Production Manager

Brief Job Description:

PMC Organometallix is the world’s leading innovation driven manufacturer, and developer of organometallic catalysts, PVC stabilizers and specialty chemicals focused on superior products, solutions, technical support and service. Its leading brands and products include Thermolite® and ADVASTAB® heat stabilizers for PVC and CPVC resin-based formulations, FASCAT® catalysts, and a wide range of organometallic specialties.

PMC Group is a growth oriented, diversified, global chemicals company dedicated to innovative solutions for everyday needs in a broad range of end markets including plastics, consumer products, electronics, paints, packaging, personal care, food, automotive and pharmaceuticals.

At our core, we are a family-owned business committed to maintaining a true family atmosphere where every team member is valued.

The Production Manager – Mobile is responsible for the overall production management of the 100 and 200 units. This position requires extensive use and application of engineering and plant operating principles and concepts. This role will be the liaison between PMC and embedded multi-plant management. The expectation is to work as a team with embedded personnel to facilitate smooth operations, proper and efficient maintenance, quality via lab testing, a healthy and safe work place, a clean environment, and on-time logistical loading and shipping.

This person will work very closely with the PMC senior process engineer, manage the other PMC process engineer, and coordinate with embedded multi-plant personnel on-site to ensure plant goals are met, including embedded operations, lab, HES, maintenance, and logistics manager along with plant manager.

Essential Job Functions & Responsibilities

Production

• Analyzes labor utilization and helps to ensure effective use of manpower to minimize overtime
• Owner and accountable for all plant production
• Achieve actual production to meet or exceed demand plan and all orders are on time
• Assures raw material availability based on production schedule
• Available off hours to troubleshoot production/quality issues as needed
• Provide safety leadership for the production units

Training

• Provides necessary training required by law and the company
• Ability to embrace and promote change
• Ability to teach operators and forepersons to assume responsibility
• Assures completion of scheduled training

Quality

• Drives continuous improvement in the process by using engineering tools
• Makes suggestions for improvement to operations
• Track and improved KPIs (OAU, first pass quality, yield, etc)

Maintenance

• Ensures preventative maintenance tasks are done on time and in compliance with the PM schedule
• Departmental shutdowns are scheduled and required tasks are completed
• Daily equipment inspections are completed
• Supports and develops capital planning objectives
• Provides input to embedded personnel regarding necessary maintenance tasks

Inventory Management

• Minimizes working capital by managing raw material and finished goods inventory levels per the plant priorities
• Appropriate inventory level defined and maintained for partials and scraps
• Inputs daily production inputs weekday every morning into Oracle
• Conducts all inventory counts and adjustments. Review and explain material usage variances vs BOM

Procedural Documentation

• ISO compliance: follows documented procedures, ensures control sheets are accurate and filled out by operators
• Write and update operating procedures

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

· Personable, high energy, responsible, good analytical mind

· Able to motivate and lead others

· Ability to function as a liaison between embedded multi-plant management and PMC management

· Well organized with excellent communication skills – interpersonal, written and listening

· Detail-orientated

· Good time management habits

• Strong computer skills in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint

· Highly motivated who can independently drive deliverables to completion thru collaboration

Education, Training, and Experience Required

· BS Degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering preferred

· Minimum of 7 years’ experience, preferably in a chemical or petrochemical plant environment; preference is 10 years’ experience

· Experience with highly hazardous chemical processes, such as handling chlorine

· Management and/or leadership experience, leading teams without direct supervision

· Experience with process safety management (PSM), specifically process hazard analyses (PHA), management of change (MOC), and continuous improvement through incident investigations and root cause determination

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Work Location: In person