Global Director, Manufacturing

🔥 20 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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Ashland

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1924

💊 Pharmaceuticals

💰 Post-IPO Secondary on 2022-03

Chemicals • Pharmaceuticals • Personal Care

Ashland is a multifaceted company specializing in specialty chemicals and materials. It operates across various sectors, providing innovative solutions in life sciences, personal care, and specialty additives, among other industries. The company's commitment to sustainability and advanced research in applied chemistry enables it to enhance product efficacy and usability across a diverse range of applications, including pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, construction, and personal care products.

📋 Description

• Providing senior level leadership, direction, and managerial expertise to the manufacturing and engineering element of a global Chemicals Business Unit • Responsible for multiple global manufacturing sites and manage the manufacturing environment to ensure that manufacturing processes and capabilities are in a state of readiness • Manage the business capital plan, develop and implement capital projects which will improve efficiency, product quality, warehousing, safety, environmental issues, and customer service • Ensure technical expertise and consistency on a global basis and optimize division profitability by improving process techniques, new product lines, manufacturing implementation, plant upgrades, and proper maintenance programs on a continuous basis • Lead structured change management across the manufacturing network, ensuring successful adoption of new operating models, capital projects, technology upgrades, organizational changes, and continuous improvement initiatives • Drive productivity improvement across global manufacturing operations by identifying and delivering cost, yield, energy, labor, throughput, asset utilization, and waste-reduction opportunities using Lean, Six Sigma, OEE, and other continuous improvement tools • Champion EHS excellence in process safety management, risk reduction, and incident prevention across all manufacturing sites • Must be willing to travel in the US and internationally 25% - 30%.

🎯 Requirements

• BS degree in a technical field - chemical engineer degree preferred • 5-10 years of Plant Management experience, US and global with multiple site experience • Employee and labor relations expertise, including experience in both unionized and non-unionized environments; knowledge of collective bargaining agreements, grievance procedures, mediation, arbitration and works councils strongly preferred. • Chemical process expertise - possess strong chemical and process (technical) knowledge and skills focused on production operations at a plant • Manufacturing Process Knowledge - Able to analyze manufacturing and business processes toward optimization using continuous process improvement tools (ie., Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing Practices.) • Experience developing diverse talent and building efficient & collaborative teams; solid people development skills and ability to provide guidance to a global operations and engineering management team. • Financial and Statistical Knowledge and Aptitude - ability to interpret and analyze statistical data, information and financial reports. Understand and decision based on financial statements, costing methodologies and various methods of cost/benefit analysis. • Regulatory Compliance Knowledge - Understand and be able to work within various local and regional regulatory safety, environmental, quality and financial regulations, standards and laws as required for the specific location, region, or country.

🏖️ Benefits

• dynamic and challenging environment • opportunities for development and advancement throughout our global organization