PP Production Manager (Film)

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Job Summary

The Production Manager is responsible for operations that are part of a global organization with manufacturing facilities in Heerlen, Greenville, and China. This person has leadership responsibility for Fiber or Personal Protection operations and personnel. They are expected to support continual process optimization and maximize efficiencies, operate within applicable government regulations and SHE requirements, and assist in identifying and developing customer solutions and service. This responsibility includes daily oversight of production lines and associated support facilities. The Production Manager will operate with Fiber or PP production to support direct the daily activities within their production area as well as interface with our support staff to ensure production and quality goals are achieved. This person is accountable for maintaining LTO and SHE requirements.

Essential Functions

• Show behavior in line with the SHE and Security risks and agreed controls, including being compliant to Avient and Avient Protective Materials' requirements, rules, and procedures.
• Address any person behaving in a SHE and Security irresponsible way.
• Report any SHE and Security incidents (including observed risks).
• Avient Protective Materials Values - Is expected to be a leading example of Values Behavior. Must be able to develop and lead a high performing team in a high support and challenging manner; demonstrating trust, support and respect. Sets the scene for Avient Protective Materials Values and actively encourages and appreciates Values Behaviors and thinking. Discourages behaviors that do not align with Avient Protective Materials Values. Gives feedback, inside and outside of the team, both positively and for areas of improvement. Creates an environment to enable the team to take the freedom to do what it takes and ensure recognition that with freedom, responsibility comes along.
• Manufacturing Excellence - Avient Protective Materials wants to be 'best in class' in every respect, including manufacturing. To excel in manufacturing, we need to optimize how we do things. Everyone within the organization has at least one role within Manufacturing Excellence. Roles and responsibilities are defined and assigned to those involved in the different Manufacturing Excellence Work Processes.
• Abides by Avient Protective Materials procedures/policies regarding security, inclusive of: employee security agreements; use of non-disclosure agreements with outside parties; control of Avient Protective Materials intellectual property limited to a "need to know" only basis; no unauthorized use of cell phones, cameras, computers or APM property; reporting security threats and incidents; proper control of APM property and keys.
• Ensure all work is conducted in a safe and effective manner and all applicable procedures and policies are followed. Take action to correct unsafe acts, systems and procedures. Ensure that SHE requirements are translated into policies/procedures and adequately communicated within the department.
• Manage the administrative aspects of the group by ensuring the preparation of performance plans, job descriptions, and conducting employee performance reviews. This includes hiring, rewarding and disciplining staff as required, providing an environment that fosters teamwork and assigning responsibility and accountability at proper levels. Monitor the performance of direct resources and ensure performance of stated objectives as well providing feedback and guidance through the Performance & Development Review process.
• Supports needs and the development of strategies and goals for department in support of divisional, unit, and corporate objectives. Support project or other teams for Avient Protective Materials and support the coordination of activities to support Site and Global goals.
• Lead, plan, manage, and coordinate activities necessary to provide products that meet quality specifications and are produced at optimum production cost. Evaluate production efficiencies, variances, and procedures on a continuous basis for process improvement.
• Monitor on a continual basis the expenditures for each budget. Recommend capital and expense items for landlord capital and expense budgets.
• Participate on local or global project teams as member, leader, or liaison to facilitate the team's activities and achievement of goals.
• Support procedural and process improvements to maintain and improve production quality, safety, cost and efficiency. Reviews technical reports, trial protocols, and other required documentation to ensure consistency and MOC is followed/practiced.
• Ensure that projects are developed to support the company objectives and that they are implemented in compliance with all local, state, and federal codes. Provide resources to support to resolve production and maintenance problems.
• Determine and/support areas for potential improvement and cost effectiveness in business operations related to pollution prevention and waste management and direct the implementation of programs that improve efficiency and cost effectiveness of environmental/production operations.
• Collaborate with the Operations Manager to develop detailed production plans aligned with the global production strategy, ensuring efficient operations and on-time delivery of customer orders. Monitor plan execution and proactively support initiatives to address gaps and optimize performance
• Review documentation including operating procedures, JSA's, and change requests as required.
• Manage all work commitments with production personnel. Provide guidance to staff in technical and management issues. Ensures proper response and methods are used on all situations that may occur in order to minimize downtime.
• Interact with direct and indirect resources on a regular basis to ensure effective communication of production and compliance related changes in procedures. Conduct formalized training for operative personnel as necessary.
• Assist in developing operating goals in support of divisional, unit, and corporate objectives. Support develop and implementation of plans to reduce COGS to continuously improving efficiencies, processing times, reduce labor and material costs, reduce maintenance costs and expense budgets.
• Lead and/or support continuous improvement programs (Bright Ideas, Lean Six Sigma, 5S, Kaizan, etc) as required to ensure continuous improvement of the manufacturing process.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Authorities

• Establish departmental operating goals in support of divisional, unit, and corporate objectives.
• Monitor and control the department's finances and manufacturing related costs.
• Authorized to approve work permits per details included in SOP. If so authorized, employee must maintain necessary refresher training to participate in these activities.

Projects or Special Assignments

• Operational Excellence Roles
• SAP Roles (as required)
• Operations leader for start-up of new plants or transfer of new products to Avient Protective Materials.
• Manufacturing E&S: Production Owner