Operations Leader

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DuPont is seeking an Operations Leader for our?Salisbury, NC site, which produces ArmorWall for the commercial construction business.? This facility currently operates on a 2 shift schedule M-F and continues to grow production 30% annually.

The Operations Leader will serve as a key member of the operations support team, leading a team of approximately 20 employees responsible for providing daily technical?expertise?to enable safe, reliable, and efficient plant performance. This role leads short-term troubleshooting and corrective actions while driving longer-term process improvements and optimization across capacity, product quality, reliability of supply, capital improvements, process technology, and cost performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Understands all applicable process technology, equipment and control technology.

• Develop, and ensure adherence to, standard operating procedures, best practices, and safety protocols?

• Troubleshoot operating issues to fix quality problems or improve production process.

• Participate in or lead Lean events, Kaizens, 5-Why investigations, and structured problem-solving activities.

• Understanding of the site's Environmental, Health and Safety policies and procedures with the ability to implement in?the plant.

• Understand and apply skills and knowledge in Process Control technology to ensure a safe and reliable operation

• Communicates technical information and issues to plant personnel and stakeholders outside of plant.

• Work with R&D and other technology subject matter experts to optimize plant performance.

• Support and/or Lead execution of CAPEX projects, including scope development, planning, engineering, installation, commissioning, start-up, and training.

• Provide off-shift support for continuous operations?

Required Qualifications:

• B.S. degree in Engineering in Chemical, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering or related fields.

• 3-5 years professional technicalmanufacturingexperience

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment

• Ability to integrate equipment, process and chemistry issues

• Strong technical, interpersonal, communication, and listening skills

• Results oriented/driven, good problem solving, and organizational skills

• Excellent computerand troubleshootingskills

• Ability to work effectively on multiple tasks

• Requires focus on data-based decision making, initiative,?objective prioritization setting, and the drive to achieve results

Preferred Qualifications:

• Lean Six Sigma training (Green Belt, Black Belt)

• Experience using SAPand interacting throughHMI's

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