Operations Manager (Experienced Professional)
Posted on: 6 May 2021
Louisville, KY
Job Description
Mission:
Guarantee and drive the collective performance of the Workshop to meet the objectives Safety, Mechanical, Quality Delivery and Cost (SMQDC) performance established with the Plant Staff Management Team. Train and mentor personnel to answer developmental needs. He or she has responsibility for meeting production, quality, and budget targets within the workshop. Furthermore, the expectations is for this leader to rapidly gain experience within the facility in order to assume the operational director role in the near term.
Key expected achievements:
Delivery of products conforming to the site’s Annual Plan respecting the economic performance needs and satisfying the customer requirements.
Guarantees complete compliance with safety and environmental regulations
Continuous performance improvement within the Service in line with the plans defined with the industrial direction while respecting Lean principles.
Responsibilities:
The role has management responsibility for a team of up to 75 hourly team members and salaried support staff in a chemical manufacturing facility in a 24 hour/day, 7 day/week operation.
Establish and lead the day-to-day priorities of the process and employees.
Ensure production and quality goals are met per the plant business plan.
Establish and lead the cost control budget for area equipment.
Drive team and employee development and work responsibilities
Supervise employee performance, provide mentorship, appraise and counsel individual employees to further develop their interpersonal skills and improve performance.
Provide team communication on company, plant, and department business plan objectives and performance.
Requirements:
BS degree in Chemical Engineering preferred or equivalent, polymer science or equivalent experience in operations management.
5+ years of increasing management responsibility in a petro or chemical environment, in a batch or continuous process. Experience with reactive chemistry is a plus.
Process Safety Management (PSM) certification highly preferred
Strong Leadership skills with the ability to motivate and influence others in a positive manner.
Strong oral and written communication skills; ability to communicate throughout all levels of the company.
Good experience with change management
Geographically mobile to Michelin sites within the US region later in career
MICHELIN
Greenville, SC
Since 1889, Michelin has innovated constantly to facilitate the mobility of people and goods, thus contributing to the advancement of human progress. Today, the Group is the leader in tire technology for every type of vehicle, leveraging its expertise in high-tech materials to deliver services and solutions that increase travel efficiency and products that enable customers to enjoy unique mobility experiences.
Dedicated to the improvement of sustainable mobility, Michelin designs, manufactures and sells tires for every type of vehicle, including airplanes, automobiles, bicycles, earthmovers, farm equipment, heavy-duty trucks and motorcycles. Michelin also offers a full range of innovative services and solutions that help make mobility safer, more efficient and more environmentally friendly.
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Awards & Recognition
No. 1 Best Large Employer in America on Forbes 2018 “America's Best Employer” list
88 total awards for initial quality from J.D. Power & Associates, four times more awards than all other tire manufacturers combined, and ranking highest in “original equipment tires” category in the U.S. for 2018
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IndustryManufacturing
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