Fehrer Process Manager

SUMMARY:

The main responsibility of this position is to oversee the technical aspects of the facility to ensure all areas are productive and keep our production areas running at all times.  This involves process, mixing shop, and close relationship with Maintenance, Quality, Production and Set Up.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Performs product/process analysis for cost reduction, quality improvement and improved efficiency.
• Oversight and organizational development of process technology resources.
• Ensure planned KPI’s of efficiency and performance are met or exceeded.
• Identify and implement improvements in Safety, Environmental, Raw Material Consumption, Energy, Quality, Reliability and Capacity
• Provide process unit monitoring and troubleshooting 
• Develop, maintain monitoring tools, both daily and long term trends
• Set process unit operating limits
• Monitor and adjust parameters when needed
• Monitor part quality and adjust process to correct problems
• Provide mentorship to Process Technicians and Mix Shop by promoting and participating in knowledge transfer.
• Drive daily optimization, supporting the unit’s optimizer role
• Understand unit constraints and recommend alternatives to maintain process capability
• Expand operating capability through knowledge and capital solutions
• Identification and mitigation of risks on capital project and expense projects
• Resource balancing of technical support to operations vs. improvement initiatives
• Utilize corporate guidance/specifications for process and equipment design to insure compliance with all engineering standards and company guidelines.
• Identify and provide resources to support Site Environmental and Health / Safety initiatives
• Develop technical and leadership talent within the technical organization
• Drive organizational change to produce a team culture within the Process and Maintenance groups
• Develop project scope and incentives for Site projects that can feed into the 5 year plan for capital / expense projects
• Direct supervision of Process Team and Chemical Mix Shop Team
• Ensure prescribed p.m.’s are completed timely
• Estimating costs and setting the quality standards
• Institutionalize manufacturing Best Practice Tools and Processes
• Ensure effective management of performance in the department to meet business needs.
• Advanced knowledge in SAP, conduct audits and assessments to identify potential areas of risk and develop mitigation strategies.  Understand and maintain audit compliance as it relates to the Process Technology Manager function.  This would include: IATF, ISO, and TISAX
• Follow all safety protocols and guidelines established by the company. Ensures safe practices and a safety-first mindset among coworkers.
• Additional duties as needed and assigned

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position will be responsible for providing leadership to a team of between 10-15 non-exempt employees.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Self-starter, self-motivated, independent achiever who can thrive in a team environment working closely with maintenance and Operation organizations
• Communicate effectively orally and in writing
• Interact professionally with various levels of employees and outside representatives
• Prepare reports and correspondence
• Represent Fehrer before the public
• Meet tight time constraints and deadlines
• Analyze situations and identify problems
• Exercise judgment and creativity in making decisions
• Compile and analyze data
• Must have strong ethical beliefs, safe work habits, and be environmentally principled

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

Employee must have working knowledge of manufacturing and technical processes. Must be self-motivated and possess well developed leadership skills.

Minimum Requirement:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Process Engineering, science or related field and 7 to 10 years of experience.  A combination of education and experience will be considered.
• Technical skills in manufacturing processes and methods including flow, layout and production resolutions.

 Preferred:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• 7 to 10 years of experience in process engineering field

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret basic instructions and required documents.  Has the ability to respond and communicate complicated instruction and basic directions.

• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to comprehend and apply principles of basic mathematics.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and taste or smell.  The employee is required to stand, walk, lift, and sit.  The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

• Normal amount of sitting and standing, average mobility to move around an office and plant environment, able to conduct normal amount of work on a computer
• Be able to lift 30 pounds
• Traveling from plant to plant (Fehrer, Supplier, Customer), including international travel may be required

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Normal amount of sitting and standing, above average mobility to move around an office and plant environment, able to conduct normal amount of work on a computer. 

• Suppliers, customers, management team, supervisors, production staff