As the Operations Manager, you will have managerial responsibility over the entire Production function and production teams at the Cleveland plant including safe and efficient operation of production systems.

• Responsible for the safe operation of the production function assets.
• Participate in safety, quality and process incident investigation and ensure root cause analysis and corrective actions are established.
• Coordinate assets and resources to ensure efficient operation and compliance with daily production plan.
• Work with technical process engineers to maximize asset efficiency through use of Overall Equipment Effectiveness guidelines, including generation and tracking of measurements and bad actors.
• Work with Continuous Improvement Manager in maintaining an operator training program.
• Develop and implement long-term strategies for quality/cost improvement.
• Partner with Maintenance/Engineering for all expense and capital work required to maintain operations.
• Maintain a product scale-up system to minimize Sub-Standard Product Losses (SSPL).
• Ensure staffing according to production needs and handle Production Dept. labor issues.
• Develop teams and create a culture of safety, quality and engagement.
• Manage equipment, materials, utilities and budget to meet SBU requirements for safety, environment, quality, labor and expenses.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering, chemistry, or equivalent is required\
• 10+ years of manufacturing operations management experience required
• Demonstrated labor relations experience
• Experience with LEAN or Six Sigma