Site Manufacturing Director

Responsibilities

• Show behavior in line with the SHE and Security risks and agreed controls, including being compliant to Avient and specific Avient Protective Materials requirements, rules and procedures
• Act as role model and embrace the Avient Leadership Behaviors: Plays to win, Acts Customer Centric, Drives Innovation and Profitable Growth, Collaborates Seamlessly across Avient, Motivates and Inspires, Develops Others and Self
• Champion a safety culture and continuously improve processes and engagement
• Be a Site leader of 450+ employees, responsible for all functions on site, and work collaboratively with the broader Avient organization
• Enhance team and site performance to new levels of excellence building a strong Avient culture
• Develop a succession plan through development of key talents within the organization
• Manage and achieve operating budgets, drive process improvements according to manufacturing excellence standards leading to yield and quality improvements and cost reductions
• Drive daily operations to a high level of performance exceeding customers’ expectations in on time delivery and quality
• Ensure compliance to all regulations and Avient security, safety and health standards. Maintain annual training requirements on hazardous waste. Comply with all job-related, safety, and other training requirements in a timely manner
• Represent site and engage cross functionally across Avient
• Ensure capital expansion projects and scaleup of new products, processes and technologies are completed effectively on time and within budget

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Engineering and 10+ years manufacturing experience
• Plant management leadership experience including budget management
• Production supervisor experience
• Demonstrated change management and process improvement
• Experienced in employee engagement and building/leading high-performance teams
• Results oriented