Job Success Profile

Director of Memphis Manufacturing

Mission Statement

Lead the Memphis manufacturing facility in the safe, sustainable, cost-effective and customer-focused on time/in full delivery of quality manufactured goods to our customers. Exhibit relentless pursuit of continuous improvement in process safety, occupational safety and health, operational excellence and OEE metrics by developing excellent production process understanding, driving a continuous improvement culture, and identifying and implementing projects and process improvements (for both manufacturing and business processes). Provide “felt leadership” for the leadership team, developing and supporting the team to enable and empower them to drive continuous improvement in operational excellence in all facets of plant operations and to prepare them for roles of increasing influence and responsibility.

Outcomes

Continuous occupational S/H/E improvement to ensure a safe workplace and environmentally sound operation

• Champion the safety vision, S/H/E initiatives and programs within the site.
• Embrace S/H/E responsibility and 100% accountability for all personnel and property within span of control.
• Safeguard company assets (human and property) through prudent, risk-averse decision making.
• Ensure environmentally responsible and compliant operations through appropriate engineering and administrative controls.
• Ensure operational discipline throughout the site for consistently safe choices and behaviors.
• Ensure operational discipline in housekeeping and drive/sustain 6S initiatives.

Effective contributions and engagement in understanding and execution of process safety management fundamentals

• Develop and maintain full understanding of the chemical and process hazards presented by Memphis production processes.
• Ensure all elements of risk-based process safety fundamentals are consistently embedded in all aspects of plant design, operation, and maintenance.
• Ensure site operational discipline in the consistent implementation of process safety fundamental programs (e.g. risk and hazard assessment, management of change, incident reporting and investigation, etc.).
• Ensure site operational discipline relative to following and improving manufacturing process procedures.
• Ensure accountability for decisions and actions consistent with process safety requirements.
• Engage others in solving process safety problems that are beyond current level of understanding.

Lead and manage the Memphis site leadership team

• Lead, direct, and manage the Memphis site leadership team, to ensure the team has clear direction and expectations.
• Establish and maintain an optimum organizational structure.
• Empower, train, and support the team to ensure best practices are consistently applied and continuously evaluated for improvement.
• Ensure that the team members take full responsibility for their personal growth and career development.
• Ensure effective Performance Management of direct reports by making certain that job descriptions are current, appropriate performance measures are agreed upon, and compliance and accountability standards are in place.
• Ensure clear connectivity between good performance and reward.
• Consistently apply company policies and procedures within the Memphis site.
• Be an advocate for Memphis site associates by providing communication channels for ideas and concerns.

Deliver operational excellence in the attainment of production requirements and customer satisfaction

• Lead development and implementation of OEE metrics for the site (yield, quality, schedule attainment).
• Identify and implement projects and process improvements (manufacturing and business processes) to deliver continuous improvement in OEE metrics.
• Ensure site operational discipline relative to delivering cycle time adherence for smooth implementation of the MTS/MTO production wheel strategy.
• Ensure training and operational discipline relative to delivering OEE concept of batch to batch quality consistency.
• Ensure facility resources are aligned as needed to ensure product is available to ship on time / in full.
• Develop fundamental understanding of Memphis manufacturing processes to enable participation in process troubleshooting activities when needed (working with process engineers).
• Lead the technical team in ensuring process conditions are optimized to balance cycle time and quality (OEE).
• Lead and develop the maintenance manager to ensure effective implementation of predictive/preventive maintenance required for process safety and maximizing OEE through consistent equipment availability.

Attainment of site financial goals (CapEx, OpEx, and FCF)

• Lead the site leadership team in developing capital expense plans and budgets, including project justification and execution.
• Lead the site leadership team in developing operational expense budget for the site.
• Review site budget performance and adjust spending plans/controls as needed to consistently deliver leverage goals.
• Work with master planner and detailed scheduler to effectively design, implement, and continuously optimize a production wheel scheduling model that optimizes the MTS/MTO strategy for delivering optimum shipped on time / in full performance while balancing inventory levels.
• Lead the technical and production teams to ensure plans for recovering off-spec or aged inventory are developed and implemented in a timely manner with operational discipline to optimize working capital.

Competencies

Results Leadership:

Ensures Accountability - Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.

Aligns Execution - Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals. Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.

People Leadership:

Drives vision and purpose

Builds Effective Teams - Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals. Models teamwork by working effectively with other leaders throughout the organization.

Develops Talent - Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization’s goals.

Thought Leadership:

Strategic Mindset - Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies.

Possibility Thinking - Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful.

Financial Acumen - Interpreting and applying understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions.

Technical Acumen – Developing and applying strong chemistry and engineering skills to enable full manufacturing process understanding. Being a strong contributor to manufacturing process troubleshooting, optimization, etc. as needed.

Global Perspective - Taking a broad view when approaching manufacturing and supply chain issues, using a global lens.

Decision Quality - Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.

Manages Ambiguity - Operating effectively, even when things are not certain, or the way forward is not clear.

Self-Leadership:

Nimble learning – Continual Self-Improvement, Lifelong Learner

Courage - Stepping up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said.

Minimum requirements to apply

Education: Bachelor's degree (BS) from four-year college or university in Chemical Engineering.

Must Have Successful Experiences

More than ten years related experience and/or training in a chemical manufacturing environment, with strong preference for batch reaction processes.

Highly Desirable Experiences / Education

• Experience in a facility that processes highly hazardous chemicals as defined by OSHA’s Process Safety Management standard
• SAP Experience
• Accredited master’s degree in business administration

Location: Memphis, TN

Language: English

Travel: 5%

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