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We bond with customers and partners to address today and tomorrow’s megatrends. As a global leader in Materials, Chemicals and Solutions, Solvay brings advancements in planes, cars, batteries, smart and medical devices, water and air treatment, to solve critical industrial, social and environmental challenges. You can count on our innovative solutions to contribute to safer, cleaner and more sustainable future.

Role Overview

We are looking for:

• The Production Manager is responsible for ensuring performance to established safety, quality, cost and productivity standards and best practices through engagement and involvement of work cell employees. In addition, they will lead the continuous improvement process to optimize safety, quality and productivity within defined manufacturing system and process limits through Area Improvement Teams and other best practice approaches.

We count on you for:

• Provides visible leadership and involves the whole team in improvement activities to grow skills and increase engagement.
• Ensure resources are adequate to meet plan (Right people in the right role at the right time)
• Manage the cost of the work cell within budget
• Drive meaningful year-over-year improvement within established boundaries via employee engagement and continuous improvement tools, such as workout, kaizen, lean, six sigma, etc.
• Support cross functional, plant-wide improvement initiatives (i.e. Ergonomics project)
• Lead the work Area Team. Communicate and reinforce expectations. Monitor performance and take corrective actions to ensure compliance with S.H.E and Quality and best practices and productivity targets by executing the performance management process. (I.e. SHE leading indicators, 1st pass yield, CSR complaints.)
• Participate in the development of work cell operating plans (Key X’s, Labor Plan, Budget etc.) and action plans.

You can count on us for:

• Accountable for holding team members accountable for their performance, including taking appropriate corrective action and disciplinary action if performance or behavior is not sustained
• Work Cell goals are identified and aligned with operations Key X’s
• Work Cell goals are communicated to the work cell employees
• All shift team leaders and area operators have been properly trained and understand SHE, Quality, Productivity and Continuous Improvement processes. Ensure work cell team members are qualified and capable of meeting expectations.
• Shift Team Leader goals are aligned to the work cells performance

Competencies

• Communication
• Decision Making
• Courage
• Influence
• Collaboration and Acts with Integrity
• Performance and Result Orientated
• Planning

You will bring:

• Leadership of Six-sigma problem solving team initiatives with significant results
• Minimum 5-7 years manufacturing/ engineering leadership role
• Bachelors of Science, Engineering or equivalent relevant experience is preferred
• Leadership of continuous improvement team initiative with significant results
• An obvious history of roles that clearly demonstrate successful Team Leadership, Problem Solving, Lean Improvement and business results
• Clear understanding of Lean principles with demonstrated utilization and significant results

You will get:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Free language courses (24 languages available)
• The U.S. base salary range reasonably expected to be paid for this position is $103,000 to $130,000 per year. Since actual compensation packages are based on a variety of factors unique to each candidate we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted base salary range. Total compensation for this role also includes bonus and/or other incentives.
• Free well-being sessions (physical and psychological)
• Training platform for all employees
• 16, or more, weeks of maternity/paternity and co-parenting leave, according to local regulations.

Additional Information:

• Understand Manufacturing Planning System and Procedures
• Understand key operational metrics and performance management systems
• Understand Company Quality System and Procedures
• Understand Company Safety Standards and Procedures
• Understand of Area manufacturing processes

About Us

After 50 years, we are going back to the Moon... Solvay Materials are making it possible once again for Humans to return to the Moon. Check here our Artemis missions with NASA: we will land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon.

Solvay’s purpose is to bond people, ideas and elements to reinvent progress. We can only fulfill this purpose with a diverse workforce that feels respected and appreciated, and has equal opportunities to work, grow and thrive. Our differences, visible or not, are valued. As Solvay seeks to promote unity and not uniformity, we invite you - regardless of background, age, gender, race, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, ability or identity - to consider a future with us.

Additional Information
Solvay’s purpose is to bond people, ideas and elements to reinvent progress. We can only fulfill this purpose with a diverse workforce that feels respected and appreciated, and has equal opportunities to work, grow and thrive. Our differences, visible or not, are valued. As Solvay seeks to promote unity and not uniformity, we invite you - regardless of background, age, gender, race, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, ability or identity - to consider a future with us.

Important Important EEO information related to opening in the US
Solvay is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics. Click on the links to read "The EEO is the Law" poster and the “EEO is the Law” poster Supplement.
We will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation or that of other applicants. For more information, please click here.
Solvay is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to [email protected] or call 800-311-3555 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.