Plant Manager Job

Arkema Inc; Birdsboro (Berks County); On-site; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Arkema Inc. in Birdsboro, PA is seeking a Plant Manager with a proven track record in change management, people leadership, and continuous improvement.

The PM will have direct responsibility for the Birdsboro plant, managing a union team and a P/L portfolio including $120M RAV, $12M RPE, and $75M+ annual variable costs. The role leads operations, maintenance, HR, engineering, accounting, purchasing, quality, and labs; the PM ensures safety, regulatory compliance, and customer service while

Qualifications

• Minimum of 15 years of progressive manufacturing experience in plant operations, process design, and engineering.
• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering is required.
• Lean or Six Sigma certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Safety and Environment: ensure compliance with Arkema guidance and regulations and foster a safety culture.
• Operations: maintain safe procedures, mechanical integrity, meet S&OP demand, and provide training for safe operations.
• Human Resources: collaborate with site HR on hiring, promotions, and communications.
• Financial: prepare and monitor budgets (fixed, variable, capex) and ensure targets are met.
• Others: communicate with internal/external stakeholders and mentor plant personnel to improve performance.

Skills

Change management

People leadership

Continuous improvement

P/L management

Education

Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering

Tools

Lean Six Sigma

Job description

Arkema's Birdsboro, PA site is seeking a Plant Manager (PM) with a proven track record of change management, people leadership and continuous improvement. The PM has direct responsibility for the overall operation of the Birdsboro plant. This position is responsible for the Birdsboro sites Replacement Asset Value (RAV) of approximately $120 million (original purchase cost of approximately $65 million), Replacement Plant Earnings (RPE) of approximately $12 million, annual variable costs exceeding $75 million (including monomers), and annual CAPEX of $4-5 million.

This position has 6 direct reports, each in a site leadership role and indirect responsibility for all other hourly and salaried employees. Birdsboro is a union site.

The PM has full P/L responsibility and provides leadership, direction, and management for all aspects of the plant's manufacturing operations. The PM assists in the creation of the organization's vision and growth strategies and executes the business and operations plans to achieve revenue, profit, and performance targets while continuing the plant's record of success and high levels of safety and customer service..

The Plant Manager directly supports Plant Staff to manage activities and lead continued improvement in the areas of Operations, Maintenance, Human Resources, Engineering, Accounting, Purchasing, Quality, and Laboratories. The PM possesses a strong, working knowledge of and ensures compliance with; external regulatory requirements, industry best practices, and internal policies and procedures (specifically capital, accounting, purchasing, and HES).

Essential Duties & Responsibilities with % Breakdown

Safety and Environment - 20%

• HSE responsibilities include but are not restricted to those outlined in Leadership expectations such as reporting any incident in a timely manner.
• Ensures plant is in full compliance with Arkema guidance and directives along with all applicable regulations.
• Foster a culture of Safety as a core plant value.
• Directly participates in core Arkema programs such as BBS.

Operations - 50%

• Ensures that safe operating procedures and practices are in place and followed.
• Ensures that mechanical integrity of all plants is maintained or improved to allow safe and efficient operation.
• Ensures that the plant produces at volumes to meet demand requirements set forth in S&OP plans.
• Ensures that adequate training is provided for a safe and efficient plant operations.

Human Resources - 10%

• Works with site HR to see that employee activities related to hiring, promotion, layoff, salary, etc. are handled professionally. Provides an atmosphere for open communication between all employees.

Financial-10%

• Directly accountable to prepare various budgets (fixed, variable and capex) then monitors and controls to ensure these budgets are met.

Others: 10%

• Communication: direct contact with both internal and external stakeholders
• Mentoring/Coaching: Develop close working relationships with plant personnel and places a strong focus on improving both individual and team performance supporting programs such as SMART

Minimum Qualifications and Education Required

Min Years of Experience

• Minimum of 15 years of progressive manufacturing experience in plant operations, process design, and engineering, preferably in both a large and small-size integrated process manufacturing company

Education and area of focus

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering required.

Certifications/Trainings:

• Lean or Six Sigma certification preferred