Plant Manager
DESCRIPTION:
Avient Corporation provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world. Examples include:
· Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™, enables unmatched levels of performance and protection for end-use applications, including ballistic personal protection, marine and sustainable infrastructure and outdoor sports
· Unique technologies that improve the recyclability of products and enable recycled content to be incorporated, thus advancing a more circular economy
· Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation and reduce carbon footprint
· Sustainable infrastructure solutions that increase energy efficiency, renewable energy, natural resource conservation and fiber optic / 5G network accessibility
Avient employs approximately 10,000 associates and is certified ACC Responsible Care®, a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and certified Great Place to Work®. For more information, visit www.avient.com.
WHY AVIENT:
Avient Corporation is a world-class sustainable organization built on innovation, collaboration, and employee development. We are committed to providing a supportive and dynamic work environment where our diverse associates can grow and succeed, as well positively impacting our planet and the communities we serve. Our Great Place to Work culture, values, and benefits make Avient an employer of choice for top talent.
At Avient, we believe diversity of ideas and backgrounds gives us the creativity to be successful in a rapidly changing world. In support of this, we stress equality of opportunity for all qualified individuals in accordance with applicable laws. Decisions on hiring, promotion, development, compensation or advancement are based solely on a person’s qualifications, abilities, experience and performance.
Job Summary
This role is responsible for all aspects of plant operations of the assigned manufacturing plant including safety, production, quality, engineering, maintenance, warehousing and people. The Plant Manager at the Lehigh Valley, PA plant is responsible for planning, directing and coordinating all work activities and resources necessary for optimal manufacturing to achieve all plant, business and company goals and objectives. Ideally, the candidate will have a hands-on type approach to plant management with a bias towards implementing best practices, establishing and developing a high performing team and creating a culture of continuous improvement in safety, service, quality, cost and people.
Essential Functions
· Accountable for ensuring the plant operates in accordance with all safety, health and environmental regulations and requirements. Provides the direction and necessary resources to meet safety and environmental performance goals. Builds and sustains a strong safety culture that ensures safe work practices with focus on preventative actions.
· Build a culture of collaboration, trust and early escalation of issues and concerns. Create a strong work culture that emphasizes teamwork and continuous improvement. Promotes teamwork and productivity via open communication, timely decision making and individual accountability within the team.
· Creates and supports an organizational culture that encourages and rewards employee involvement, innovative thinking, customer focus and continuous improvement.
· Leads the plant’s sustainability efforts to achieve Avient’s 2030 Sustainability goals of reducing waste to landfill and energy consumption.
· Assures attainment of plant objectives and production schedules while ensuring product standards to exceed customer expectations.
· Ensures standards for product quality, equipment and production performance are maintained and that cost-effective technology is used to maximize production
· Drive lean initiatives and is the primary advocate for a continuous improvement culture
· Develops a Plant operating plan that is consistent with and supports the annual business plan.
· Develops and manages a capital plan that supports the business strategy and improves Plant operations.
· Ensures the Plant achieves its annual operating budget and other KPIs.
· Manages salaried staff providing direction and guidance in the execution of their responsibilities to meet Plant objectives and targets.
· Provides coaching, mentoring, and training for all plant employees. Ensures career development goals are identified and plans put in place to support them. Responsible for ensuring all performance reviews are completed in accordance with Avient’s requirements and timelines.
· The ability to implement change when necessary.
· Effectively represents Avient to the external community, including active involvement in local civic groups, ongoing coordination with regulatory agencies and effective interface with emergency response services
· Maintain compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and company policies.
· Other duties as assigned
Qualifications - External
Education and Experience
· Bachelor's degree in engineering, business or related technical discipline required (equivalent experience would be considered); Master's degree in operations management, engineering or related field preferred.
· 5+ years of progressively responsible experience in a manufacturing facility
· 5+ years manufacturing leadership experience managing a mid-size plant on a 24/5 shift operation with budgetary responsibility
· Formal Lean and Six-Sigma training including successful demonstration of implementation in a manufacturing environment preferred.
· OSHA certification or training preferred.
Additional Qualifications
· Proven leadership skills is a must
· Demonstrated ability to establish a new culture within operations and be an effective driver of change
· Energetic people leader that can lead by example and build a high performing team.
· Excellent leadership skills. Promotes a sense of urgency and establishes and enforces individual accountability in the team.
· The ability to motivate others and demonstrate leadership qualities to all plant personnel.
· Demonstrated success of developing employees and encouraging talent
· Thorough knowledge of manufacturing operations; prior experience in extrusion and/or molding operations strongly preferred
· Experience and savvy to properly balance when to be collaborative versus bias for action. Comfortable making quick decisions where there is ambiguity and uncertainty.
· Strong verbal and written communication skills
· Must be able to interact effectively with employees at all levels of the organization as well as customers and suppliers.
· Knowledge of current Safety, Health and Environmental regulations and standards.
· Ability to work a flexible schedule to ensure visibility and leadership across a multi shift operation
Competencies
· Each position at Avient focuses on eight Core Competencies as a Leader of Self. Additionally, management positions focus on Leadership Competencies as a Leader of Others and/or a Leader of the Business. These competencies are designed to drive behavior that will ultimately help our associates excel at their current roles, while supporting individual and career development.
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 55 pounds. Specific vision abilities may require close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, toxic or caustic chemicals, and fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment ranges from normal office noise to loud.
Environmental, Health, Safety, & Security (EHS&S) Requirements
Depending on the location of work, the employee may be exposed to a magnetic field from a rare earth magnet.
Avient Corporation is a drug free workplace. Avient is an equal opportunity employer. We maintain a policy of non-discrimination in providing equal employment to all qualified employees and candidates regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, protected veteran’s status, or other legally protected classification in accordance with applicable federal, state and local law.