Light Duty Slurry Area Manager - Huntsville, AL

About the role

As Light Duty Slurry Area Manager – you will LEAD by….

Responsibilities

• Provide overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of the Slurry Preparation department: This includes slurry manufacturing, recycle & remainder, and overall PGM management.
• Identifying of key positions and succession planning.
• Be responsible for planning and forecasting of capacities and resources as well as developing budget and cost controls (incl. regular reporting to management).
• Cookordination production activities with purchasing, planning, maintenance, and quality to obtain optimum production and utilization of human resources, machines, and equipment.
• Management of area related projects.
• Apply strong knowledge of manufacturing processes, Lean Six Sigma, and process control methodologies to drive continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with legal requirements
• Ensuring timely delivery for both internal and external customers in accordance with the production schedule (in terms of time and quality)
• Reviewing and analyzing production, quality control, maintenance, and operational reports (e.g., to determine causes of nonconformity with product specifications and operating or production problems)
• Analyzing NCMR and derive containment actions as well as short-term and long-term counter measures.
• Revising production schedules and priorities in the event of equipment failure or operating problems
• Reporting to upper management.
• Coaching and developing LD Slurry Prep Team of ~100 people to reach their full potential.
• Supporting development assignments and movement of talent across units.
• Identify and launch optimization projects to improve overall performance
• Executing performance and career development discussions
• Act as a role model and enable development of competencies in others needed to implement BASF's strategy.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in industry related discipline plus a minimum of 8+ years of manufacturing experience required.
• 4+ years of leadership experience required (experience leading both Exempt and Non-exempt employees preferred).
• Experience stablishing and supporting a safety culture in which all accidents are preventable.
• Ability to lead projects and groups toward a common goal will.
• High level of proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI and SQL data mining.
• Experience with data analysis, technical writing, and presentation building.
• Strong commitment to safety culture
• Experience in troubleshooting plant problems and optimizing plant performance.
• Experience working with a large, diverse team of engineers, supervisors, and shop floor operators.
• Ability to see, think and act quickly and decisively.

Qualifications

Your elements for success……

Skills

• Lean Six Sigma experience is a plus.
• Accountable for precious metal usage decisions. Optimize usage and minimize financial variances using data driven decision making.
• Ability to manage managers and work through those people leaders to drive the actions and cultures desired.
• Accountable for LD slurry Mass Balance and Targeting performance.
• Accountable for LD Ready to Coats processes and performance.

Benefits

At BASF ECMS you get more than just compensation, Medical & Dental. Our total offer includes a wide range of elements you need to be your best in every stage of your life.

• Flexible Work Arrangements whenever possible
• Retirement Benefits with company contributions
• Competitive Medical and Dental Plan Options
• Disability and Life Insurance Programs
• Wellness Programs
• Maternity/Paternity Leave, Infertility & Adoption reimbursement
• Mentoring & Development Programs
• Employee Discounts
• Pet insurance

Pay

The competitive Pay Range for this role is $110k-$140k annually. Actual pay will be determined based on education, certifications, experience, and other job-related factors permitted by law.

Schedule

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