Site Manager

About the role

The Site Manager leads the manufacturing plant in Valencia, CA, which is part of the Business Unit Graphite Solutions and employs around 90 employees. The facility focuses on specialty graphite tailor-made solutions for Petro-Chemical, Space, Energy Storage, and Industrial Applications. The Site Manager reports directly into a global business team and is responsible for all strategic and operational activities of the Valencia site.

Responsibilities

• Providing leadership for the successful day-to-day operations of the site (creating accountability and leading by example) and guides problem solving processes.
• Facilitating local communication of KPIs, performance, site and BU objectives through townhall meetings.
• Promoting performance and value culture plant-wide.
• Allocating resources effectively, fully utilizing assets to produce optimal results, and monitoring operations and triggering corrective actions when necessary.
• Serving as Local Compliance Representative, assuring compliance with Federal, State and local laws, regulations, and codes; assure compliance with Company policies and procedures; assuring compliance with California OSHA and environmental regulations and reporting requirements.
• Long- and short-term site planning, including succession planning, to align with BU strategy, goals, and KPIs.
• Setting of plant and capital budgets and effectively executing approved plant and capital budgets.
• Working closely with the Environmental Health and Safety Manager to promote safety culture and provide a safe workplace for employees.
• Working closely with quality and laboratory personnel to review product & process consistency while monitoring scrap rates to determine trends and areas of improvement.
• Promoting and encouraging site operations in a continuous improvement environment.
• Working closely with engineering personnel to align engineering and technology projects with BU and site objectives.
• Serving as managing director and legal representative of SGL Technic LLC.

Requirements

• Strong team building, decision-making and people management skills.
• Strong communication, planning, organizational, leadership and managerial skills required.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills (process data driven mind-set).
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements for operating plants/California OHSA.
• Knowledge of business and management principles (budgeting, strategic planning, resource allocation and human resources).
• Strong community steward in representing Company interests.
• MS degree Engineering (chemical or mechanical), or a related field. Combination of technical and commercial degrees.
• Minimum 8 to 10 years' experience in manufacturing and related production processes.
• Experience in pulp and paper or chemical industries preferred.
• Experience speaking in large group formats internally and to higher level management (such as Business Unit (BU) MC and Board of Management (BoM).
• Bilingual candidates (English/Spanish) preferred.
• This role requires U.S. citizenship based on regulatory and contract requirements.

Benefits

• Medical and Prescription Drug coverage
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Basic Life and AD&D (Accidental Death & Dismemberment) insurance
• Short Term and Long-Term Disability insurance
• Voluntary Spouse Life insurance
• Voluntary Child Life insurance
• 401k Savings Retirement Plan with employer match
• Vacation days
• Paid Holidays