manufacturing Excellence at Augusta.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in a technical discipline is required.
• 10 years experience with at least 5 years in operations, maintenance, or engineering functions in a manufacturing facility.
• Champions and models appropriate safe work behaviors; Reacts appropriately to safe/unsafe behaviors and ensures safety performance within area of responsibility.
• Has a proven track record of demonstrating participative leadership, technical ability, and communications skills, while requiring little direction.
• Has strong interpersonal skills to work effectively in a very dynamic environment.
• Works effectively with people who have diverse ideas, perspectives, and values.
• Comfortably handles risk and uncertainty.
• Builds and ensures strong links and relationships with other work groups.
• Views success as a team effort and creates a feeling of belonging to the team.
• Challenges others and self to continuously improve work processes.
• Leads change necessary for improvement in business performance.
• Ensures business performance is measured and communicated to the organization.
• Able to handle multiple demands.

Nice To Haves

• Chemical or mechanical engineering is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Understand and clearly communicate the operating budget and production plan to the Ketaspire team.
• Understand and clearly communicate quality requirements and expectations to the Ketaspire team, ensuring customer satisfaction.
• Coordinate with the maintenance and reliability teams to ensure efficient operation of the unit.
• Effectively utilize all the resources available including operators, supervisors, engineers, R&I, Plant Support Teams and external experts when required.
• Ensure the Ketaspire Team has tools and training required to achieve their goals and function effectively in his/her absence.
• Achieve outstanding HSE performance through Syensqo's Safety Principles, Life Saving Rules, and Leading with Safety programs.
• Ensures operations input on capital projects.
• Support the Asset team in efforts to maintain and grow market share while reducing working capital.
• Identify, develop, and implement actions necessary to reduce fixed and variable costs.
• Perform required safety audits per the Augusta Plant yearly audit plan.
• Attend plant-wide safety/wellness sessions.
• Review/perform required safety audits, JSA’s and What-if scenarios.
• Complete all required CBTs on time.
• Participate in PSM, PHA, and PSSR field reviews, as well as Follow-Up Incident investigations as needed.
• Maintain a working knowledge of all plant environmental standards, ES-01 through ES-10.
• Know the environmental permit limits for your assigned plant (air, waste water, storm water).
• Maintain a working knowledge of the Hazardous Waste Rules (RCRA) to include storage, handling, sampling, transporting, manifesting, record keeping, and emergency response.
• Maintain a working knowledge of the facility environmental plans (SPCC, Storm Water Pollution Prevention).

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• 16, or more, weeks of maternity/paternity and co-parenting leave, according to local regulations.
• Training platform for all employees
• Free well-being sessions (physical and psychological)

What This Job Offers

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