Plant Manager Job

The Plant Manager (PM) reports to the Consumer & Construction Manufacturing Director and has direct responsibility for managing the plant leadership team level that includes Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and Health, Safety, and Environment (HES). Accountable for a plant size of 75 employees. The plant is a fully automated sealant manufacturing facility. In addition, this role is responsible to establish and maintain working relationships with support networks from both Arkema, Inc. as well as Bostik Consumer & Construction. Fast paced, high pressure environment where you are involved in a wide variety of functions and activities. Travel could be as high as monthly - less than 20%. Essential Duties & Responsibilities Operation & Financial Management Lead adherence to the Quality Management System and improvement in the Quality Index In coordination with R&D, support new product introduction stage gate process and continuously improve existing products Develop programs, policies and procedures to continuously improve and quality and productivity of the plant while meeting trade working capital targets Work closely with Customer Service, Marketing and Sales to achieve the best on-time delivery results while meeting the financial and inventory goals of the plant Achieve the manufacturing expense budget while optimizing operations to attain cost saving measures within the plant expenses Assist in the creation of the organization's vision and growth strategies and execute the business and operations plans at the plant to achieve revenue, profit, and performance targets Develops long term and short-term capital plans and update on a regular basis Communicates plant needs, roadblocks, successes to plant to the business and executive teams Safety & Environment Develop, institute and carry through an ever-improving HES Program to achieve the goal of no safety or environmental incidents while complying with PSM requirements Practice safe work habits in accordance with

OSHA, EPA

guidelines, and Bostik specific HES expectations Demonstrates commitment to HES matters through maintaining high visibility in the plant and direct involvement with employees ensuring compliance with plant policies and procedures Supports and promotes SMART initiative Teamwork and Leadership Foster an environment of continuous improvement where all associates are involved in the improvement process and there is constant interaction with plant leadership and associates on the floor Prioritize plant issues and activities Drive culture of root cause analysis Minimum Qualifications and Education Required 7-10 years of experience in Supervision and Management of Manufacturing Operations and/or Engineering. 3-5 years of experience in Project Management, Process Engineering and Regulatory BS or MS in Engineering or related discipline Competencies -Knowledge Skills & Abilities (KSAs) Excellent interpersonal skills Experience in a PSM facility is desired but not required Demonstrated ability to effectively lead in a team environment Adaptable to change and can lead change Experience with Lean/6 Sigma Manufacturing Ability to manage competing priorities Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills #LI-SL2 #LI-SL2 LI-SL2