Production Manager, Flake Unit

Overview:

The Production Manager for the Flake unit is responsible for leading all aspects of SQRE (Stewardship, Quality, Reliability and Engagement) and operating the continuous Cellulose Acetate Flake core at the Celanese site in beautiful Narrows VA.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the stewardship culture and performance for CA Flake core
• Ensures employees performing work within the core understand and operate within the Celanese stewardship programs (e.g. Life critical, Environmental reporting)
• Manages any crisis in or related to the performance of the Flake core
• Performs technical review and approval for CA Flake MOC’s
• Develop team culture for risk recognition and correction of issues

• Takes leading actions to ensure product quality meets or exceeds internal and external customer requirements
• Ensures product quality targets are reviewed and understood by all members of the team
• Recognizes potential quality risks and acts proactively to address these risks before defects occur

• Recognizes potential risks to production plan and acts proactively to address risks before production misses occur
• Will quickly develop a detailed understanding of CA Flake's production capabilities and constraints and agility to optimize production around issues that may emerge
• Ensures production reliability and meets the monthly production plan
• Ensures resources, raw materials and supplies are available for unit operation

• Models employee engagement and displays a can-do attitude
• Is willing to take on any work in support of the team’s success
• Actively engages with direct reports, Unit Leader, Asset Leader and Technology Leader to ensure that optimum unit outcomes are achieved
• Effectively communicates issues and challenges to site leadership and the 24/7 Core Teams
• Owner of the Conduct of Operations system
• Drives flawless daily execution
• Responsible to address and resolve bargaining unit issues in a holistic, timely, professional, creative and constructive manner

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in mechanical, chemical engineering or related field OR equivalent experience in lieu of degree
• Demonstrated track record of success
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in operations, manufacturing or other related field
• Excellent communication skills with cross functional teams
• Ability to lead team of direct reports to achieve core and site goals and objectives
• Ability to think holistically and to balance changing production demands, equipment reliability, raw material availability, cost and other internal/external production constraints
• Agility to respond to emerging issues
• Ability to multi-task and handle multiple simultaneous assignments.
• High stress tolerance for a demanding production environment
• Is friendly, optimistic, level-headed and smart. Must have common sense, technical reasoning, process aptitude and must be willing to go the extra mile to ensure that optimum business outcomes are achieved.