Plant Manager

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　　Date:Feb 7, 2024

　　Location: Chattanooga, TN, US, 37406

　　Company: W. R. Grace & Co.

　　Requisition ID: 22705

　　Built on talent, technology, and trust, Grace is a leading global supplier of catalysts and engineered materials. The company’s two industry-leading business segments—Catalysts Technologies and Materials Technologies—provide innovative products, technologies, and services that enhance the products and processes of our customers around the world. Grace employs approximately 4,300 people in over 30 countries.

　　Job Description

　　Looking to showcase your experience in being accountable for driving manufacturing operations results? Do you enjoy leading and empowering employees in a union environment? Then read on...

　　W.R. Grace is hiring a Plant Manager for our Chattanooga, TN manufacturing site, reporting to the Vice President of Regional Manufacturing. Located along t​he South Chickamauga Creek in Chattanooga, the site produces Refining Technology (FCC) products such as rare earth intermediates, additives, Specialty Catalysts, Raney® granular, activated slurry and fixed bed, support activators, silica/alumina extrudates; and Advanced Refining Technologies, such as Selectox. .

　　As a Plant Manager, you will lead all site operations and be responsible for the financial performance and ensure compliance with regulatory, EHS, quality systems assuring proper design, monitoring, and control of manufacturing processes and facilities. You will drive world class EHS performance, operational and maintenance excellence, Six Sigma productivity programs, capital planning and engineering, and quality systems.

　　Relocation assistance is available.

　　Responsibilities

　　Foster a positive teamwork environment that drives collaborative decision making by engaging and empowering employees to contribute to the plant’s strong performance

　　Incorporate and monitor site KPI’s - Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, Productivity and Cost used to measure overall performance and engage staff to develop plan to continuously improve performance

　　Drive a safety mindset for self, employees, and site visitors ensuring safe conditions and behaviors and drive compliance with EHS&S standards; lead a Goal Zero culture.

　　Manage the raw material, intermediate and finished product management in order to deliver committed inventory levels

　　Manage the plants annual operating plan to deliver cost per metric ton commitments

　　Develop productivity initiatives

　　Develop and manage 5-year Capital plan to deliver benefits of the investment; ensure compliance with monthly forecast and deliver projects on schedule-on budget

　　Lead Tier 4 accountability meeting

　　Implement Tier 1, 2 and 3 accountability meetings at the plant

　　Lead the implementation of GMS (Grace Management Systems) fundamentals

　　Intimately aware of and committed to meeting or exceeding customer (internal as well as external) requirements

　　Coordinate staffing with HR and Grace Leadership to determine proper staffing levels

　　Actively participate in the development and implementation of programs and technical training for all employees

　　Physical Requirements and Environment

　　Ability to follow safety protocols and standards working in a laboratory environment with highly hazardous materials

　　Ability to follow safety protocols and standards working in a pilot plant facility with highly hazardous materials

　　Ability to work in a high hazard environment, including adverse weather conditions, elevated spaces, confined spaces, extreme temperatures, and noisy surroundings.

　　Must be able to stand, walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and climb stairs and ladders over 100 ft.

　　Must be willing to wear PPE (Personal Protective equipment) including but not limited to hard hat, protective eyewear, steel-toed boots, hearing protection, Level A suit, full face respirator

　　Required Qualifications

　　B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

　　Minimum of 10 years of manufacturing experience in progressive leadership roles

　　Must have experience developing and executing plant strategy- cost optimization, full asset utilization, de-bottleneck, fungibility, capacity creation

　　Financial acumen and ability to understand and manage effectively the contributors and influencers of cost per metric ton

　　A bility to effectively communicate at all levels, adjusting style appropriately

　　Demonstrated experience with Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)

　　Experience working within Management Operating System

　　Experience with Supply Chain Management (plan, source, make, deliver)

　　Ability to balance corporate and site-specific priorities

　　Preferred Qualifications

　　Experience working in a Union Environment

　　Experience in Change Management Process

　　Oliver Wight or Apex Systems Planning Software

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　　Benefits

　　Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

　　Life Insurance and Disability

　　Grace Wellness Program

　　Flexible Workplace

　　Retirement Contribution Plan

　　401(k) Company Match – Dollar to dollar up to the first 6%

　　Paid Vacation and Holidays

　　Parental Leave (salaried only)

　　Tuition Reimbursement

　　Company Donation Match Program

　　U.S. Employee Benefits Summary (grace.com) (https://grace.com/people-and-careers/working-at-grace/benefits/us-employee-benefits-summary/)

　　Grace is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Grace via email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Grace. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Grace as a result of the referral or through other means.

　　Nearest Major Market:Chattanooga

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