Head of Operations & Business Management

quality, safety and performance of products people use every day. customers across more than 30 market segments in over 140 countries to develop
highly specified solutions that enable customers to bring world-changing
innovations to their end markets. The Operations Manager reports to the Plant Manager and has primary
responsibility for the Houston, TX site.

The Operations Manager is responsible for leading the Houston team to attain a
“Best-in-class” Safety, Continuous Improvement and Operational Discipline
meeting customer requirements and working in a system of prevention each day.
global roles to design, implement and maintain local systems and processes to
raise Houston to best-in-class levels for the adhesives business.

Lead and manage Site Production supervisors and operators, work alongside
Site Engineers, Maintenance Manager and Warehouse Manager.
* Ensure compliance with all applicable safety, health and environmental
Lead and drive continuous improvement in housekeeping and 5S.
* Develop and mentor plant leadership and field experts to ensure a
Create and implement vision for the Houston site in alignment with HB
Develop and execute organizational strategy for the Houston site in alignment
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 operational expenses 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. collaborative teamwork within the facility and with external partners.
Manage stakeholder expectations. critical items and deliver quality results by deadline.

BS in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering.
* 10+ years of progressive operations and operations management with proven
Demonstrated expertise in managing significant change within a manufacturing
Demonstrated success in organizational development and team building.

• Demonstrated track record of successfully driving change management.
• Fluent in English.

Process Safety Management experience required.

• Knowledge of SAP or similar ERP database management systems.
• Exposure to applications using continuous improvement techniques; Problem Solving DMAIC, Fault Tree Analysis, FMEAs, Lean Manufacturing, 5S,

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