Production Manager, Critical Resource Unit (CRU)

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Job description

Overview:
The Production Manager for the Critical Resource Unit (CRU) is responsible for leading all aspects of SQRE (Stewardship, Quality, Reliability and Engagement) and operating the Acid Recovery, Anhydride Manufacturing and Waste Water Treatment core at the Celanese site in beautiful Narrows VA.

Responsibilities:
Stewardship - Owner of the stewardship performance for the operating area

Responsible for the stewardship culture and performance for ARAM WTP core

Ensures employees performing work within the core understand and operate within the Celanese stewardship programs (e.g. Life critical, Environmental reporting)

Develops team risk recognition and mitigation culture

Administration of process safety requirements and compliance

Quality - Quality performance is known, accurate, and within required range

Takes leading actions to ensure product quality meets or exceeds customer requirements

Ensures product quality targets are reviewed and understood by all members of the team

Recognizes potential quality risks and acts proactively to address these risks before defects occur

Production/Reliability - Meet monthly Sales and Operating Plan Requirements

Recognizes potential risks to production plan and acts proactively to address risks

Will quickly develop a detailed understanding of the Cores production capabilities and constraints

Validate and coordinate production plans

Ensures production reliability and meets the monthly production plan

Ensures resources, raw materials and supplies are available for unit operation

Collaborates with the Asset Leader and Technology Leader on emerging issues and reliability strategy to enable flawless daily execution

Engagement - Develops an engaged, well trained and qualified workforce

Models employee engagement and displays a can-do attitude

Actively engages with direct reports, Unit Leader, Asset Leader and Technology Leader to ensure that optimum unit outcomes are achieved

Reinforce SQRE plans by performing walk-throughs and providing feedback

Responsible for knowledge retention/development of the Core Team

Foster a teamwork environment that is inclusive of ideas and solutions

Employee performance, evaluation and management

Maintain risk registry for daily execution performance and ensure solutions are in place to mitigate or eliminate any concerns

Develop team plan to address emerging needs and/or non-routine activities

Review KPIs and gaps with team. Assigns PPR to resolve gaps and follows up on solutions

Coordinates with the Technology Leader to remove technical roadblocks

Escalates 24/7 team needs

Execute UTP and AOP received from Unit Leader

Maintains the pipeline of continuous improvements ideas for the daily execution team

Owner of the Conduct of Operations system

Drives flawless daily execution

Coaches and leads direct reports to fully utilize the operating model to improve performance

Responsible to address and resolve bargaining unit issues in a holistic, timely, professional, creative and constructive manner

Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in mechanical or chemical engineering

Demonstrated track record of success

Minimum 4 years' experience in operations, manufacturing or support engineering

Excellent communication skills with cross functional teams

Ability to lead team of direct reports to achieve core and site goals and objectives

Ability to think holistically and to balance changing production demands, equipment reliability, raw material availability, cost and other internal/external production constraints

Agility to respond to emerging issues

Ability to multi-task and handle multiple simultaneous assignments.

High stress tolerance for a demanding production environment

Must have technical reasoning, process aptitude and must be willing to go the extra mile to ensure that optimum business outcomes are achieved

ARAM Core (Acid Recovery, Anhydride Manufacturing) requires a high level of process safety knowledge

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