PQ

Produces inorganic performance chemicals and silicates

Unit Manager

Manufacturing & Production OperationsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeJoliet, IL, USA$110k - $135k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A Bachelor of Science degree in an appropriate technical discipline is required.
A Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering is desired; an advanced degree is a plus.
At least five years of experience in the chemical industry in a manufacturing environment, preferably in a union environment.
Three years of supervisory or management experience with increasing responsibility.
Knowledge of Continuous Quality Improvement techniques and methods, such as Statistical Process Control and Six Sigma.
Working knowledge of Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations and safety principles.
Working knowledge of management systems such as ISO 9001 and Responsible Care 14001.
Working knowledge of environmental regulations and compliance.
Computer skills, including Microsoft Office and SAP.
Availability during nights and weekends for emergency management situations.
Understanding of PQ Principles and how they are implemented in the site organization, rules, and procedures.
Completion of job-identified health, safety, and environmental training requirements in a timely manner.

Responsibilities

Inform the Site Manager of successes, issues, problems, or concerns within the Gels Department.
Ensure the gel plant and surrounding areas operate in accordance with federal, state, local, and company environmental, health, and safety requirements, policies, and procedures.
Develop and administer the yearly plant budget.
Direct operators to ensure product quality and quantity while optimizing use of personnel and facilities.
Provide technical assistance and instructions to correct off-standard and emergency conditions, and serve as incident commander when the Site Manager is absent.
Direct operators in the safe operation and control of equipment associated with Xerogel, Hydrogel, and the warehouse.
Participate in product planning and scheduling for all gel assets, including multiple stock-keeping units.
Monitor and control unit performance, report deviations from plans and budget, and take corrective action.
Encourage and implement participative management strategies to secure plant personnel commitment to the business.
Encourage and implement a teamwork environment.
Participate in and develop yearly goals with union employees and management.
Ensure work areas are maintained in a clean and safe condition.
Ensure compliance with federal, state, local, and corporate or plant regulations, requirements, policies, and procedures.
Manage operations to ensure sound environmental practices and stewardship.
Participate actively in the plant safety committee.
Promote commitment to Continuous Quality Improvement principles and Responsible Care, using techniques and methods to improve safety, quality, and production to meet or exceed plant goals.
Demonstrate health, safety, and environmental leadership and commitment to Responsible Care.
Work with the maintenance manager to direct maintenance efforts.
Serve as management representative for ISO 9001 and food, safety, or environmental certifications.
Be responsible for areas defined in the Joliet Plot Shaded responsibilities under Management Systems and PQ Vision.
Lead and participate in environmental, health, and safety; quality; and productivity initiatives.
Encourage and support employee development.
Perform special projects or other duties as directed.
Communicate, promote, and personally demonstrate safety and health, including PQP Principles, as the number one priority.
Participate in risk assessment audits as applicable.

Job Description

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Informs Site Manager of all successes, issues, problems or concerns of Gels Department.
Ensures the Gel plant and surrounding areas operates within all federal, state, local and company Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) requirements, policies, and procedures.
Develops and administers yearly plant budget.
Directs Operators to assure product quality and quantity at optimum utilization of personnel and facilities.
Provides technical assistance and instructions to correct off-standard and emergency conditions, serves as incident commander when Site Manager is not present.
Provides direction for operators in the safe operation and control of all equipment associated with Xerogel, Hydrogel and Warehouse.
Involved with product planning and scheduling of all Gel assets, including multiple SKUs.
Monitors and controls unit performance. Reports deviation from plans and budget and takes action to correct deviation
Encourages and implements participative management strategies to assure commitment to the business of all plant personnel.
Encourage and implement teamwork environment.
Participates and develops yearly goals with Union employees and management.
Ensures work areas are maintained in a clean and safe condition.
Ensures compliance with federal, state, local and corporate/plant regulations, requirements, policies and procedures.
Manages operations to assure good environmental practices and stewardship to preserve PQ’s good neighbor efforts.
Actively involved with the plant safety committee.
Encourages commitment to CQI principles and Responsible Care and the use of techniques and methods to move safety, quality and production to levels at or above the goals the plant has set.
Demonstrates health, safety and environmental leadership and commitment to Responsible Care®.
Works with maintenance manager in directing maintenance efforts
Serves as management representative for ISO9001 and any food, safety or environmental certifications.
Responsible for the areas as defined in the Joliet Plot Shaded responsibilities under Management Systems, PQ Vision.
Leads and participates in EHS, quality and productivity initiatives.
Encourages and supports employee development.
Performs special projects or other duties as directed.

Qualifications

Minimum: BS Degree in an appropriate technical discipline.
Desired Level: BS Degree in Engineering with an advanced degree a plus.
Minimum of five (5) years of experience in the chemical industry in a manufacturing environment, preferably a Union environment.
Three (3) years of supervisory or management experience of increasing responsibility

Behavioral & Job Competencies

CQI techniques and methods, such as SPC and Six Sigma.
Working knowledge of OSHA regulations and safety principles.
Working knowledge of management systems, such as ISO 9001 and RC 14001
Working knowledge of environmental regulations and compliance.
Computer skills, such as Microsoft Office and SAP.

Additional Information

Special Factors

Customary work hours 7 am – 4 pm, 5 days per week
Available on nights and weekends for emergency management situations

EHS Responsibilities

Communicates, promotes and personally demonstrates Safety/Health (including PQP Principles) as #1 priority
Participation in risk assessment audits as applicable
Understand PQ Principles (PQP) and how they are implemented in the site organization, rules and procedures
Completes HSE training requirements identified for the job in a timely manner

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Compensation: 110000 to 135000 (USD) (YEARLY)

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