Chemical Plant Manager

*Job Summary:*

Direct management of an FDA cGMP Polymer, Bulk Manufacturing, and Unit Packaging facility.
This includes overseeing production, maintenance, warehouse, quality assurance, operational
excellence processes, quality control, and safety processes. Responsibilities also encompass
extended planning for capital projects, maintaining weekly/monthly reporting, and close
collaboration with EHS and Quality.
*Primary Duties & Responsibilities:*

- Oversee day-to-day operations, including safety, production, quality, and profitability.

- Establish and achieve weekly/monthly goals measured by KPIs.
- Implement organizational policies, processes, and procedures.
- Motivate, train, develop, and supervise all production associates.
- Maintain workplace organization and housekeeping.
- Drive continuous improvement, Lean manufacturing, and root cause analysis.
- Communicate effectively with all stakeholders.
- Initiate and implement capital projects.
- Support company growth initiatives and targets.
- Maintain strict compliance with standard work and standard operating procedures.
*Operational Excellence/Lean:*

- Manage, support, and achieve Operational Excellence/lean goals and initiatives.
- Lead the team in a continuous improvement work environment.
- Support quality teams and management with OE initiatives, actively suggesting improvement
opportunities.

*Qualifications: *

*Education & Experience: *

- Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering, Chemistry, or related field preferred.
- Advanced degree is helpful.
- 10+ years of Chemical or Pharma Plant Manager Experience
*Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: *

- Good knowledge of manufacturing processes and safety practices.
- Understanding of complex chemical processes, pharma manufacturing guidelines, high
technical/analytical knowledge, and strong mechanical skills.
- Ability to manage a high-paced workplace, apply a plan, organize responsibilities, prioritize
requirements while managing resources.
- Provide high-level troubleshooting and implement corrective actions.
- Highly responsive and provide quick support for 24-hour operations.
- Ability to handle multiple competing/conflicting priorities.
- Champion of continuous improvement in all plant areas.
- Ability to interface with customers, host plant visits, and facilitate plant presentations.
- Support commercial team discussions, vet new opportunities objectively, and analyze and
communicate business benefit/risk probability, equipment capability, storage, cost, and staffing
needs.
- Participate in NPPD Stage gate to commercialization process.
- Understand and manage the annual operating plan based on the business strategy, using it as
the foundation for hoshin planning and meeting objectives.
- Manage plant expense budgets with appropriate accounting information and support.
- Develop short and long-term cost containment/reduction strategies.
- Understand Order to Cash Process, focused on OOR and OTIF.
- Act as a gatekeeper, accepting and executing projects with effective project management
skills.

- Demonstrated success in managing multiple cross-functional projects.
- Ability to lead people effectively, building and sustaining relationships at all levels, and
promoting a high-performance organization.
- Strong use of rewards and recognition programs.
- Superior communication skills required.
*Travel: *

- Primarily local during the business day.
- Some out-of-the-area and overnight travel may be expected.
*Working Conditions: *

- Primarily responsible for day-to-day operations at our Lafayette Site.
- Work Hours: 40 plus hrs a week, available for after-hours support by phone for emergencies.