Site Manager

W. R. Grace & Co.•Pasadena, TX

1d•$169,659 - $233,281•Onsite

About The Position

Grace, a Standard Industries company, is a leading global supplier of catalysts, engineered materials and fine chemicals. We provide innovative products, technologies and services which our customers use to manufacture everyday products like renewable fuels, pharmaceuticals, toothpaste, cosmetics, food packaging, beer, edible oils and more. Our thousands of employees help shape a better future at our global headquarters in Columbia, MD and locations worldwide. W.R. Grace is hiring a Plant Manager for our Pasadena, TX manufacturing site. This position will report directly to the Vice President of Regional Manufacturing. You will be responsible for the site financial performance and ensure compliance with regulatory, EHS, quality systems assuring proper design, monitoring, and control of manufacturing processes and facilities. You will drive world class EHS performance, operational and maintenance excellence, productivity programs, capital planning and engineering, and quality systems.

Requirements

B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering
Strong track record of plant floor experience and safety leadership
10 years of manufacturing experience in progressive leadership roles
Ability to effectively communicate at all levels, adjusting style appropriately
Demonstrated experience with Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
Experience leading Management Operating Systems
Experience with Supply Chain Management (plan, source, make, deliver)
Must have experience developing and executing plant strategy- cost optimization, full asset utilization, de-bottleneck, fungibility, capacity creation
Financial acumen and ability to understand and manage effectively the contributors and influencers of cost per metric ton

Nice To Haves

Experience in Change Management Process
Experience leading operations utilizing SAP

Responsibilities

Foster a positive teamwork environment that drives collaborative decision making by engaging and empowering employees to contribute to the plant’s strong performance
Incorporate and monitor site KPI’s - Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, Productivity and Cost used to measure overall performance and engage staff to develop plan to continuously improve performance
Drive a value of work safely or not at all for self, employees, contractors, and site visitors ensuring safe conditions and behaviors at all times. Drive compliance with EHS&S standards; lead a Goal Zero culture.
Collaborate with Demand and Supply Planning and meet schedule metrics
Manage the raw material, intermediate and finished product management in order to deliver customer orders on time while achieving committed inventory levels.
Manage the plants annual operating budget to deliver cost per metric ton commitments
Develop productivity initiatives and instill a culture of continuous improvement.
Develop and manage 5-year Capital plan to deliver benefits of the investment; ensure compliance with monthly forecast and deliver projects on schedule-on budget
Assure and lead robust management system assuring site commitments are met and actions are prompt to address any deficiencies.
Intimately aware of and committed to meeting or exceeding customer (internal as well as external) requirements
Coordinate staffing with HR and Grace Leadership to determine proper staffing levels based on market demand.
Assure robust talent development program at the site in collaboration with HR