Ascend Performance Materials - Decatur, AL
posted 15 days ago
About the position
Ascend Performance Materials is the premium provider of high-quality chemicals, fibers and plastics. With world scale integrated manufacturing facilities, we are able to develop new products from our core technologies and provide flexibility to respond to the expanding needs of customers. Ascend has global sales and distribution facilities across the globe and manufacturing facilities located in the United States, Europe and China. As a privately held company, our people do big things and make big decisions, often much earlier in their careers than at larger companies. Ascend Performance Materials offers team members the opportunity to contribute in big, meaningful ways-all within a stable and growing business. The successful candidate must have a high level of leadership and communication skills to create alignment and a positive teamwork environment. Additionally, the successful candidate will have the ability to apply critical thinking and scientific principles to be a creative problem solver. This individual will demonstrate understanding and practical execution of Ascend to Excellence (A2E) concepts and provide the direction to implement these principles in the work place to eliminate waste and create superior value for the company and meet our customer's needs. This leader must challenge the status quo, have a high sense of urgency, be innovative, and use measures to drive results.
Responsibilities
- Lead a safe operations area utilizing Absolute Zero safety principles
- Implement a robust pipeline of productivity projects to ensure year-over-year productivity improvement by closing the gap to entitlement
- Design, put into practice, and lead as an advocate the use of best-in-class work processes for all aspects of operations, quality control and logistics
- Set high expectations with clear accountabilities for operations excellence within the operating unit at the floor level
- Develop and drive measures to ensure best in class quality and delivery of our products to all customers.
- Grow and develop capable teams and leaders who are able to drive execution of plans and deliver targeted results.
- Lead to ensure employees have the resources and direction to do their jobs.
- Establish clear objectives for each position, communicate them to the employees and provide feedback on performance.
- Encourage team work to drive department metrics and maintain a respective work place.
- Pursue excellence in all safety and environmental areas.
- Ensure all regulatory and corporate requirements are met.
- Provide necessary resources to ensure a productive and consistent operation by continuously improving productivity.
- Lead the development of our manufacturing engineering capabilities and ensure that we meet Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) targets.
- Implement the standards where Quality Controls are concerned.
- Meet business commitments and coordinate changes and impact through the Business Operations Planner (BOP).
- Develop complete knowledge of the cost drivers for the manufacturing units and be responsible for meeting budgeted and forecasted cost targets.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering preferred. Advanced degree is a plus.
- 8 to 10 years of experience in Chemical Manufacturing in a PSM covered plant with a proven track record of five years in a leadership capacity.
- Minimum eight years of demonstrated knowledge in chemical processing fundamentals.
- Experience with electro-chemical processes is highly preferred.
- Trained in Six Sigma or Lean Manufacturing processes.
Nice-to-haves
- Six Sigma/Lean Certification is highly preferred, not a requirement.
Benefits
- Access to on-site medical clinics at U.S. facilities
- Global wellness rewards program
- Employee-driven recognition plan
- Commitment to Zero personal injuries, process safety incidents, and environmental releases
- Community engagement opportunities through Ascend Cares Foundation
