Site Manager, BYO

Basic Function

As the Bayport Polymers Site Manager, you will provide leadership to the hourly, salaried exempt and salaried non-exempt employees within the site to ensure that the site is run in a safe, reliable, cost efficient and environmentally sound manner. You will lead the site management team to develop plant goals, identify performance gaps and work to ensure alignment of site activities with company goals. In this role, you will participate on corporate teams to help champion and implement corporate level strategic initiatives and goals. Provide leadership, development and coaching for both individual performance to direct reports and organizational performance to achieve business results, create value and optimize the site. In addition, you will participate on the O&P Americas Manufacturing leadership team to align the asset strategies with business segment strategy, identify value enhancement projects, and setting advancing goals for the broader organization while simultaneously leading efforts towards these goals and improvements at the Bayport Polymers site. This position reports to the SVP, O&P Americas Manufacturing.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Participates and leads regional and corporate initiatives.
• Responsible for implementation and adherence of corporate standards (i.e., Operational Excellence, engineering standards, etc.) within the functional area as appropriate.
• Ensuring that personnel and systems are in place to achieve safety, process safety environmental, quality, and area goals for the site
• Prepares and manages the site budget in a cost-efficient way that meets budget goals.
• Participates actively with the business team to create, plan, organize and execute short and long range objectives to ensure continued site and business efficiency and effectiveness.  This includes owning the site asset strategy, value enhancement program, and PTAI benchmarking for continuous improvement. 
• Responsible for day-to-day execution and accountability of all areas of the site.
• Benchmarks and challenges the site to achieve continuous improvement in all areas.
• Utilizes site resources based on what is best for the company.       
• Champions sustainability improvements for the Bayport Polymers site with respect to raw materials, energy, and waste 
• Champions diversity, equity and inclusion for all persons at the Bayport Polymers site, both company and contract. Sets clear performance expectations, coaches and mentors personnel.
• Serves as a company representative in the local community via participation with community activities

Min. Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field
• 10+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment and prior Operations Management experience required.
• Knowledge of company policies, plant operating, maintenance procedures, planning/scheduling, equipment reliability, SAP, health, safety, and environmental requirements
• Knowledge of purchasing, laboratory functions, commercial strategy, and human resources
• Knowledge of manufacturing accounting practices and budgeting process
• Ability to interface with all organizational levels within the company      

Competencies