Plant Manager

Plant Manager

The Plant Manager is responsible for leading the Houston team to attain a "Best-in-class" Safety, Continuous Improvement and Operational Discipline culture. Success will be achieved when every employee has a singular focus on meeting customer requirements and working in a system of prevention each day. This position will also work with the other plant managers, regional and global roles to design, implement and maintain local systems and processes to raise Houston to best-in-class levels.

• Lead and manage all site Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) programs to drive continuous improvement and reduce Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR).
• Lead and manage Site Production Managers, Site Engineers, and a Maintenance Manager and Warehouse Manager.
• Understand, apply and drive safety as a value.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable safety, health and environmental procedures, regulations, and rules.
• Lead and drive continuous improvement in housekeeping and 5S.
• Develop and mentor plant leadership and field experts to ensure a best-in-class and engaged workforce is built and maintained.
• Create and implement vision for the Houston site in alignment with company's overall vision.
• Develop and execute organizational strategy for the Houston site in alignment with company's strategic priorities.
• Ensure effective management systems are utilized to manage and measure Houston site performance.
• Set and maintain standards that ensure on-time delivery of quality products that meet customer needs.
• Control costs through close management of the operational and capital budgets and by identifying, prioritizing, and pursuing continuous improvement projects.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with commercial, marketing, operations, supply chain, HR, Finance and R&D partners. Facilitate collaborative teamwork within the facility and with external partners. Manage stakeholder expectations. Prioritize work to effectively focus on critical items and deliver quality results by deadline.
• Financial responsibilities for the related cost centers. Include T&E budget, capital budgeting and expenditures for plant-related costs.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering or a closely related field.
• MBA or MS a major plus.
• 10+ years of progressive operations and operations management with proven track record of success.
• Demonstrated expertise in managing significant change within a manufacturing operating environment.
• Demonstrated success in organizational development and team building.
• Analytical interpretation and advanced problem-solving skills - able to prioritize and align the organization on priorities with an ability to bring successful closure to the defined goals.
• Demonstrated track record of successfully driving change management.
• Proactive, effective coach, communicator and collaborator with team, peers, senior leaders, and external partners.
• Process Safety Management experience.
• Knowledge of SAP or similar ERP database management systems.
• Six Sigma certification, (Green or Black Belt).
• Exposure to applications using continuous improvement techniques; TQM, Problem Solving DMAIC, Fault Tree Analysis, FMEAs, Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Value Stream mapping.
• Experience leading in a union environment.
• Ability to speak Spanish preferred.