Global Director, Manufacturing

Role Description

Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a Global Director, Manufacturing to join our Ashland Personal Care business in a remote role. This is a very visible, significant role within the Company and the Manufacturing function. This position will report to the VP of Manufacturing.

This role will be remote with preference to someone living on the East Coast.

• Providing senior level leadership, direction, and managerial expertise to the manufacturing and engineering element of a global Chemicals Business Unit.
• Responsible for multiple global manufacturing sites and managing the manufacturing environment to ensure readiness for new products and increased customer demand for custom orders.
• Managing the business capital plan, developing and implementing capital projects to improve efficiency, product quality, warehousing, safety, environmental issues, and customer service.
• Ensuring technical expertise and consistency on a global basis and optimizing division profitability through process techniques, new product lines, manufacturing implementation, plant upgrades, and maintenance programs.
• Leading structured change management across the manufacturing network, ensuring successful adoption of new operating models, capital projects, technology upgrades, organizational changes, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Driving productivity improvement across global manufacturing operations by identifying and delivering cost, yield, energy, labor, throughput, asset utilization, and waste-reduction opportunities using Lean, Six Sigma, OEE, and other continuous improvement tools.
• Championing EHS excellence with a focus on process safety management, risk reduction, management of change, process hazard analysis, asset integrity, regulatory compliance, incident prevention, and a strong safety culture.
• Must be willing to travel in the US and internationally 25% - 30%. Initial travel schedule will be heavy.

Qualifications

• BS degree in a technical field - chemical engineer degree preferred.
• 5-10 years of Plant Management experience, US and global with multiple site experience.
• Employee and labor relations expertise, including experience in both unionized and non-unionized environments; knowledge of collective bargaining agreements, grievance procedures, mediation, arbitration, and works councils strongly preferred.
• Chemical process expertise - possess strong chemical and process (technical) knowledge and skills focused on production operations at a plant.
• Manufacturing Process Knowledge - Able to analyze manufacturing and business processes toward optimization using continuous process improvement tools (i.e., Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing Practices).
• Experience developing diverse talent and building efficient & collaborative teams; solid people development skills and ability to provide guidance to a global operations and engineering management team.
• Financial and Statistical Knowledge and Aptitude - ability to interpret and analyze statistical data, information and financial reports.
• Regulatory Compliance Knowledge - Understand and be able to work within various local and regional regulatory safety, environmental, quality and financial regulations, standards and laws as required for the specific location, region, or country.

Benefits

• Industry competitive salary and benefits.
• Pay-for-performance incentive plans.
• Diverse work environment where employees feel challenged and valued.
• Opportunities for development and advancement throughout our global organization.

Company Description

Ashland LLC. (NYSE: ASH) provides specialty chemicals, technologies, and insights to help customers create new and improved products for today and sustainable solutions for tomorrow. Our chemistry is at work every day in a wide variety of markets and applications, including architectural coatings, automotive, construction, energy, personal care, and pharmaceutical.

At Ashland, our vision is to be a leading, global specialty chemicals company whose inspired and engaged employees add value to all we touch. Our people, employees, customers, and vendors define who we are and are the driving force behind everything we do.

Ashland is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer: Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation.