Senior Plant Manager

Lubrizol Corporation•Louisville, KY

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is seeking a Senior Plant Manager for its Louisville, KY facility. This role is crucial for driving specialty chemical solutions forward and ensuring the effective planning and execution of all activities to support customers. The Plant Manager will be accountable for safety, quality, delivery, cost, and continuous improvement at the facility, setting the site safety culture and a vision for the plant. This position is a focal point for innovation and collaboration with a diverse group of passionate individuals to deliver sustainable solutions that advance mobility, improve wellbeing, and enhance modern life. The Louisville facility is a key manufacturing location for TempRite and Vycar products.

Requirements

BS Degree in Engineering or related discipline
12+ years of Chemical Manufacturing Experience
8+ Year experience managing teams.
Process Safety Management (PSM) experience
Experience making decisions with some ambiguity or incomplete information
Experience presenting technical information of diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

Lead and exemplify a culture where ‘safety is a core value’ is a true belief and ensure safety is the first consideration. Expected to always model and coach the appropriate behaviors.
Provide leadership for operational excellence programs, including continuous improvement, root cause analysis, corrective and preventive action.
Manage and lead the site central functions including safety, quality, manufacturing, logistics, procurement, maintenance, capital engineering and finance.
Collaborate closely with Corporate Leadership for the TempRite and Vycar functions.
Promote a plant culture that is responsive to the manufacturing environment and business needs through teamwork and personal accountability.
Oversee talent management and employee development and promote constructive employee relations.
Ensure site compliance with all regulatory requirements.
Ensure alignment between the plant goals and the different business strategies.
Work closely with Business leadership, marketing, sales, and the process technology teams to support and contribute to new product development, scale-up, and product transfers.
Ensure both plant and Lubrizol systems/standards are followed and improved.